I support Trump, and to be honest, this is a weak point for him.
He still thinks the 45 million need to be covered. The question is, how many of that 45 million are illegal immigrants?
Will 15 million be left to insure?
Here’s another thing to think about. Do folks think people with no insurance were denied treatment at hospitals? They were admitted to E.R.s, and stabilized there.
The government has always picked up that tab if nobody else did. It didn’t pay enough, and this hurt hospitals, and that’s why so many Trauma Centers closed.
Trump did say he wanted to see what the private sector could come up with there too.
One thing that would be good is to provide low-cost catastrophic insurance coverage. Make it a $10,000 deductible, with low premiums. At least the worst part of an illness could be covered on a policy like that, with greatly reduced premiums.
I think there are things that could be done to get everyone insured, where the government wouldn’t have to be the full providor.
And Trumps mention that he wasnted to see what the private sector could do to help the 45 million might be along these lines. They would still have some exposure, but they could also have a cap on the part they couldn’t cover.
If the government had to pick up to where the catastrophic policy kicked in, that would save the taxpayers a lot of money.
Somethings like this could probably be done, and sharply reduce the cost of an Obamacare replacement.
I don’t think we’ll find perfection here. We just need to do the best we can.
I agree that the government should not be in this business, but if we’re honest with ourselves, it always has been.
Coming up with a way to limit that exposure would actually be good.
It is all very well that people with no insurance were admitted to hospitals and stabilized there, but costs are a lot lower if treatment is given regularly by a clinic, HMO or regular GP. So long as hospitals are required by law to give emergency care, then government IS in health care.
I like your $10,000 deductible catastrophic insurance coverage. While we are at it why not remove the first $10,000 in interest paid each year from the IRS 1040 form. This would encourage people to invest in interest paying stocks for the long term, and help stabilize the market.
Does anyone think it is rather unChristian for big pharma to be earning 20% profits on the backs of the sick and desperate, while most companies have a 3% to 7% profit margin? I wonder what the profit margin is on Trump’s businesses?