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Righties, Do You Really Think Private Health Insurance Plans Wouldn't Be Able 2 Compete Against A Government 1? |
Public Schools haven't put the Catholic School system out of business. Public Police haven't put Private Detectives out of business. And even these are bad examples because I believe Private Insurance companies would blow the government plans out of the water in good economies, but the government plan would be a stable option in bad economies, like this one.
| Answer: It's a matter of cost. The Government will treat their program like they do Medicare/Medicaid/MediCal...they'll either pay for a portion of the hospitals cost or won't pay at all. Hospitals have to recoup that cost from somewhere -- they hike up the rest of their prices and have private insurance cover those holes...only to be a realized increase in private insurance premiums. It's only a matter of time before private insurance holders stop swimming against the current and take it for "free" -- since they're already paying for it w/ their taxes. And now the second problem: Government still undercuts hospitals leaving no hospitals |
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