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Letter: Why the fear of Medicare for all?

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Why are people afraid? Beyond Sen. Mike Lee proclaiming that the people of Utah don’t want it (I do), why are people afraid of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ recently introduced Medicare for all legislation? Here’s a program that already covers 40 million people and is thought of positively.

It is not a government takeover of health care. It is a government replacement of private health insurance. We will almost certainly spend significantly less per person overall even with the tax increases needed to pay for the program. Your insurance premiums and copays go away, you can still go to the providers of your choice and not have to face the annual insurance shuffle.