[pogo101]

You’d think Dean, as a physician, at least would understand that this (the IM) is a crucial funding mandate.

Otherwise, young people never will buy the expensive “Cadillac plan” that pays for the huge losses incurred in covering the elderly and the unemployed-up-to-age-26-who-live-with-parents, etc. Instead, those employed young people would either FORGO insurance or buy a cheap major-med-only plan.

Without IM, the funding mechanism collapses.

[tanknetter]

Without IM, the funding mechanism collapses.

About a year ago I went to one of the Howard Dean/Karl Rove debates. The only thing they agreed on was that Obamacare would lead to the collapse of the US healthcare system.

Rove thought that was a bad thing. Dean thought it was great, because without the collapse there'd never be an incentive to going to full single-payer/government controlled healthcare.

[BfloGuy]

Without IM, the funding mechanism collapses.

They don't give a rat's behind about the funding -- that was all for show while they tried to round up the votes to pass the thing. Without IM, the private insurance companies collapse -- unless they're allowed to raise rates by 20% or so. And you can be sure Sebelius won't allow that.

Then it's single payer, baby!