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Medicare for all would be socialized medicine

In the process of asking for Medicare coverage for everyone, Dr. Kathryn Dean in her letter of July 19 just gave Obama what he has always wanted. Socialized medicine.

During or shortly after his election he said his preference was single-payer health care – i.e., socialized medicine.

This story was originally published August 5, 2015 at 5:01 PM with the headline "Medicare for all would be socialized medicine."

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