How do we pay for Medicare for All here in Massachusetts?

30/05/2023 41 min Temporada 5 Episodio 13
How do we pay for Medicare for All here in Massachusetts?

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Please donate to the show!Today we take on a listener's question: how do we pay for a single-payer, Medicare for All-style health care system at the state level?  We go over what happened in Vermont when they tried to pass one, as well as how it will be paid for here in Massachusetts according to the bill that has been in the legislature for decades.  And we throw in a bit about how the media repeats talking points from the other side that are not based in fact.Stephanie Nakajima from MassCare and economist Gerald Friedman join Jordan Berg Powers, Jonathan Cohn, and Anna Callahan as we chat about Massachusetts politics. This is the audio version of the Incorruptible Mass podcast, season 5 episode 13. You can watch the video version on our YouTube channel. You’re listening to Incorruptible Mass. Our goal is to help people transform state politics: we investigate why it’s so broken, imagine what we could have here in MA if we fixed it, and report on how you can get involved. To stay informed:* Subscribe to our YouTube channel* Subscribe to the podcast (https://incorruptible-mass.buzzsprout.com)* Sign up to get updates at https://www.incorruptiblemass.org/podcast* Donate to the show at https://secure.actblue.com/donate/impodcast

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