Probably the most visible proponents of H.R.676, the Single Payer/Medicare for All proposal currently being set forth as an alternative to H.R.3962 are Physicians for a National Health Program or PNHP. They are the last people you would expect to spoof the bill and so I invite everyone to actually visit their H.R.676 web-page and link to the PDF of the bill that they supply so that you can double-check every single claim I am going to make here.
Because I am going to be making some very harsh judgements on this bill. So before people start hating on me please do some homework.
This bill is not a serious attempt to present a policy proposal that could actually be passed. In fact in its current form it could not even be scored by CBO. It is instead a manifesto that tosses some red meat to gullible progressives. I support an ultimate transition to universal single payer, but we have a snowball's chance in hell of getting there by this road. Single Payer Now! people who don't want their bubble bursted should just pass this diary by, because you are not going to like what I have to say. Trust me on this one.
Extended entry text cross-posted at Angry Bear and MyDD
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