sure. and nobody is saying it should be done for free. thats why its going to be taxpayer funded
and i disagree. thats ok.
i'm ok with allowing the government to take a stab at laying out what is or isn't part of the package. if it ends up needing tweaks they can do so. i mean, right now you can have an insurance policy which (notwithstanding copays and deductibles) will cover some of those things but not all of those things. nothing prevents the government provided coverage from doing the same
well, bernie's plan, for instance, would include dental care. thats not to say you can go get a cleaning done once a month without any out of pocket expense. there would likely be some standard amount. i know for instance, a lot of vision plans allow you to have 1 exam per year, and will let you get new glasses frames every 2 years, or something like that. that would appear to be a sensible way to approach these things
there doesnt need to be a slippery slope here... well if you're going to allow health care then you have to allow every single type of preventative care i can list off the top of my head... no.
why doesnt everybody just do that then? people who go to the ER without insurance double their chances of filing for BK within 5 years. an expansion of medicare funding would also make that easier on the hospitals who no longer have to find a way to make the money up