“Medicare forall will mean more politics in health care and will eliminatechoice for all Americans,” claims a new ad put out by leadinghealth organizations. (Image: Shutterstock)

Digital ads claiming a move to Medicare for All will reduce choicefor Americans will soon be making the rounds on Facebook,Twitter and YouTube, at the behest of the Partnership for America'sHealth Care Future.

According to The Hill, the group is made up of major healthindustry presences who could lose out under a Medicare for Allsystem, including America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) and thePharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA). Groupmembers came together last year as a body to take onMedicare for all, arguing that such a system would take a toll onpatients by cutting choice and injecting disruption intothe system.

The rise of Medicare for All under the new crop of elected Congressional officialsmakes the likelihood of eventual adoption of such a system greater,although there's no chance of it passing the currentRepublican-controlled Senate. However, newly elected Democrats arelikely to hold hearings on the matter, now that they're in controlof the House, which will likely stimulate further debate andperhaps even garner more support for the idea.

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Already it's not just isolated members of Congress espousingsuch a system, but numerous 2020 Democratic presidential candidateswho are coming out in support of a single-payer system.

In an effort to save the existing system, the health careindustry isn't holding back. The two-and-a-half minute video(below) is part of a five-figure ad buy over the next three weeks,the Hill says, and is just a portion of a larger six-figure effortthat will continue through the year.

“Medicare for all will mean more politics in health care andwill eliminate choice for all Americans,” the ad claims, and thegroup instead advocates for a way to “improve what's working andfix what's broken” in the current system.

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