Or a two tired system - market incentives for most Americans (everything from doctor concierge care to group health plans etc) AND ‘healthcare options - NOT INSURANCE OPTIONS - but ‘healthcare options’ for medicaid citizens.
“NOT INSURANCE OPTIONS - but ‘healthcare options’ for medicaid citizens.”
As has been noted in the past, we really aren’t talking about insurance.
Most states want private companies to handle Medicaid.
The reason is that bureaucrats really aren’t good at getting value for money, especially when it comes to drugs, fraud prevention and patient management.
Private companies are often much better at getting value than governments are.
We want millions of individuals to choose and have cost-efficient coverage. Only then can states, bound by the equal protection of the law idea, can also choose cost-efficient coverage.
Medicaid is required by federal law to at least equal typical private coverage.