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re: Would you have supported a smaller healthcare reform act, specifically one that
Posted on 7/28/14 at 6:13 pm to The Spleen
Posted on 7/28/14 at 6:13 pm to The Spleen
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I just don't think catastrophic health events should financially ruin someone in this country.
This is feel-good silliness. I don't want a catastrophic anything to financially ruin someone. But we simply cannot provide everything for everyone.
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Posted on 7/28/14 at 7:09 pm to Rex
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So, now, what would have been your remedy for people with pre-existing conditions who couldn't afford health care coverage? Just let them die?
No. Not that it matters anymore, but I supported some sort of plan that:
- Provided what used to be called "hospitalization" coverage. Likely mandated, probably subsidized
- had a robust HSA-type system that brought the consumer to the point of purchase, removing the 3rd party intermediary for common and/or routine services. Rollover provision and some eventual cash value would help discourage overutilization.
- had some sort of high-risk pool to accommodate chronic patients with PECs.
The first two items allow insurance companies to go back to their roots: indemnification (and shouldn't break the bank)
The third is just something I think we can and should do for American citizens (and it won't break the bank, either)
Not your typical Tea Party response, I know. But like I said: it doesn't matter anymore what I think. We have the crappy law Obama, Pelosi, Reid, and all the other sycophants shoved down America's throat.
It sucks. But single-payor is gonna be worse. (and it will break the bank.)
Posted on 7/28/14 at 9:43 pm to Rex
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Because people FEEL.
not if the anesthesiologist does his job right
Posted on 7/28/14 at 10:14 pm to Rex
McCain had a good plan
Posted on 7/28/14 at 10:22 pm to doubleb
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If we got away from employers paying for health insurance and letting individuals pay then this would not be a problem.
Been beating this drum for years. This is when it all started going to hell.
Posted on 7/29/14 at 12:40 am to VOR
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Been beating this drum for years. This is when it all started going to hell.
THANKS, FDR
Posted on 7/29/14 at 7:55 am to Rex
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merely outlawed insurance companies from discriminating against people with pre-existing conditions?
1) that's not insurance
2) that's guaranteed to raise premiums across the board.
The best thing we could have done was to give some type of tax credit for catastrophic coverage plans and created a small co-pay ($25-50) for Medicaid and Medicare use.
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