Changing the rules (in a good way)

The President and members of Congress are not wrong about some of the problems with the best health care system on Earth according to the World Health Organization. That’s right, when the socialism part of their ranking is removed so financial and “fairness” are separated because they are not the same as”health care,” WHO actually assesses responsiveness to patient needs. As mentioned in the last post, the risk pool must be maintained in order to provide money to pay for inclusion of pre-existing conditions and severe health care issues. While libertarians may not like the idea of the government getting involved at all, there are times when legislation is needed to prevent massive takeovers by the same government. Requiring insurance companies to cover high risk individuals is a good idea. For that mandate to work, the risk pool must be sufficient. The solution is making health insurance mandatory. The instant reaction for most people is; “what about people that cannot afford it?” The answer lies in something more important than insurance: food. Food stamps are an income qualified program that is available to those below a certain level in order to provide a necessity to those that can’t afford it. When citizens file their tax filings, they will show proof of insurance and receive a credit for it. If they fail to provide proof, there will be a penalty. For those below a particular level, they will receive “food stamps” with which to purchase health insurance on the open market. That will allow them to also provide the required proof. Eliminate Medicaid and Medicare and get the government out of the insurance business. By using those funds to purchase private insurance and eliminating the subsidized plan, the private companies will have a sufficient risk pool to cover the costs of high cost members. This will in turn boost the competitiveness by increasing the market and the companies will try to further increase market share. More legislation undoing prior legislation to open interstate commerce among insurance companies will allow consumers to shop across state lines for the best service and price. Illegal immigrants are not accounted for in this or any other plan. And they shouldn’t be. That however, is a different discussion.

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