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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Jessica Glenza

Republicans’ healthcare proposal if Trump wins? More private Medicare

a person holds up a black and white sign that reads 'medicare for all / health care is a human right'
A supporter of ‘Medicare for All’ holds up a sign as Bernie Sanders speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington DC in 2017. Photograph: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

The television ads show seniors playing tennis, golfing and riding motorcycles. In others, celebrity pitchmen seniors will know – such as actor William Shatner, NFL star Joe Namath and former Republican Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee – promise new benefits alongside pictures of government-issued ID cards.

All of these are ads for Medicare Advantage and if Donald Trump wins the White House, Americans might be seeing a lot more of them.

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