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Title: Mich-Care: Medicare for all in Michigan
Citation Type: Miscellaneous
Publication Year: 2018
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Abstract: As a doctor, I know first hand the value of healthcare coverage. We can’t predict when we will get sick or when an accident might happen. Even the best diet and exercise plans can’t completely eliminate the threat of cancer, diabetes, or depression. That’s why we must ensure that every Michigander is able to see a doctor when they need one and access high-quality care that they can afford. There are so many things we can’t control when it comes to our health. Access to healthcare should not be one of them. Michiganders today are trapped in a broken health insurance system that leaves too many families suffering from high costs and lack of affordable coverage. Nearly 600,000 Michiganders still lack health insurance coverage, even after the expansion of Medicaid thanks to the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).1 Many more have subpar insurance that doesn’t adequately pay for care for themselves and their families, and rising healthcare costs are preventing Michiganders from enjoying the freedom that comes with financial and physical well-being. Health insurance premiums in the individual market rose by almost 30 percent in the last year alone. One in five Michiganders aged 25 to 44 reported that they couldn’t access care in the last year because of cost,2 and nearly one in four Michigan households had out-of-pocket health expenses over 10 percent of their total income, which the World Health Organization defines as “catastrophic health expenditure”.3...
Url: http://www.pnhp.org/slideshow/2018AM/Handout_StateSinglePayer.pdf
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Authors: El-Sayed, Abdul
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Data Collections: IPUMS CPS
Topics: Health
Countries: United States