This is not where the claims are going to be. (Even if every single one takes Obama up on the "free" $9 BC pill prescriptions.)
Exactly. That's what should outrage the young. Many Americans (older Americans, mostly) are diabetic, on dialysis, need chemotherapy, need bypass surgery, etc, etc. That stuff really gets expensive but it's pretty inevitable for most people after enough decades go by.
But now the youth will be paying for a good chunk of that kind of care. HA! Suckers!!!
Exactly. This ISN”T where the claims will be, but this is the pool from which most of the new money in the health system will come from.
Actually, from an insurance underwriting point of view, the addition of millions of new policyholders forced by taxes to participate in the health care system will help pay for the older policyholders who use the system more. It will spread the dollars in the premium pool over everyone, whether they use the system or not.
Look to see your local charity hospitals paid for by taxes change their billing since the poor, the young and the illegal immigrants who use the charity hospitals run by government will no longer get their services for free.
In theory, all property or income taxes that now support these charity hospitals will become unnecessary since everyone will have insurance. However, once a tax is laid, it seldom goes away as bureaucrats can always find a use for the money rather than let it go back to the taxpayer.