[Diana in Wisconsin]

Bears repeating. Love My Guv! :)

“Wisconsin is stepping up to add stability to a healthcare mess left after Obamacare that Washington has not fixed,” said Amy Hasenberg, press secretary for Walker.

Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Ted Nickel echoed similar sentiments upon receiving the news about the waiver approval.

"If Congress continues to avoid action, states will need to continue to take the lead to protect our citizens from the negative consequences of the ACA," he said, referring to Obamacare's formal name, the Affordable Care Act. "We hope we can find other approaches to lower costs and more competition in the Wisconsin health insurance market."

[cuban leaf]

And there is no penalty in 2019, so the market can do its magic. Buy it if it’s worth it, don’t if it’s not.

[grania]

Clinics which offer low-cost medical choices with payment based on ability to pay would provide competition. If people didn't have insurance that covered their costs, they'd think real hard about what's worth it and what isn't. With a larger market, low cost alternatives would be found.

It isn't rocket science. It's capitalism.

[piasa]

“Thankfully, the federal government is giving us the flexibility to implement a Wisconsin-based solution

Back when the states were actually represented in the federal government... it was the federal government that would have to say "thankfully the states gave us the flexibility..."

[reasonisfaith]

As long as they remember there’s a difference between market and product.