DOTR
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- Oct 24, 2016
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So does mass pay the “bulk of the medical for the red states”? But you said it was working ok.You think? As a hypothetical, if someone came up with a plan that would reduce health care prices by 20% across the board, do you think that would satisfy the "Medicare for All" folks? Because I don't think it would. I think what bothers them isn't that health care is too expensive. What bothers them is that health care costs money at all. They think it should be "free".
I see two distinct, and in some ways contradictory, problems related to health care. First, is that the market is distorted in a number of ways that are driving health care inflation, making it so expensive that the average person can't afford basic health care. Second, is the social problem of what do about people who can't afford health care.
Obviously, the first problem feeds the second. If we can get the market back in check, there will be fewer people who can't afford health care and helping them will be easier.
A viable solution has been presented an you ignore it. Do you just want to fight about it or are you going to present positive suggestions.
What problem is your solution trying to solve?
Masshealth pretty well solves it. Do some research on it. It's what the ACA was supposed to be before the infighting and backbiting happened. It works and works well. Can you afford 30 bucks a month for Health Care for most of the population? Bernies "No Charge" doesn't work but everyone kicking in that signs up for it and are charge by their income does make it work. And along with it comes the state allowing Hospitals and Doctors to work out deals with the Drug Companies direct. No Epipens for 1000 bucks or even 100 bucks or even 20 bucks considering the Government paid for the development, testing and initial first batch.
There is still room for people in Mass to have their own private medical and opt out. Again, it's a good system, it works and it can be expanded if the Feds hire the same people that set it up for Mass instead of the quacks that they hired before. There is nothing wrong with ACA if it's adapted to the Masshealth standards. You keep looking for a problem that just isn't there. And that is called arguing and getting nothing done. WE already have that. Some are just nicer about it than others.
Then why can’t you leave it to the states?
Because of the Red States. The Blue states would still be paying the bulk of the medical for the red states. And the Red states would refuse to do it on their own more out of spite.