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> Medicare at least acts a bit like a single-payer

Well, several decades ago it did, before the shift to encourage purchase of private managed care plans with government subsidies through what (after several name changes) is now called "Medicare Advantage".

Medicare now is more like the ACA model plus a public option than it is like single-payer.



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