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In reply to the discussion: Sanders revs up ‘public option’ fight after Aetna leaves ObamaCare [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)Go figure, but those who want profiteering in insurance have votes too, and there are actually MORE of them than there are who supported healthcare reform. One could say that both expansion of Medicare and the ACA are against the will of the American citizenry.
Of course, we know perfectly well that when they supposedly manage to get the ACA repealed they full expect to retain guaranteed coverage for all regardless of previous conditions and unlimited lifetime coverage for conditions. Without the huge premiums that would come with that.
Extremely stupid of them, but so are those who assume insurance companies are exhibiting pure greed when they decide to withdraw entirely from markets that just don't pay enough to cover those law-mandated coverages. We either need to get more Americans paying into the insurance pool to cover these things or we need to subsidize it further with our taxes.
Whether single-payer or free market, nothing is free. The bill for our healthcare is ours, and it will always be huge even after the American people decide to remove profiteering from healthcare.