Posted on 06/10/2018 2:55:31 PM PDT by Enlightened1
Vermont is poised to require that all residents have health insurance.
Republican Gov. Phil Scott late last month quietly signed into law a bill that will include a penalty for those who dont have insurance. The mandate is scheduled to take effect in 2020.
A spokeswoman for the states largest private health insurance provider said the mandate provides stability.
Nationally, many have rebelled against the idea the federal government could tell them what they needed to buy.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a similar law days later.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
“A spokeswoman for the states largest private health insurance provider said the mandate provides stability...
...to their profit margins.”
A spokeswoman for the states largest private health insurance provider said "Cha-CHING! CHA-CHING!! CHA-CHING!!!"...
Insurance is not health care. What don’t those imbeciles get the idea? A health care provider has to accept the insurance otherwise it’s no good.
Those in states without a mandate will still wind up paying for the out of control cost of the mandated states because those states will be reimbursed by the feds through medicare.
That’s how Romneycare was effectively working for Massachusetts.
And perhaps even more importantly it does not reduce the cost of health care and may even increase it.
Wasn’t Vermont one of those states in the news paying people to move there?
A RINO Governor quietly signs a state Obamacare mandate into law.
The Uniparty is alive and well in VT.
It’s so good they have to threaten you with fines if you don’t have it. I’m pretty sure people who can’t afford health insurance can’t afford the fines either.
The healthcare system has grossly inflated prices, much like the higher education system due to government involvement preventing competitive market price transparency.
It’s become a horribly unsustainable racket, just like college costs...
Many U.S. hospitals mark up prices 1,000 percent: study - Reuters
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Jun 8, 2015 ... Many U.S. hospitals mark up prices
1,000 percent: study ... care insured patients pay a percentage of chargemaster prices, she said.
Some Hospitals Marking Up Prices More Than 1,000 Percent - 2015 ...
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Jun 8, 2015 ... The 50 hospitals in the U.S. with the
highest markup of prices over ... Many hospital patients don’t actually pay the charge master or full price.
Study: Hospitals still using chargemaster markups to maximize ...
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Sep 9, 2016 ... For-profit hospitals, hospitals that
serve a high number of uninsured patients and facilities with market power are more likely to rely on ...
Study: Hospitals charge more than 20 times cost on some ... - JHU Hub
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Sep 8, 2016 ... However, the relation between
chargemaster markups and hospital revenue, and
That "Republican" Governor of Vermont makes one wonder what the point of voting is at all. Like how much different would Sue Minter have even been? He's doing everything she would have.
Im pretty sure people who cant afford health insurance cant afford the fines either.
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+1
Much too logical for the politicians and bureaucrats to grasp.
That will include ‘a penalty’ for those who dont have insurance. The mandate is scheduled to take effect in 2020.
Figures New Englanders.....nough said.
I see a grand exodus out of Vermont.
and being an ex-Canadian, I have always asked this question to obamacare lovers: what if you cant afford the mandate or dont want to pay up?
It’s not clear in this idiot’s mind about any penalty. In canada, you just write a letter to your provincial ministry you have no money.
You mean Medicaid?
Health insurance demanded for those who can pay so they can pay for those who wont
That’s effectively 8800 dollars for healthcare each year not including costs after your deductible is satisfied.
Easy Fix with a Citizens Initiative:
There shall be Taxpayer Funded insurance of any kind for any Public Employee
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