-— We were clearly on an unsustainable path BEFORE Obamacare. -—
In what sense? No one was denied medical treatment. The system was stable and could have functioned indefinitely.
” No one was denied medical treatment.”
That isn’t entirely true. A Hospital only has to treat emergency care. Someone that will die a month later without an operation can be turned away.
A condition only has to be stabilized enough to release you to the care of your doctor. It doesn’t matter that you don’t have, and can’t afford a doctor.
-— We were clearly on an unsustainable path BEFORE Obamacare. -—
“In what sense? No one was denied medical treatment. The system was stable and could have functioned indefinitely.”
OK, in 1985, my wife and I insured each other though our work plans (at no cost to us) and there was no “coordination of benefits”. From then to let’s say two years ago BEFORE Obamacare, insurance has become crappier and more expensive to our employers to and to us every year, soaking up an increasingly large percentage of total compensation. At the rate I just described, by 2070, everyone will spend 100% of their income for medical care. Is that sustainable? I think not.