Great care for the Masses. Just like Massachusetts.
If you want to get a crystal ball prophecy of how well the new federal health plan will work, you only have to look to Massachusetts. In 2006, the all-knowing and wise state legislators forced their citizens; sorry, this is America, I mean to say the gracious legislative overlords strongly suggested that all residents in Massachusetts to pay for health insurance. Or else. Monthly premiums averaged about $400 a month. The ‘or else’ was a tremendously burdensome penalty of $93 a month. (There’s a reason why people affectionately referred to the home state of Bean town as Taxachusetts.)
And so, what did those dastardly denizens of the Bay State do with such a brave stately mandate? In 2009, several paid the $400 premium, endured great medical care while running up monthly bills of $2000, then, when in the best of health, they quit their policy to suffer those monstrous monthly fines of almost but not quite $100. For some reason, Massachusetts is now having financial difficulties.
I can’t wait until the federal version to kick in. Then we can all forced each other to pay for all expensive medical care that a formerly free country can provide!
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thanks for your post, very informative on the health plan !
Yes, the people don’t seem to understand that the government has no idea what to legislate relative to health care. These are lawyers who are designing forced medical programs.
The only thing that Massachusetts gets for the force is an additional across the board 7% tacked on to their premuiums to pay for the government bureaucracy AND the lawyers insurers pay for in order to keep the government from putting them out of business totally.
Mitt Romney is already trying to dodge taking credit for the health care disaster in Massachusetts that he designed.
However, the people won’t let him forget the terrible job he did given a chance in Massachusetts.
How he can possibly run as a free market Republican candidate without embarrassment is truly a wonder.
Dr. Ann
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