Politicon 2018 Medicare for All?! panel highlights
Channel: Luke Harold
Date: 05/11/2018

Moderator Mo'Kelly and panelists (L to R as they appear in the video) Ana Kasparian, Bill Kristol, Drew Pinsky and George Halvorson discuss the merits, logistical issues and other aspects of the U.S. switching to a Medicare for All healthcare system.

Highlights:

00:01 - Foreign aid to Israel
00:45 - Politics of healthcare 
01:40 - Price of pharmaceuticals 
03:50 - Removing profit incentive from current system
07:30 - How do we reduce exorbitant costs of care?
10:55 - Costs of getting a drug through the FDA
13:15 - How do we get the government to make meaningful reforms?
17:15 - Are U.S. citizens satisfied enough with the current system?
19:00 - Are there incremental improvements that would be effective?
20:20 - Computerizing healthcare records