Obamacare in all it's glory

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by bigrun

The model for Obamacare is the Romneycare plan in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Republican party doesn't have much good to say about Mittster. Too liberal.

actually, i would prefer if every state did that...rather than the feds doing a huge one size fits all for the country. because one size doesn't fit all in clothing or anything else for that matter.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Danzig

actually, i would prefer if every state did that...rather than the feds doing a huge one size fits all for the country. because one size doesn't fit all in clothing or anything else for that matter.

It is not "one size fits all" - you are mistaken. The states do have complete individual control and flexibility to tailor their individual state insurance exchanges under Obamacare, in fact its what is most desired, and how the ACA was designed to work - with states controlling their own exchanges.

So that's how it will be - the states do control their own exchanges under the ACA. There are simply minimum things that need to be offered via the law.

Vermont, for example, is going whole-hog single payer for their state, within the ACA. Small state, easy for them.

Unfortunately, however, we have all these few silly Republican governors who refuse to participate and set that up for their citizens. That means that their citizens will still have an exchange, but it will be the federal "one size fits all" backup plan due to the governors failing to take advantage of the autonomy their state is given in the ACA.

I think Rick Perry has declined to set up an exchange for Texas, and perhaps the Gov. of Alabama, Virginia, Indiana (would have to look them up) So silly, especially for these "states rights!" proponents to give up state control and autonomy. Crazy of them.

[Thepaindispenser]

Hey Riot, if higher costs with less coverage and a less friendly environment for hiring workers is working fine for you then so be it. However I apparently have higher standards than you.

[bigrun]

Originally Posted by Thepaindispenser

Hey Riot, if higher costs with less coverage and a less friendly environment for hiring workers is working fine for you then so be it. However I apparently have standards lower than you.

FTFY..

Originally Posted by Riot

Unfortunately, however, we have all these few silly Republican governors who refuse to participate and set that up for their citizens. That means that their citizens will still have an exchange, but it will be the federal "one size fits all" backup plan due to the governors failing to take advantage of the autonomy their state is given in the ACA.

That would include our own Rick Scott, vying now with Todd Akin for the title of "Republican Most Other Republicans Want to Disavow." I understand that he will be speaking at the upcoming convention, but I'm sure they'll keep him out of prime time.

Would like to post more tonight, but I have to get up early tomorrow am for my "Obama Death Panel" appointment.