Does anyone remember Joe Biden whispering in Obama's hear--"this is one big f....ing deal, when Obamacare passed?
Well, it's turned out to be one big f....ing DISASTER.
The non-medicade--enrollment is a total FLOP. Meaning those that are getting on these state run Obamacare web-sites are horrified by the premiums--after Obama promised the American public that he could save the average family of 4-- $2500.00 a year.
NOT TRUE.
Obviously--the 32 times repeated promise of "If you like your plan you can keep it," is taking it's toll on Obama--this administration and democrat politicians. 5 million Americans have received cancellation notices from their insurers--and they're redirected to much more expensive plans--that they cannot afford.
That is why paid enrollment is so low.
Now that Democrats on the hill are in full panic mode--over thousands of nasty grams and telephone calls they're getting from constituents--they want something done right now. BUT--they voted for Obamacare--and in they all knew two years ago--that millions would lose their insurance because of the mandates in Obamacare. There was even a time they could have done something about it on the Senate floor--and they voted against a fix that would have kept the promise of being able to keep your insurance. This is going to spread like a virus through the employer mandate next year, causing higher unemployment. Millions more will lose their insurance.
I really don't see how they fix this. Republicans won't go for subsidizing higher insurance rates for individuals that have lost their insurance. Obama promised over and over again that Obamacare wouldn't "add a single dime to the deficit." Obama doesn't want massive changes to Obamacare. For Obamacare to work--he needed the individual insurance market to collapse--and
everyone needed to sign up on these web-sites. They're not signing up which equates to much higher insurance premiums.
They really need to put a torch to Obamacare and start over.
My daughter who is 22 years old, well she liked my idea about a Medicare single payer plan. This would have 4 cards issued to the individual groups that are out there. One card would represent the workers in America, the other the seniors, the poor and needy another card, and the special needs group their own card. There would be a tax that would come out of the workers pay as shown on their pay stubs called or noted as (HCS), which is code for health care services.
The tax would pay for their insurance against medical problems, and the cards would be issued. The worker tax would also pay for the seniors who had come before them in life (it's only right). If the tax isn't to high, then it could also pay for the other two groups as well without being subsidized in any way. Example: A mandatory $15.00 a week would come out of all workers checks in America (this includes every working citizen to be covered, and they would have to participate), where as this would go to paying for the health care needs of all citizens if possible. These cards could be used anywhere that legitimate health care is offered or provided in America. Each card would represent the plans as needed for each group. There would also be a set up where if a person wanted to pay more for their card to turn gold in color, then they could do that as well. This would then add services that may not be included in the basic plans that the basic cards represent for them as they would then choose. These services would not be covered at the basic tax rate or charge that is taken in the flat rate taken in the basic plan. The government could subsidize for the seniors or which ever group is needed by deducting an amount from the rates if needed, and this would be in order to keep the tax within reason when the nation is going through tougher economic times. Choice would still be America's to choose their own doctors, care, hospitals etc. just as long as they don't choose a care provider that is on a list the government has banned due to fowl play, bad services or fraudulent activities. The current insurance companies in each state could be turned into government run fraud detection agencies, and would manage the cards and plans represented for the citizens within that state for the federal government.
Now is it that the plan here wouldn't work, and all because of the unemployed who would out weigh the worker bee's ten to one now in America ? Is this why America is failing no matter what goes on in these things or ways of thinking now ? I know I would love to have a card that I could go to my doctor, hospital or emergency center for services, and everything would be taken care of without any hassles at all, and also to know that the seniors, the poor, and the special needs group are also covered as well. I would feel proud to contribute in a managed way to the system, just as long as the system worked well and was run well for all involved.
Think about the lottery and how much money this is bringing in, and how much money is being won by the winners, but here we are and we can't get basic or great health care to all citizens in this nation ?