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Goodman Peter's avatar

First, using Trump-like campaign language is not productive, my views are my own.

Dick has fought for a Medicare for All plan for decades, no state has adopted a similar plan.

The plan will cost billions and funding the plan is a baseline issue.

I asked what I thought was a simple question: what would the plan cost a teacher? With dense alghoryms and Artificial Intelligence I’m sure someone can produce a formula: punch in age, gender, family size and income and receive an estimate. Dick seems reluctant.

Will higher income folks, like teachers subsidize lower income folks? I have no idea.

And, contracts don’t address every item, they do address issues agreed upon by both sides, management and labor, and, contracts contain a dispute resolution process ending in binding arbitration. Dick says the plan puts items into law, if the plan administrators veer away what is the remedy? Going to court? A binding arbitration process is far quicker and more sensible.

I suggest an FAQ: select a stratified, random sample of end users, collect questions, test the answers, in other words build a constituency for the law.

The hesitancy is disturbing.

We vote to accept or reject our contracts, we’re asked to accept a dramatic change in our healthcare based on trust.

This is too important to trust without verifying.

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Keith Firestone's avatar

Would Senator Gottfried address the Medicare Advantage plan that the City would dump retirees and their dependents into.

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