Off the cliff, looking down… CRASH to come

Nov 20, 2013 13:53

A short list of the shoes yet to drop as the ACA disaster unfolds over the next year ( Read more... )

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Hmmm arkanjil November 21 2013, 04:53:00 UTC
So i take it you are a single payer system supporter then?

Mm. we'll see; you have some excellent sources, but how well or how poorly it will all work out is still a work in progress, to my jaundiced eyes. Surely tho, i wish often, that i wasn't bringing my daughter up in such interesting times, so to speak...

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Re: Hmmm dr_scott November 21 2013, 06:06:33 UTC
I can't support single payer. Those systems (examples Canada's, and Britain's NHS) provide good basic care, but were only affordable when demographics were more favorable. The kind of top-down control of resources used to keep costs down mean lower quality and often delayed care, which means in Britain at least many people have additional insurance, thus paying twice. As their populations age, the costs are requiring major rethinks, as we are going to have to do with Medicare, which is basically 80% coverage single-payer ( ... )

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