“Then, I’ll get Obamacare. They can’t refuse you for a pre-existing condition. This was part of the Death Spiral concern insurance companies had that people would get sick, buy insurance, get well and drop it. I’ll contribute to the Death Spiral.”
The problem with that thinking is that there is a window of time for enrollment and if your need for medical care is not within that window, you are SOL.
“The problem with that thinking is that there is a window of time for enrollment and if your need for medical care is not within that window, you are SOL.”
I suspect you’re going to see a lot of medical touristing. Also, I expect that many doctors will fire their insurance staff and go cash-only. I’ve read that’s happening in Massachusetts. (I’ve also read that Mass. is considering pulling the license of any doctor who won’t take Romneycare.) But I intend to do my part to make Obamacare fail.
I’m not certain they can deny you enrollment. The code provides for the fine (excuse me, tax) if you are uninsured for so many months of the year. So obviously, it assumes that you can remedy that at any time by getting insurance.