Health Care Plans Under Obamacare Will Cost Even Less Than Expected

[SoCalDem]

14. Great news ...BUT

It could be so much better with a single-payer/universal plan that EVERYONE pays into based on their ability to pay (taxes), and administered "blindly".. As long as there are qualifications that affect price, there will always be people for whom the fine for not having it will be cheaper....and they will opt for it.

What about the 40 yr old who has only recently become a non-smoker?

And now with the AMA declaring obesity a disease, will weight become a deciding factor for coverage?

Universal care just provides medical care for those who need care...when they need it.. It's a prepaid feature of being a citizen...without the morality/worthiness factor.

A good plan would INCLUDE education/remedial features for those who want to/need to "clean up their act", but whatever the personal "habits" of an individual, they should not be excluded from affordable care or forced to jump thru flaming hoops of disapproval in order to prove their worthiness.

This is a republican plan..created by republicans, then disavowed when a black guy became president ...but still a republican plan, chock-full of "qualifications & requirements"..with loads of worthiness-testing to go around.

It's better than nothing, but not as good as it could/should be.