Monday, June 25, 2012

Obamacare Day of Reckoning

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Res Ipsa Loquitur


Res Ipsa LoquiturDon't forget to turn on SCOTUS Blog if you want to watch a live execution.  I mean, our country's fate, as determined by the 9 guys in robes.

The best case scenario, IMO, is the court throws out the entire Obamacare law in language so narrowly defined that Medicare is also thrown out.  Chance of that happening is about less than 0.  At a minimum then, the personal mandate must be stricken, meaning the government cannot force people to purchase heath insurance.

The odd thing,  to me,  is that while better than two-thirds of us hate Obamacare, and want it thrown out, polls indicate that only 19% want the government to then leave health care as it is.  With 4% undecided, 77% want a new bill enacted. If they were asked what they want in a health care bill, what would they answer?  We already have Medicare and Medicaid, so what's left?  The answer, I'm afraid, would be Obamacare without any opt-in at all.  Obamacare for free, for everyone.  Just do it.  It's who we've become.


9 comments:

James Hooker, Nipple Whisperer said...

I can think of, right off the bat, three things that would dramatically ¨fix¨ our healthcare system. Tort reform, tort reform and tort reform. I´m sure there are other things, but I´m just on my first cuppa joe.

Chuck Martel said...

"Tort reform" has nothing to do with the current problems in health insurance.

Anonymous said...

Compared to other things, tort reform is not a big player.
The current problem in health insurance is that it is NOT insurance.
Things to fix it:
1)intERstate sales & competition
2)actual INSURANCE for hi-dollar coverage
3)open and overt pricing
4)shopping for service provider
5)consumer incentive to limit consumption
6)consumer incentive to shop around for best deal
7)govermnent go play on the beach or something, leave us alone
8)did I mention for the government to get their paws off?

Just my thinkin'
tomw

Rodger the Real King of France said...

Chuck, God bless you man. I'll have to tell my Doctor friends that they're wrong about why they have to sign off on all those useless tests to protect their asses from the Torts.

Just an Insurance Broker said...

The two BIGGEST contributions to health insurance costs are #1-Tort, #2 ILLEGALS. Doctors and Hospitals charge more because they pay more out of their pockets for protection against torts and because nobody else is footing the bill for all these illegals that use ER's and don't pay a dime.

Skoonj said...

What's wrong with torts? I think they are delicious.

Anonymous said...

Factoid: Half of all lawyers on Earth live in the USofA.

Why is that, Mommy?

GaGator
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Anonymous said...

Bad news Chuck, as some other guy said, "First kill all the lawyers".

Casca

Mundane68 said...

If they would be allowed to sell insurance across state lines, it would also do a lot to lower insurance premiums as it would spread the risk out further.

Other things:
1) HSA's standardized. Why is it Congress couldn't do this even in Obamacare, I will never know

2) Allow a la carte purchasing. (For example: after dad's vasectomy, the family can drop the pregnancy coverage.)

3) Institute a 'loser-pays' fees system in Medical Malpractice.

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