Ignoring the massachussetts experiment

listen to what the treasurer of massachussetts says about how government run healthcare has affected his state

-it is bankrupting the state and can only survive because of federal subsidies (has anyone thought who will subsidize the federal government?)

-the state is being sued by hospitals because the hospitals are going bankrupt because of poor reinbursements

-increased access with fewer competitors = increased premiums for everyone

-functions as a public option, although it was designed to include the private sector more

(note: pay attention to what private companies do. when they start pulling out, it is because they are actually accountable for their bottom lines. when there is no profit, you lose competition and quality goes down and cost goes up. case in point,
walgreens just announced it will not accept any more medicaid patients in washington state because its medicaid reimbursements are below break-even point 95% of the time. that's 121 less stores that customers have access too.)



-and if you make it to the end of the interview, note what the congresswoman says about the IRS being the enforcer for health care. YIKES. My mom owed just under $3.00 in taxes, yes, three dollars, which she paid. But the IRS couldn't find a form, which she submitted. They sent her a fine of $15,000!!! When my dad called to clear it up, the lady on the other end said the computer randomly selects large fines to scare people into contacting the IRS. Are you freaking kidding me? Her fine was dropped, but still . . .

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