Hey Richard, ask your dad or grandfather how much healthcare and insurance cost back in the 50's or 60's. You know, back when the government wasn't so involved in it.
And why do you say that buying insurance across state lines is my only claim? Do you really think that is the only element the government is involved in? Ask new Jersey male residents why they must pay for breast cancer coverage. Insurance carriers are forced to charge men for that coverage across ALL insurance plans. Better still, every single insurance plan is the exact same regardless of carrier. Every single plan. Because they are forced to. And that's just the beginning.
Do you think your health insurance is sold to you? Nope, it's sold as group packages which your employer buys. Going free market and removing the employer/insurance carrier relationship requires them to sell directly to individuals who care a whole more more about costs than a dude in office that picks up any old coverage for the company will.
How much do you think it costs to manage all 130,000 pages of medicare regulations?
Did you know that private insurance base their rates and reimbursement values on the Medicare rates values? Ouch.
Are you familiar with the concept of a medical savings account? I bet your employer pays between $5k to $10k per year to match your company health insurance plan. Imagine that money being put toward a interest bearing medical savings plan instead?
So if letting the government have it's way with the healthcare and insurance industry is the way to go, then why does America spend approximately twice as much per capita on healthcare than any other nation on Earth?
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