Medicare for All by Benjamin Perez

blperez2024 — 2023-11-02 18:51:13 UTC

Medicare is Is a program that was signed into law in 1965 by president President Lyndon B. Johnson. The goal was to provide health coverage and increase in fincacial security for "older americans" who were not covered by insurance. Later congress have made legislation to change who can become eligible for Medicare. The trend that follows is more people become eligible for Medicare. It now includes: people who are 65 or older, "certain younger people with disabilities", and prople with end stage renal disease.

blperez2024 — 2023-11-02 19:11:25 UTC

There are 4 parts to Medicare. Part A covers hospital insurance. Part B covers medical insurance. Part C Medicare Advantage plan. Part D covers prescription drugs. Most

Premium-free part A

blperez2024 — 2023-11-02 19:12:13 UTC

Americans qualify for "premium-free part A", that is if you paid for Medicare taxes. From cms.gov "To be eligible for premium-free Part A, an individual must be entitled to receive Medicare based on their own earnings or those of a spouse, parent, or child." as well "To receive premium-free Part A, the worker must have a specified number of quarters of coverage (QCs) and file an application for Social Security or Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) benefits." Part A that being hospital insurance covers: Inpatient care in a hospital

Skilled nursing facility care

Nursing home care (inpatient care in a skilled nursing facility that’s not custodial or long-term care)

Hospice care

Home health care.

Part B Medical insurance

blperez2024 — 2023-11-02 19:17:10 UTC

People who have received and still receiving social security or RRB (Railroad Retirement Board) 4 months before being eligible for Medicare, will receive the premium free Part A and Part B. Part B covers Clinical research

Ambulance services

Durable medical equipment (DME)

Mental health

Inpatient

Outpatient

Partial hospitalization

Intensive outpatient program services (starting January 1, 2024)

Limited outpatient prescription drugs.

blperez2024 — 2023-11-02 21:24:03 UTC

this graph show's a big increase of Medicare enrollments. More people and seniors are taking advantage of state funded health care.

blperez2024 — 2023-11-02 21:31:12 UTC

The Medicare spenfing has gone up from the 1970's however, from 2020 spending has so far leveled off a bit.

Initial Medicare act

blperez2024 — 2023-11-02 21:56:55 UTC

Medicare and Medicaid Act (1965)

The initial act was signed in for persons aged over 65 to recieve health insurance. Medicaid was a program for people with limited income and they would receive health insurance paid for by income tax.

Social Security Amendments of 1972

blperez2024 — 2023-11-02 22:14:25 UTC

The Social Security Amendments of 1972 expanded the benefits of social security. That includes the Medicare and Medicaid act of 1965. This broadened the reach of social security's amendments to more people with disabilities and End Stage Renal Disease.

The Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (1982)

blperez2024 — 2023-11-02 22:17:45 UTC

This legislation made it where people that benefit from Medicare can choose to get benefits from private health insurance. It also limited Medicare hospital payments per case.

The Affordable Care Act (2010)

blperez2024 — 2023-11-02 22:19:38 UTC

Also known as "Obamacare" was signed in with the intention of: increasing Medicare coverage, Lowering prescription drug costs, created the center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, and reforms the payment and delivery systems.

Conservative Views

blperez2024 — 2023-11-02 23:11:50 UTC

Conservatives do not support Medicare-for-all. Conservatives generally view government aid as not beneficial for a free market. So in turn they believe that private insurers are creating innovation in the medical care field. Another argument is that government insurance raises prices on private insurance. As well that taxes could not pay for it because taxing the "rich top 1%" they would leave" and cause middle class Americans to pay for it making Americans poor.

Liberal Views

blperez2024 — 2023-11-02 23:18:47 UTC

They View Medicare-for-all as a great thing. They see that raising taxes for Medicare and Medicaid is good because: there will be less or virtually no medical debt, people will not have to worry about getting sick, people will be able to not have to pay for things like insulin, inhalers, prescriptions, etc.. that allow many people to live.

Generational Effect

blperez2024 — 2023-11-02 23:37:56 UTC

This ties into the generational effect because typically older people are more conservative, and this will stay true. Since older people are more scared that they will loose what they have, they may oppose Medicare for all. They may see the reasons of my insurance that I already pay for will go up, and they may not want that to happen since they may be comfortable on how they are living. Another being that some may already receive the benefits of Medicaid. If they are already receiving care, they may be unwilling to change how it is for them.

With younger generations they are typically more liberal. Again this will stay true, because younger generations really don't have much to loose. Medicare for all would heavily benefit the younger generations. The younger generations now can't really get the financial stability of what the older generations had. Their jobs may not pay as well, and offer poor or no insurance. With High medical bills that people are now going into debt more often, skipping hospital visits. Medicare would fix the issue of prescription drugs, check ups, hospital visits etc.. Younger generations should be in favor for Medicare for all because of the benefits that they would receive, and paying more taxes and receiving health care.

blperez2024 — 2023-11-02 23:53:02 UTC