Schumer and Carper: Opt-Out Public Option is Being Seriously Discussed (1 Viewer)

[Taurus]

Rube Goldberg would be proud.

 

[N.O.Bronco]

Rube Goldberg would be proud.

That made me laugh.

 

[varanook]

For the people who are in the know, would a strong public option (if passed) be available to everyone or just lower income folks?
Seems useless if it is income dependant.

 

[N.O.Bronco]

For the people who are in the know, would a strong public option (if passed) be available to everyone or just lower income folks?
Seems useless if it is income dependant.

Better picture Here:
http://blog.healthcareforamericanow...-reform-bill-flow-chart-hcan-20090911-v22.pdf

 

[Jeff Miller]

What? i mean What? No one I repeat no one has to be in the public option without their chose to do so. In absolutely zero of the current healthcare plans are you forced to be on the public option.

that is so naive that its misleading. any company with a CFO looking to cut costs in a bad economy worth his salt will end any company group health insurance policy they are paying for and throw their entire workforce onto the public option.

the government doesn't have to mandate it, just make it cheaper then current plans and business will do the government's dirty work for them.

then our only option will be, government crap care.

 

[Shawn]

that is so naive that its misleading. any company with a CFO looking to cut costs in a bad economy worth his salt will end any company group health insurance policy they are paying for and throw their entire workforce onto the public option.

the government doesn't have to mandate it, just make it cheaper then current plans and business will do the government's dirty work for them.

then our only option will be, government crap care.

Really? Why don't they go ahead and do it now? Your employer doesn't have to provide you with any health benefits as it is. If costs are a concern, then let individuals fend for themselves.

Who's naive?

 

[N.O.Bronco]

Really? Why don't they go ahead and do it now? Your employer doesn't have to provide you with any health benefits as it is. If costs are a concern, then let individuals fend for themselves.

Who's naive?

One can also point out that the public option will not be available In the exchange for large businesses. It should IMO but it won't be. Instead large comapanies will be required to offer a choice of insurance options from an exchange and for large companies there is no public option to choose from. Not only is his argument fallacious in what you point out, it is factually incorrect.

 

[BullDawg]

Really? Why don't they go ahead and do it now? Your employer doesn't have to provide you with any health benefits as it is. If costs are a concern, then let individuals fend for themselves.

Who's naive?

Even in a repressed economy, employers don't want a mutiny. Some of these companies' health care plans are contract driven by virtue of a union. Other companies provide them to help keep the unions out.

But you already know this.