Healthcare Crisis 101 – Lesson 4
So, here we are. The Republicans blow it. Hardly a surprise. You knew it was coming when they started referring to what they were doing as “Repeal and Replace.” That was instead of “Repeal,” which is what they promised for SEVEN years!
My parents would have described “Moderate Republicans” as a “sorry bunch.” They’re the ones who actually wrecked “Repeal.” The failure of the Republican “Leadership” to LEAD us out of this mess should direct our attention to the Democrats… and the perfect beauty of the mess they created.
ObamaCare was a perfect load of FREE STUFF. First, it convinced the States, by the promise of “federal money” (which is still OUR money), to expand Medicaid. They did this by adding a few million people to the rolls who were not previously eligible to receive “free” Health Care. About 30 of the States did this.
Simply “repealing” ObamaCare would leave all these States hung out to dry. Either these State governments would have to start kicking people off Medicaid or RAISE STATE TAXES. And raise them SUBSTANTIALLY. That would be the only way to pay for all this FREE Health Care.
Nobody Wants to Take Responsibility
Do you think any Governors, including Republicans, want to take the heat for pushing grandma off a cliff in her wheelchair? Or, God forbid, for raising taxes? When you’re a Governor, it’s one thing to have the people in your state mad as hell at the President and Congress. It’s quite another to have them mad as hell at you.
Next, why would any Insurance Company agree to start paying the medical bills of people who are already sick? Because ObamaCare promised them they would be “reimbursed” for their losses WITH OUR MONEY.
Further, ObamaCare requires EVERYBODY to buy Health Care Insurance. That includes young, healthy people who would otherwise punt on insurance. It also required EVERYBODY to purchase the SAME coverage… whether they wanted it or not.
Do you know any 40-year-old single guys who would pay for pregnancy, birth control and abortion coverage?
Hey, I’d Gladly Take That Deal!
Say I own a janitorial service. The Government comes to me and says, “Guess what? We are going to pass a law requiring you to clean a bunch of places for free. But don’t worry. We, or rather the taxpayers, are going to pick up the tab.
The law is also going to require EVERYBODY to hire you at your going rate or pay a big fine. What do you think? I’d say, “Gimme a minute to pick up some new mop buckets!”
You repeal ObamaCare, and you hang all the Insurance Companies who depend on the individual market (as opposed to those who provide employer-funded Health Care Insurance) out to dry.
Finally, you have all the hard-working, tax-paying, responsible, self-supporting people who, for one reason or another, had to purchase their own Health Care Insurance. That’s because Group Health Care Insurance or Employee Health Care Insurance was not available to them.
Healthcare Used to Be ‘Affordable’… Not Anymore.
Prior to ObamaCare, coverage was available (except maybe for pre-existing conditions for some period of time). It cost more, but it was still “affordable” for the middle class. They could mix and match coverages, deductibles, co-insurance and co-pays to get the biggest bang for the buck.
ObamaCare has wrecked the individual market for Health Care Insurance. Forget the “subsidies,” another word for Government Welfare Payments.
Middle class people who were standing the strain of membership in the Individual Health Care Insurance Club before are now paying the price for all the new members. And those new members are taking out far more than they are putting in.
Repeal ObamaCare, and the completely artificial Individual Health Care Insurance market it created – which is entirely dependent on government subsidies and promises of loss reimbursement – is highly likely to implode. That will hang all the hard-working, tax-paying, responsible, self-supporting people out to dry.
Repeal ObamaCare, and SOMEBODY is going to get hung out to dry. There is NO WAY AROUND IT! No wonder cowardly politicians, including Republicans, don’t want to do it.
It’s Time to Go Full Circle
Well, I say, restore the status quo ante (which means, put things back the way they were). All those people who mostly vote Democrat will be hung out to dry. OTHERWISE, ALL of us will be.
Then we can forget all these socialist ideas. Government can get out of our private business (like Health Care). The free market can get back to work. And politicians in Washington, D.C. can set about getting out of the way.
Then, a growing economy can enable all the hung-out-to-dry people to get it together, or beg on the street or throw themselves on charity.
Americans have always been big on charity – for the deserving. They are just not big on Government-enforced giving to the undeserving, which is what we got.
Good medical coverage or help is a luxury..never forget that. …it is not a guarantee from GOD
Forget about health insurance…if you don’t want it or can’t afford it …probably because you are too busy procreatin….then die… Compost pile.
Cudos for this email update. I have a start to the solution for the debacle our government has created. I hope you will listen and pass this along if you agree. First, insurance as a whole is just plain wrong. We are buying “Peace of Mind”? What? There is no peace when the majority of My Money goes into someone else’s pocket.
I say insurance gets taken out of the equation, period. You’r going to buy a new car, or more, anyway, at some point; you will probably buy another house, or two, at some point. If you work, you have Worker’s Comp. If you have home owerner’s insurance, there is a medical clause there. If you have vehicle insurance, you have a medical clause there. Do you see where this is going. WE in the United States are paying so much in Medical, why are we not all doctors, so we can all cash in? This is absolutely absurd.
If it’s broke, fix it or buy a new one, if it burns to the ground, rebuild. If you’re sick, have an HSA already in place to cover your Medical expenses. Why are WE paying for “peace of mind”, just to make the party we are paying rich, when in fact, if insurance were abolished, and we lived like normal people, WE would have the money to pay for what we need and/or want. I have more thoughts, but I must sleep now.
Perfectly stated!! Will u run for the Senate and lead us to some normalcy again please!!
Affordable , Frank , is a relative term . Since when has making minimum wage and paying half of your paycheck for limited health care affordable ? You and your fellow conservatives must have found a loop hole to avoid paying . So that must mean that we taxpayers are paying for your healthcare also . Let us see , I am working full time I pay my taxes and health insurance premiums . My wife has a baby , my daughter is born with a heart defect . With treatment she is expected to live a full productive life . Without special medical care she probably will not survive beyond 2 years . Doctors request permission to proceed with her care . Insurance company gives the go ahead . I know the best coverage I can afford only pays 80% . First statement for care is, we’ll say, on the shy side of $ 100,000.00 . Now I have a bill for $ 20,000.00 . Insurance company is hemming and hawing , but has to pay . A conservative buys his way into office , Says he is going to fix health care . Insurance companies are licking their chops . Obama care gets repealed . Now I am forced to change healthcare providers . Now my child cannot get insurance due to her preexisting condition . Now, Frank , Your golden boy says so what . We will have competition and the premiums will go down . For someone who says he is such a smart business man , he is missing a reality . The only competition that will happen who can gouge the most money out of the folks who can least afford it One company raises its rates and so will a couple others . Next thing you know all rates are close to the same . Ask him what happens , in the hotel motel business, when a person opens a nice hotel at a reasonable rate , that most anyone can afford . I will tell you what happens , he will get a letter from the other motel/hotel operators , stating that he must charge a rate that is within a certain percentage of the average of the others. He wanted to charge just less than half what the rest charge . What is the plan to stop Trumpcare insurance providers from price gouging . Hospitals do it all the time . Social medicine works in Canada , as with anything , there are a few times when it fails . Think about this , the fellow from down under who was bitten by a rattler . Rushed him to a hospital , where he was treated and released . Gets home and receives a bill for more than $ 100,000 .
YOUR HITTING THE NAIL, DEAD IN THE HEAD MY FRIEND.
What would Jesus do?
Lets Ask !
I have always wondered why such an omnipotent, compassionate, loving God/Jesus, didn’t just wave his/her hand and cure everybody who is sick/ill ?
I mean, He/She could if He/She wanted too?
Right? The Bible is chock full of stories of miracle cures of the sick/dying with a simple touch of his hand.
So, obviously even God/Jesus isn’t doing anything to help either.
So it’s kinda funny that you’d ask what he would do. It doesn’t answer any questions, it just implies that a Holy solution to all of our problems is being withheld from us by our own Creator.
So the answer to your question is:
It seems that there’s things that even Jesus won’t do.