I don't get these ppl. They're intrinsically against the individual mandate, right?
So, what's the option? Why not propose one? Only the dems are proposing options. Like:
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/02/democrats-explore-alternatives-to-health-insurance-mandate.phpOne plan is modeled on an existing incentive built into the Medicare prescription drug benefit: Create an open-enrollment period for people who want to buy health insurance, and assess a penalty on anybody who tries to enter the insurance market after that window closes.
As Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) put it at a press conference Tuesday, "Take the word 'shall' out and say 'if you don't it's really gonna cost you a bundle.'"
There was once bipartisan support for this structure -- though there was also once bipartisan support for the mandate itself. The question is whether Republicans would be willing to play ball on fixing the law when their goal is to bring it down completely.
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yeah, there's that too.
Or this:
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/02/yet-another-dem-alternative-to-the-health-law-mandate-emerges.phpRep. Peter Defazio (D-OR) proposes that people be allowed to opt out of the insurance mandate altogether -- but if they do, they will not be allowed to free-ride on the new health care system.
Under his plan, a person opting out "must file an 'affidavit of personal responsibility' with the state exchange. Such a filing will waive their rights to: 1) Enroll in a health insurance exchange; 2) Enroll in Medicaid if otherwise made eligible; and 3) Discharge health care related debt under Chapter 7 bankruptcy law," DeFazio wrote in a letter to colleagues Tuesday.
DeFazio's plan, btw, is the same used for Medicare Part B now...
So...where's the options? Ain't none. The pubs are so busy trying to undo all the good that's been done* they don't care about the deficit, jobs, Egypt, nuttin.
*Subjective. The health care reform that was passed isn't great, but it's progress. The majority of Americans prefer what was originally proposed...health care for all. What's there is a compromise.
