President Trump and Paul Ryan tried to improve Obamacare. They failed.
Trump then tweeted, “ObamaCare will explode and we will all get together and piece together a great healthcare plan for THE PEOPLE. Do not worry!”
But I do worry.
Trump is right when he says that Obamacare will explode.
The law mandates benefits and offers subsidies to more people. Insurers must cover things like:
—Birth control.
—Alcohol counseling.
—Depression screening.
—Diet counseling.
—Tobacco use screening.
—Breastfeeding counseling.
Some people want those things, but mandating them for everyone drives up costs. It was folly to pretend it wouldn’t.
Insisting that lots of things be paid for by someone else is a recipe for financial explosion.
Medicare works that way, too.
When I first qualified for it, I was amazed to find that no one even mentioned cost. It was just, “Have this test!” “See this doctor!”
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4 comments:
lipstick on a pig?
Charge ALL MEDICAID people $250 yr each.
What you can't wrap your head around is that these programs will save money in the long run because we won't have to deal with the repercussions of those dependencies. I.e. lung cancer treatment for smoking, coronary bypass for obesity. There are so many health problems related to obesity that we spend billions because of it. If this election has taught us anything it's that our elected officials as well as most of you only care about now. You don't want to look at the impact these decisions will have on our future.
9:40 - do you pine for days when the Communists took people's children away to care for them "properly"?
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