Health Insurance Exchange

[bord_du_rasoir]

I. Reducing Health Insurance Costs & Improving Quality

In the health care debate, there's one provision I feel should be relatively non-controversial, because it's a free-market idea, and conservatives and Republicans are supposed to be in favor of the free market.

Here's a piece Ezra Klein wrote for The Washington Post back in June:
WashPostHere

Comments

[droops]

Yes, absolutely true, all of what you posted.

maybe almost true???

[prostheticgod04]

I'm not sold on the Exchange/Gateway provision and how well it will work. I think that it is better than nothing, but there isn't much evidence I've come across that supports it allows for similar care at a reduced cost. IT allows for collectivism but little-C collective bargaining. If we're ultimately talking about leverage here, why aren't we reaching for the biggest lever we can find to reduce costs/increase benefits. It's for that reason that I still prefer a real and true Public Option where there is a single strong-arm Federal Guv'mint who can see to it that you get what you need if the Private Insurance Deniers Adjusters start cutting throats coverage when they turn into claims