The fact that the living lab experiment known as Romneycare has no effect on the vision of our ‘lawmakers’ proves that they are immune to logic and facts.
The only benefits to be seen in what Massachusetts evolved for health care payment coverage is how the Law of Unintended Consequences is still operable. Hoping for Change does not work. Human nature is a much more powerful and constant force.
I cannot tell you how many times I have heard “we have to pay for health outcomes” but no one ever challenges what that means.
If the patient dies, does the doctor not get paid?