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Originally Posted by Bucco
I said on here a number of times....first of all, this is an election year and the states will certainly go down the political party path. I will predict a number of more "Wisconsin's" happening as a result of states being FORCED by the new health care act to do this.
To your other point, I am really being sold on the merits of what Romney did in Ma. Dismantle the new law and allow the states fo put into force their own response to the problem. I have found out that there are in fact other states, not quite as pronounced as MA, but Maryland for example where you can have existing coverage and you can remain on your parent insurance, but it is NOT automatic. It can be done but this was forced on the states at a time they cannot afford it.
Repeal the health care law...begin to build laws to help the states handle this on their own, as in MA an MD and others. Make provisions and put timetables on any affected by the repeal. Any new provisions must address COST of health care, Tort reform
You can say I have my head in the sand all you want....where was our congress when they FORCED this on us as part of a political plot. Latest polls suggest the unpopularity of it is growing. Wait until the payday arrives...we have not even begun the payment part yet.
The criticism belongs in this WH for doing what it did in the manner that it did it. You will not make me feel guilty with your "C'mon tell me how and why politicizing the health of tens of millions of Americans is a good thing? Get your head out of the sand...or some other dark place"
The man who did this to us....caused all this grief because he had to find ways to pay for it for his own legacy and forgot completely about what the entire idea was.
yes, we must be realistic...it is the law, and that is why this election is so important, not only to reverse this monstrosity but to prevent any more of the shenanigans he used in getting us here.
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Your "state's rights" idea is a good one, I think. Maybe the federal government should provide some guidelines to assure that what each state designs meets some minimum national standards. That is, there should be some minimum standards for individual states' healthcare insurance programs. I believe that should include a requirement that every citizen have health insurance.
Maybe the feds should provide a basic program of insurance--not as complicated as ObamaCare--that would be required for use in each state that has not enacted their own health insurance program, or adoptable by those states who choose not to spend the time and money to develop their own program. Kind of similar to "no child left behind" in the education sector. The feds don't tell the states of municipalities specifically
how to accomplish things, but they do measure the results and establish penalties or results-based requirements for states whose programs fall short of national standards.