WEINGARTEN AND CONSERVATIVE DEMS WANT A TWO-TIER HEALTH INSURANCE SYSTEM
In a previous post I wrote how American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten has broken with the position of her own union in advocating for work-based health insurance in opposition to those running for president like Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.
Sanders and Warren advocate for universal healthcare in the form of Medicare for All (MFA)
Here is the position of the AFT:
RESOLVED, that the AFT reaffirms that the most sensible and cost-effective solution for health coverage is a single-payer system modeled after the federal Medicare system, such as that proposed by S.B. 1804 and H.R. 676; and
RESOLVED, that the AFT will educate and mobilize its members and our broader community to support universal healthcare coverage.
Two systems of coverage – one public and one privately run by insurance companies and paid for by part of the employee’s compensation package.
I argue that the existence of a multi-billion dollar insurance system will always operate CONTINUE READING: Weingarten and conservative Dems want a two-tier health insurance system. – Fred Klonsky
Big Education Ape: AFT and Medicare for All - Randi Weingarten - Medium - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2019/09/aft-and-medicare-for-all-randi.html
