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Originally Posted by dc_dux
Again...I dont think you understand the bill.
Most of those currently uninsured are working...and most work for small businesses that do not offer insurance.
Some would be subsidized...up to 2X the poverty level to purchase PRIVATE insurance on the Exchange. Those above 2X would have access to more affordable insurance than is currently available.
It is not a perfect solution, but far better than what those 30+ million have now.
And for the rest of us....significant benefits....no more exclusions of preexisting conditions or rescission of coverage when facing a new medical crisis...a new limit on out-of-pocket expenses so no one faces bankruptcy as a result of a medical crisis...no cost for preventive treatments, including such things as colonoscopy and mammogram, etc.
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Yes, I do understand. You are going to have MILLIONS of people who work for under $10/hr forced to spend money they don't have, even with subsidies they'll have to pay money they cannot afford to.
And no, this is not about millions of 20 somethings all in great health not needing medical coverage. That maybe the majority but there are also MILLIONS who lost good paying jobs and are now working for under $10 and can't make it now and you are forcing a new expense onto them.
Plus, as soon as some of these MILLIONS get insurance they will flood in to get treatments they have needed but couldn't get because they didn't have insurance.
This bill is a fucking mess and is going to cost FAR FAR more than say a sliding scale.
The ONLY good thing is exclusions of pre-existing. BUT< I know from personal experience (with my sarcoidosis) that after 1 year the insurance company cannot hold ANY pre-existing condition against you. That was a bill Clinton got through.