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In reply to the discussion: How Obama and the Democrats failed to defend the universal right to healthcare [View all]zipplewrath
(16,646 posts)25. Read the law
It very clearly outlines exactly who is not obligated to have health insurance at all. It also clearly outlines who is not eligible for medicaid, even if they also are exempt from the obligation to have health insurance. It also clearly outlines how generous a health insurance plan can be, and if it exceeds that level of generosity, there will a "Cadillac Tax". It also outlines required levels of out of pocket limits and copays. It does not establish that if you don't have them, you still have a right to the underlying care.
You can claim that it establishes universal health care, you just can't point to where it actually does that. And a backyard discussion doesn't establish law.
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How Obama and the Democrats failed to defend the universal right to healthcare [View all]
marmar
Jan 2014
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This particular 'some guy' is a Chicago labor leader who thinks PBO owes him. He gets little
msanthrope
Jan 2014
#7
Wesley Clark was on NPR 'The Takeaway' this morning and talked about ''Bob Gates''...
Octafish
Jan 2014
#15
You're on a roll today, marmar! Thank you for representing the democratic arm of the
loudsue
Jan 2014
#10
The Greens and Libertarians don't like the ACA numbers any more than the Repubs do. nt
msanthrope
Jan 2014
#14
Canada's private health insurance companies were never as well entrenched as in the USA
Fumesucker
Jan 2014
#17
The similarity is the states/provinces go first, then the national system follows.
jeff47
Jan 2014
#18
If that were true, the insurance industry wouldn't be giving their political contributions
jeff47
Jan 2014
#20
Again, how exactly would the insurance industry stop it in all blue states? (nt)
jeff47
Jan 2014
#30
The same way they got a Democratic president to kill the public option we were promised
Fumesucker
Jan 2014
#31