They’ve had state pools long before obamacare. The compost is ignorant.
What amases me is NO ONE talks about bringing medical costs down. All they can talk about is who is going to pay and how?
My wife recently had a kidney stone zapped by a laser. Out patient, was in the hospital 2 hours. $39,000 plus the doctor bill $8 K plus.
Until costs are contained we will all suffer.
Willfully ignorant.
My own state had "open enrollment" periods and individuals with pre-existing conditions could enroll with a brief delay before coverage. It had been doing so for as long as I remember. Some pre-existing conditions might cost $200,000 to cover for a year and others might cost $200. It all evens out if the risk pool is large enough. Brain tumors that cost $200,000 to treat every year are fortunately rare. Mild osteoarthritis that costs $200 to treat is extremely common.