I'm still figuring out why it is an epic problem that less than 8% of your population doesn't have health care, doesn't that mean nearly 92%+/- do?
I just look across the street at my neighbors who live in a 700K+ house and don't bother to have health care, I'm sure they are part of that 42M...along with children who can't qualify to buy health care.
Now, if you wanted to find a way to regulate costs to some extent (i.e. minimize the ability of my companies insurance costs to go up 25% in one year)...that would be something. Lessen malpractice possibilities (frivolous lawsuits) wonderful, as that would lessen dr. insurance. Great. And my number one favorite, allow me to shop for health insurance ANYWHERE in the 50 (or 57) states in the USA
And for the GOLD, give small businesses (less than 50M in sales) get a substantial tax deduction if they cover health insurance, at some level, at 100% of cost.
FWIW:
This came out of the budget office in regards to the Dems 1T pkg for health care, see if this sounds worth it:
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The agency estimated that the exchange and subsidies could reduce the number of uninsured people by roughly 16 million by 2015. It is estimated there would otherwise be 51 million uninsured that year.
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