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Originally Posted by dc_dux
Pan....I dont think you understand the proposed Insurance Exchange and the fact that most of the 30+ million currently w/o health insurance are not poor...but average guys working for a small business who cannot afford insurance in the individual market.
With the Exchange having a very large risk pool to make it more affordable than it is now, those folks could sign-up for Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Kaiser HMO, etc....or any of the PRIVATE companies that would COMPETE for these individuals by offering four levels of coverage, at varying costs.
If one of these folks comes to the Cleveland Clinic with a Blue Cross/Blue Shield card, why would he be treated differently than a "rich" person with the same card and same coverage?
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And the people that CAN"T afford the insurance? How many millions are working for less than $10 an hour and are barely able to make it NOW, let alone add the cost of insurance to that? Who pays for them? You're going to tell those people who can barely live on what they make they HAVE to buy insurance they cannot afford or be fined or go to prison???? And if government does pay for them, then where does government draw the line on who they pay for and who they don't? And for those government pays for is that not pretty much going to be Medicare and Medicaid? And what of the "Cadillac Tax" for those who can afford better insurances?
What about those unemployed, the people who can't work but can't get disability because the SSI has denied them?
This is the WRONG BILL and the Dems are committing suicide by ramming it through the way they are. Passage of this will be a very sad day for the USA.