Obama considers public health care with a trigger
source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/02/obama-senate-dems-conside_n_210390.html
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The Obama administration and Senate Democrats are debating a health care reform outline that will insist upon a public option for insurance but leave open the possibility for it to be kicked in via triggers.Multiple Democratic sources tell the Huffington Post that the White House and key members of the Finance and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committees are in the process of hammering out key principles on health care reform -- with a meeting scheduled at the West Wing this afternoon. One of the components will be music to progressive ears: that any bill includes an option publicly run health insurance coverage. But it also comes with a caveat that could engender opposition from that very same constituency.
A trigger would pave the way for public option to come into place only after certain market conditions are met -- mainly if private insurance companies are unable to achieve various metrics for coverage within a certain time frame. The proposal would placate many of the private health care actors who consider a public plan the first step towards a single-payer system. Progressives, however, view it as reform in name and not substance.
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noxidereus
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"Anything less than a single payer systems is a copout and corporate welfare for the insurance companies.
"Private insurance companies will never willingly insure sick people. The result of a trigger plan witll be that private insurance will insure the healthy and the taxpayer will insure the sick."
I totally agree with you seeker
- 3 years ago
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noxidereus
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jpinsatx
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YES... Health Care for ALL Americans is Simple!
1) MERGE Medicare, Medicaid and CHIPS into one single "Income Based" system for children, poor and elderly citizens.
2) REQUIRE insurance companies to provide the same basic coverage for EVERY Uninsured citizen, regardless of health status, at affordable rates.
3) ALLOW insurance companies to "Profit" by offering additional benefits and options to those who qualify and are willing to pay the difference.
As for Funding…
1) Changing from an "Emergency Treatment" to a "Preventive Care" system will save local communities billions, maybe even trillions of taxpayer dollars!
2) Consolidating and utilizing existing systems will expedite the process and make administration more efficient and cost effective!
3) Small business will be able to compete globally and hire additional taxpaying employees!
4) Wealthy seniors will pay their fair share!
The Tremendous Burden on Future Generations will be Greatly Reduced!
- 3 years ago
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jpinsatx
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blknight
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I don't understand what's going on.
- 3 years ago
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blknight
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Saladin
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I'd prefer there be no triggers at all, but it's amazing that we're even considering this given the political and economic climate so I'll deal with it for now.
- 3 years ago
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Saladin
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WakeUpPeople
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The lobbyists are going to try to whittle it down to exactly what they want, a system that they can manipulate for profit. Same as it ever was.
- 3 years ago
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WakeUpPeople
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seeker561
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Anything less than a single payer systems is a copout and corporate welfare for the insurance companies.
Private insurance companies will never willingly insure sick people. The result of a trigger plan witll be that private insurance will insure the healthy and the taxpayer will insure the sick.
- 3 years ago
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seeker561
