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TexasBushwhacker

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3. Without regulating health care COSTS

Reply to eniwetok (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 24, 2017, 11:00 PM

Mar 2017

nothing will really be fixed. Switzerland requires that everyone have private health insurance, but it regulates the cost of health care and medications, as well as the cost of the insurance. It has subsidies for low income individuals and maximum out of pocket costs that won't kill you. Their health care is ranked #2 in Europe. They spend 11% of their GDP for everyone to be insured. We spend 17% of our GDP for only 90% to have coverage and that's with outrageous deductibles and co-pays.

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Fixing ACA is EASY!!! [View all] eniwetok Mar 2017 OP

Let people buy into Medicare. No age restriction. roamer65 Mar 2017 #1

maybe yes... maybe no.... eniwetok Mar 2017 #2

Without regulating health care COSTS TexasBushwhacker Mar 2017 #3

And, when it comes to the public option, let's place the blame where it belongs... regnaD kciN Mar 2017 #4

Sure... Lieberman is to blame... but so is.... eniwetok Mar 2017 #5

Not easy Egnever Mar 2017 #6

my point simply was... eniwetok Mar 2017 #7