MarAzul
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It appears to me that Ryan and the GOP are are not going to repeal Obama care. They just say they are but the reality is more of the same with some new wrinkles.
The Democrats screwed up Health insurance big time by imposing a government desired out come on a business and thereby destroying the profitability of the business model. Namely, create a product that reduces the risk of a healthy pool of consumers at a profitable price while still attractive to the consumer.
Forcing the industry to cover preexisting conditions and free riders like 23-26 year olds, probably makes the concept impossible. Especially since this potential pool of people is small to begin with due to most people being covered by self insured employers, military, Medicare, Medicaid and those that will not buy.
Forcing this small pool to support the burden of the preexisting conditions is not workable and never can be.
The Democrats knew this but they went for it as a step that was known to be flawed, would fail and the recovery would be a Single payer system.
Now here comes the GOP, with a mission, but lack the guts to fix the problem. Namely get the government out of the insurance business and enable a free market to work. Put in place some aid to help the uninsured if that is the will of the country, but it is stupid to ruin the concept of health insurance to do it.
The GOP is now embarked on joining the Democrats in the march to Socialized healthcare Not a Democrat will vote for it this time, just as no Republican did last time, as both know this effort while enacted, will fail. The single payer system will be the only choice to fix the debacle the GOP is now creating as the health insurance industry will be gone and the public will expecting the government to take care of them.
I hope to be wrong here.
The Democrats screwed up Health insurance big time by imposing a government desired out come on a business and thereby destroying the profitability of the business model. Namely, create a product that reduces the risk of a healthy pool of consumers at a profitable price while still attractive to the consumer.
Forcing the industry to cover preexisting conditions and free riders like 23-26 year olds, probably makes the concept impossible. Especially since this potential pool of people is small to begin with due to most people being covered by self insured employers, military, Medicare, Medicaid and those that will not buy.
Forcing this small pool to support the burden of the preexisting conditions is not workable and never can be.
The Democrats knew this but they went for it as a step that was known to be flawed, would fail and the recovery would be a Single payer system.
Now here comes the GOP, with a mission, but lack the guts to fix the problem. Namely get the government out of the insurance business and enable a free market to work. Put in place some aid to help the uninsured if that is the will of the country, but it is stupid to ruin the concept of health insurance to do it.
The GOP is now embarked on joining the Democrats in the march to Socialized healthcare Not a Democrat will vote for it this time, just as no Republican did last time, as both know this effort while enacted, will fail. The single payer system will be the only choice to fix the debacle the GOP is now creating as the health insurance industry will be gone and the public will expecting the government to take care of them.
I hope to be wrong here.
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