MaggieD
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Why would those be the only choices?
I am against obama care and I am sure the supremes will invalidate it but I will give the Dem's credit for making health care an issue. The cost of health care is absolutely through the roof and the insurance premiums reflect this. Reps need to present an alternative plan that will stop and even reverse the skyrocketing cost of wellness in this country, I haven't see one yet that does anything but nibble around the edges.
If the healthcare provision calling for "fines" for not having private insurance is ruled unConstitutional, then the plan could be tweaked that, if one doesn't want to buy private insurance, they would have to buy a public policy.
If the SC rules that people can't be required to buy health insurance at all, and cannot be "taxed" for not doing so, then the plan is gutted, in my opinion.
The only ONLY way to get a handle on healthcare costs is to establish a $250-$500 minimum deductible for everybody and penalize those who choose to use our emergency rooms as their primary care physician.
I favor this, but the end result should be about the same.or have a system of government administered national health care insurance removing the private insurance companies from the mix thereby removing the hated right wing objection to being forced to buy a private companies goods.
There are other ways, like stopping the separation of payment between the customer and the provider.
It's not as simple as you make it out to be, the objection is to the federal government being able to force private insurance companies to alter their product line and/or coverage at the governments whim. Forcibly removing the option for a citizen to choose the private option he feels best meets his needs is another step in the wrong direction.or have a system of government administered national health care insurance removing the private insurance companies from the mix thereby removing the hated right wing objection to being forced to buy a private companies goods.
earthworm said:True health care reform must originate from an apolitical group of concerned citizens...a group of doctors, nurses, citizens
Or we could go the easy route and copy the Canadian or Australian plan....
I'm not sure I understand what you mean here.
Why do you think "private product" and "government product" is a constitutional distinction? That one's pulled from whole cloth.
Why would those be the only choices?
Because you cannot have a health care system where 1) people aren't required to buy health insurance, 2) insurers aren't allowed to discriminate based on preexisting conditions or genetic conditions, and 3) costs don't spiral out of control.
Sure you can. We had one for quite a long time.
If you eliminate third-party payers (including a government single-payer) for all but catastrophic care, costs will drop.
There's nothing written in stone that there MUST be health insurance.
It's not as simple as you make it out to be, the objection is to the federal government being able to force private insurance companies to alter their product line and/or coverage at the governments whim. Forcibly removing the option for a citizen to choose the private option he feels best meets his needs is another step in the wrong direction.
You cannot have it both ways and have a system of health insurance that works for the entire nation.
Get rid of the private companies who add a profit percentage without providing anything in return in terms of service of product.
You cannot have it both ways and have a system of health insurance that works for the entire nation.
Get rid of the private companies who add a profit percentage without providing anything in return in terms of service of product.
I am against obama care and I am sure the supremes will invalidate it but I will give the Dem's credit for making health care an issue. The cost of health care is absolutely through the roof and the insurance premiums reflect this. Reps need to present an alternative plan that will stop and even reverse the skyrocketing cost of wellness in this country, I haven't see one yet that does anything but nibble around the edges.
By Introducing Market Based Reforms, Republican Governor Mitch Daniels LOWERED Costs By 11%
By Introducing Market Based Reform, Medicare Part D Has Come In 42% Under Projected Costs Due To Holding Down Price Inflation
Ryan's proposed Medicare reform bill basically puts the entire program on a similar basis.
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