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| Senator Gregg proposes health care mandate | |
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| Topic Started: Feb 12 2010, 09:37 AM (151 Views) | |
| Post #1 Feb 12 2010, 09:37 AM |
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Senator Judd Gregg just spoke on Fox News about his health care proposal. It contains a mandate that everyone over the age of 18 acquire catastrophic health care coverage. Is he not listening to the American people? By an overwhelming majority, Americans absolutely reject a health care mandate. From the numbers, it appears to be the one thing that Americans generally won't abide. (Of course, all the other features of the Dems' plan hang on that one, or costs go even more out of control.) To be sure, catastrophic coverage is the way to go. It's how we used to insure ourselves against financial catastrophe resulting from a health care catastrophe. The whole insurance system came crashing down when "health insurance" became "health care coverage," resulting in overuse of medical benefits for all of the minor stuff, for which people once made a rational decision about the allocation of resources. Now that, for twelve bucks, you can see a doctor for anything, folks see a doctor for everything, causing health care costs to spiral out of control. But, let's let intelligence, not a government mandate, dictate that young and healthy people acquire catastrophic coverage. It is such a wise way to do things that many employers, including the infamous Whole Foods and my son's less infamous employer, offer catastrophic health care coverage, combined with health savings plans which, after a few years of pre-tax contributions, completely cover the annual deductible. Call Senator Gregg and demand that he remove the mandate from his bill. His number is 1-603-622-7979. |
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