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In addition to what A. Muse points out, **#Medicare SUCKS compared to private insurance care** I'm on it: I know. It took me 4-5 months to see one of their gastro specialists, and all he told me was "keeping taking Tagamet"! The providers are usually sub-par, because Medicare only allows them to charge 1/4 to 1/2 of what they normally charge. Better providers earn more by NOT TAKING Medicare patients. Also, there are a limited number of #health workers, and ILLEGALs & other immigrants compete with #Americans for care. ==================================== Political Advocacy in a Lab Coat: Inside @ Yale's New #MedicareForAll "Study" Strip the four most contestable deductions, and **roughly 84% of the CLAIMED savings EVAPORATE** The paper shows what its authors believe single payer could accomplish, IF a series of favorable assumptions held simultaneously, which the citations already on the page **give reason to doubt** At the end of the day, the paper is advocacy posing as academic research. https://newsletter.amuseonx.com/p/advocacy-in-a-lab-coat-inside-yales

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