Don't give me "huh".
The authority to do ANYTHING having to do with health care does not reside with the US Government. The power resides in the states.
The Republicans drafting anything at the federal level are no better than the Democrats. The problem is the power, not the form that the health care takes.
Those who would endorse such a thing from Republicans are no different than those who beg for health care from the Democrats. It is the very same, and it is unconstitutional.
I live in the Real World.
Would love for the gubmint to crawl back in its hole but that won't happen.
They'll claim something like, How can you have portable policies without gubmint oversight? And that's at the very least.
LIVIUS "It takes private insurance and makes it more accessible by breaking down artificial barriers to insurance, such as removing restrictions on purchasing it from a company in another state."
Actually, in this case, the Fed DOES have some power via the interstate commerce clause, which, in this case would be a legitimate exercise of said clause. Specifically, the states are erecting barriers to commerce by their residents with businesses in other states, which is precisely what the "original intent" of the "interstate commerce clause" was intended to prevent.
Well, as pointed out earlier, they crafted the popular and useful HSAs, which are a sensible product and real hot seller here.
Everything is not the same in all states, and in some, it just absolutely sucks....(Northeastern states)
I agree that the feds have no business crafting a federal plan (and that probably should include MediCare and Medicaid) but it wouldn't hurt my feelings if they were to ban a couple of public policy practices that are truly killing people and small business.
The feds should outright ban Community Rating and Guaranteed Issue. They should do this with the threat of withholding federal dollars.
Those together can double or triple the premium and for no good reason other than they destroy the concept of insurance.
Other than that, I agree with you.