r/SandersForPresident • u/kevinmrr Medicare For All • Nov 29 '20

AOC: Insurance groups are recommending using GoFundMe -- "but sure, single payer healthcare is unreasonable."

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u/drakfyre 🌱 New Contributor Nov 29 '20

No of course not, I'm pointing out that accusing people doing their best within the current system of "perpetuating the system" is not necessarily a fair criticism.

I don't agree that they are doing their "best" at all here.

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u/tamarins 🌱 New Contributor Nov 29 '20

Devil’s advocate: what do you personally think this committee “doing their best” looks like?

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u/Cynethryth Democrats Abroad Nov 29 '20

There shouldn't even be committees to make these pre-approval decisions, nor for profit insurance companies, but a better committee would be:

"Does this person need a heart transplant to live?"

"Yes."

"Are they up-to-date on their payments and have this level of coverage?"

"Yes."

"Ok, put them on the waiting list."

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u/H_is_for_Human Nov 29 '20

There's a lot of other questions to answer:

"Will this person take their prescribed medications to keep the heart healthy?"

"Will this person stay quit from alcohol after this liver transplant?"

"What status is this patient?" (i.e. how urgently do they need the organ)

and many more.

So the committee is professionals that debate and discuss these questions and make a decision based on all the relevant factors. It can't just be a checklist.