Re: Possible Solution to Health Insurance

On Jul 21, 3:51=A0pm, "g...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
" <good...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> The state should raise taxes to pay for health insurance, and give
> money back to the people that can only be used to pay for health
> insurance premiums. =A0And then prohibit health plans from
> discriminating against people with pre-existing conditions. =A0This way
> everyone will be insured on at least some minimum plan. =A0For instance,
> you would receive $60 a month or some amount in some way, that you
> could use only towards the payment of a health insurance premium. =A0If
> you wanted a higher priced plan you would pay more out of your own
> pocket.
>
> Healthcare costs money and there is no way for it to be free. =A0The
> government does not make money out of thin air. =A0Either the consumers
> pay or the taxpayers pay, or we suffer with inferior service, which is
> not what we want either. =A0The above plan insures everyone while
> maintaining the free market.
>
> Seehttp://www.ehealthinsurance.com/for
all the different plans.
>
> Health is more im****tant than wealth. =A0The very least the rich can do
> is pay for the poor's healthcare.


For a 20 year old in California there are 17 plans for less than $60,
and 27 plans for less than $70.  As people get older the amount paid
by the government would increase so they could buy a minimum plan.  If
they want a better plan they pay out of their own pocket, but for
instance a 20 year old would receive approximately $60 in some way
that could be used only towards the purchase of health insurance.  If
he wants a better plan he would pay out of his own pocket.  Older
people would get more money so they could buy the minimum plan.  For a
60 year old $60 corresponds to $300.  For a 60 year old there are 14
plans for $300 or less, and 27 plans for less than $350 in California.

At the very least having some coverage would get people into seeing a
doctor before their condition worsened and they ended up in an
emergency room.

As with cor****ate plans, just about everyone would be insured, and the
government would prohibit discrimination against pre-existing
conditions.

My plan attempts to preserve the free market, while still insuring
everyone.  You would pay higher taxes, but you would get that money
back in the form of health insurance premiums.  As is the case already
there would be some transfer of money from the rich to the poor as the
rich pay higher taxes.  The rich would pay somewhat more taxes than
the money they got back, the very poor would pay less.