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NoOneMan

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41. Why wouldn't it make it more fair?

Fri Nov 8, 2013, 12:26 AM

Nov 2013

Co-pays and deductibles only purpose is to deter access among those who can least afford them; this, by nature, produces different levels of health outcomes among the different quintiles (assuming as such that competent access to care correlates positively to better health outcomes). Why do the poor deserve a higher infant mortality rate than the rich?

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Just heard Obama interview--he said he was 'sorry' some lost insurance AND [View all] hooverville29 Nov 2013 OP

I think there are changes needed in the law. senseandsensibility Nov 2013 #1

What changes? n/t Skip Intro Nov 2013 #5

That, friend, is the question hooverville29 Nov 2013 #13

Medicare for all SalviaBlue Nov 2013 #27

Introducing a public option on healthcare.gov! nt riderinthestorm Nov 2013 #19

Everything NoOneMan Nov 2013 #28

Make deductibles and copays illegal? LouisvilleDem Nov 2013 #29

If it would decrease self-rationing (which wouldn't otherwise balloon conditions to critical levels) NoOneMan Nov 2013 #39

Of course I would LouisvilleDem Nov 2013 #40

Why wouldn't it make it more fair? NoOneMan Nov 2013 #41

welcome to DU gopiscrap Nov 2013 #42

Why do you think medical costs for VA are so much lower than for regular people? Bandit Nov 2013 #43

Fine. I might agree, but he'd batter have a plan for handling the tsunami he'll get hooverville29 Nov 2013 #6

This effects 5% of the insured, 3% of which will get an even better deal under JaneyVee Nov 2013 #15

It's nice you can decide that for them. Why did Obama apologize? hooverville29 Nov 2013 #17

Because that's what good presidents do. Would you like him to have said JaneyVee Nov 2013 #20

this ^^^ +1000 kydo Nov 2013 #21

Issue is the changes and what changes. Should they give the 5% relief? hooverville29 Nov 2013 #22

+2000. nt riderinthestorm Nov 2013 #35

BTW, 4 million of your fellow citizens are in this spot. You say fuck 'em? hooverville29 Nov 2013 #30

There are changes needed in the law Yo_Mama Nov 2013 #2

Do you have a link to this? nt icymist Nov 2013 #3

Here' an LATimes story on it, saying WH is working on changes hooverville29 Nov 2013 #34

Thank you. icymist Nov 2013 #36

there have already been changes in the law Enrique Nov 2013 #4

It'll have the significance most people want to give it, and the WH can't control that hooverville29 Nov 2013 #8

Do you have the full quote. Maybe the full interview? n/t Skip Intro Nov 2013 #7

It's showing up around the country, concentrating on his apology. Here's NYT hooverville29 Nov 2013 #10

uh huh kydo Nov 2013 #24

I'm glad he said he was sorry kydo Nov 2013 #9

So we should proceed to implement something that should be changed? hooverville29 Nov 2013 #11

That's a hell of a question. n/t Skip Intro Nov 2013 #12

yes we should kydo Nov 2013 #14

-----interesting-------OK hooverville29 Nov 2013 #16

...... kydo Nov 2013 #23

You mean like adding a public option? That would be a change, right? JoePhilly Nov 2013 #18

It would be fiting to add a public option considering he repeatedly said he would not sign any bill Bluenorthwest Nov 2013 #25

Which is why, those on the left who are so upset about website glitches, should use it as an JoePhilly Nov 2013 #31

A broad based, flexible public option could get a lot of folks off the hook hooverville29 Nov 2013 #26

You'd think more on the left would be pointing that out. JoePhilly Nov 2013 #32

You're misrepresenting what he said. ProSense Nov 2013 #33

WH now saying they have staff working on possible chqnges hooverville29 Nov 2013 #37

Transcript: ProSense Nov 2013 #38

There are changes. Do you know how many changes were made to Medicare laws? Pretzel_Warrior Nov 2013 #44