Posted on 04/26/2013 1:12:37 PM PDT by grundle
... even fervent supporters of the law admit that things are going worse than expected.
Implementation got off to a bad start because the Obama administration didn’t want to release unpopular rules before the election.
Insurance companies are trying to put out new products, but they don’t know what federal parameters they have to meet. Small businesses are angry because the provisions that benefited them have been put on the back burner. Health care systems are highly frustrated. They can’t plan without a road map. Senator Max Baucus, one of the authors of the law, says he sees a “huge train wreck” coming.
Everything is turning out to be more complicated than originally envisioned.
A law that was very confusing has become mind-boggling... Americans are just going to be overwhelmed and befuddled. Many are just going to stay away, even if they are eligible for benefits.
Nearly everybody not in the employ of the administration agrees this law does not solve the cost problem, and many of the recent regulatory decisions will send costs higher. A study in California found that premiums could increase by an average of 20 percent for people not covered by federal subsidies. A study by the Society of Actuaries found that by 2017 costs could rise by 32 percent for insurers covering people in the individual exchanges, and as high as 80 percent in states like Ohio.
Under the law, young healthy people subsidize poorer, sicker and older people. But the young may decide en masse that it is completely irrational for them to get health insurance that subsidizes others while they are healthy. They’ll be better off paying the fines, if those are even enforced, and opting out. Without premiums from the young, everybody else’s costs go up even higher.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
I’ll drink to that!
Medical care is a basic human necessity, so it should be free. So are food, clothing, shelter, heat and air conditioning, communications such as smart ObamaPhones, Internet, computers and tablet devices, iPods, and music downloads. Since those are necessities, (1) the government should provide them all for free, (2) the government should regulate all of them thoroughly to make sure everyone gets an equal share and no more, and (3) providers of each have an obligation to provide them free of charge on demand and at the quality demanded. What could go wrong?
You neglected (at your own risk) free parking.
I also left out a free car (of my choice) and free gas and maintenance from my car insurance company (free also) for that car of my choice. Obviously, I need a liberal to advise me on my economic rights under social justice theory.
Bump
Free BMWs or Caddy SUVS.
Why should I settle for a BMW or Caddy if someone else has a Rolls-Royce Phantom, a Lamborghini Veneno, or a Bugatti Veyron Super Sports? That’s not fair. I want what I have coming to me. I want the best too . . . and the world owes it to me if I can get the votes!
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