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Commentary: Medicare for All is the right road to take

I share primary care physician Dr. Douglas Douville’s concern about the 2020 election, but I disagree with his opinion that support for Medicare for All will lead to rejection of Democratic candidates at the polls.

He states that 70% of people are happy with their health insurance coverage. I believe 70% of people are happy to have health coverage, though it is chosen by their employers, not by them.

A Kaiser Family Foundation study found that households with incomes of $50,000 for a family of four were spending on average 14% of their income on premiums, deductibles and medical bills.