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Agree it broke the status quo for percent uninsured. Not quite as much the status quo in the structuring of healthcare in the US, which seems to be ever leanin
by notch656a 5y ago
Agree it broke the status quo for percent uninsured.
Not quite as much the status quo in the structuring of healthcare in the US, which seems to be ever leaning towards more bureaucracy, regulatory capture, regulatory costs, insane tort/legal risks, and dead weight.
Also part of the big drop in uninsured was the lining up of people to the wall with the weapon of the tax-man cocked, saying "pay up or else." When the penalties ended the uninsured rate started to go back up again. Not my favorite way to do things, and I question how much of that was out of benevolence.
- zajio1am 5y ago> Also part of the big drop in uninsured was the lining up of people to the wall with the weapon of the tax-man cocked, saying "pay up or else." Yes, but that is also true for (AFAIK) most public health systems. I live in a country with strong public health system where almost everything is 100% paid from public insurance, but if i had stopped paying insurance payments, i would have met debt collectors confiscating my property.
- notch656a 5y agoIt seems the way to actually make healthcare more affordable is to find ways to make healthcare less expensive. Otherwise you're just playing a game of who pays the outrageous costs.