Posted on 01/05/2017 8:53:34 AM PST by Be Careful
Through the 80's, most people had medical insurance. Why?
Small Business Associations and Professional Associations were allowed to request competing bids from insurance companies for member coverage on the same basis that large corporations are still able (sort of) to do today.
At some point, that "Association Purchasing Power Co-Op" option went away.
Perhaps it is time to re-introduce that concept into the conversation.
His opinion is that those that are uninsured can be adequately addressed through the 'beefing up' of our Public Health networks, at a fraction of the cost of what Obamacare has done to us.
But the question is, how much will it cost us to clean up after Obamacare? And, how can we even begin to make order out of this tragic legacy?
even still, up until the passage of Obamacare a Major Medical Insurance plan with a $10,000 deductible, that covered 100% up to policy limits was only $200 per month for Myself, Wife, and Adult Daughter.
It went up to $300 when the law was passed and was eliminated when it went into effect.
I prefer the pre-Depression solution: local benevolent societies and charitable hospitals. No gov involvement.
Gov funded public health drives up the market since it’s a forced and guaranteed payer.
Free market works best. Let the gov deal w/fraud (on both sides of the equation)and contract law and keeping the public informed, but not manipulated.
Yeah, they need to get rid of insurance being tied to a job, it’s so stupid. Which IIRC, was solely due to WWII/New Deal regulations on wage freezes.
bmp
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