Kantor said:
Mr Khan said:
SamuelRSmith said:
Depends on the ruling:
If the Act is upheld in its entirety, health insurance costs will go up faster, with little possibility of better reforms.
If the Act is upheld without the mandate, health insurance costs will go up even faster, with even less possibility of better reforms.
The the Act is killed entirely, healthcare costs would continue increasing at current rates, but the likelihood of reform is greater... whether or not that reform will be good, who knows?
All of this assumes that the status quo remains in power after November. If there's a sizeable change in Congress, then better outcomes could be possible.
With that said, I'd rather the Act get killed in its entirety. If it just comes down to the mandate or not... I'd still rather the mandate go, even if it means higher costs, because it acts as a curb on Government power.
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It's easy to stand up for ideals when you have the NHS and i have this weird feeling under my armpit that i'm scared to even have checked out because i could be booted off my family's health insurance as early as tomorrow.
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I'm not sure I understand this love of the NHS.
Who do you think is funding the NHS? It's not taken out of the Queen's investments, or out of the pockets of the Lords, it's funded by the taxpayer. It is really no different to buying insurance yourself. The only difference is that your insurance goes to the government rather than a private company.
It's certainly better than America's system, but it is by no means perfect.
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But all are enrolled in NHS regardless of economic means and the NHS can't reject your enrollment because of pre-existing conditions, nor can they declare "oops, you've used too much coverage. Good luck now!"
This is the kind of predatory profit-mongering that has no place in matters of human wellness, thus making any universal system inherently better than the American system.
