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Fawke Em

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11. That's what happened in Tennessee.

Reply to FarCenter (Reply #7)

Mon Jul 9, 2012, 05:20 PM

Jul 2012

We had/have TennCare (it's no longer in its original form) that allowed people to buy state-funded insurance on a sliding-scale fee; however, because we were the ONLY state in the South, we had a huge influx of people who moved here - poorer, working class people who had illnesses - and it drove UP costs.

Our stupid GOP leadership forget this part: the cost were driven up because TennCare was the ONLY game in town for all of the South and there was no pool that included healthy people.

I suspect your correct and the opposite will be true when states implement/don't implement these exchanges.

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I'll tell you what's gonna happen with healthcare and the GOP [View all] LynneSin Jul 2012 OP

I hope it doesn't come to that. lastlib Jul 2012 #1

It's up to the states to choose whether or not to implement their own version of some parts ACA. obxhead Jul 2012 #2

I don't think it will take 4-6 years. GoCubsGo Jul 2012 #3

Several paths zipplewrath Jul 2012 #4

We should have had Single Payer back in 1953. It wasn't even a new idea then. RC Jul 2012 #5

No, here is what is going to happen... denverbill Jul 2012 #6

People will move from states where they can't get healthcare to states where they can FarCenter Jul 2012 #7

Larger risk pool reduces cost. jeff47 Jul 2012 #8

It doesn't because they are likely to be sicker and less able to pay a share, increasing state costs FarCenter Jul 2012 #10

Only if all of the people moving are sick. jeff47 Jul 2012 #13

That's what happened in Tennessee. Fawke Em Jul 2012 #11

Each state has to gear its plans to make poor sick people move away and healthy rich people move in. FarCenter Jul 2012 #12

Just need some activists to start piling body bags outside the gov's mansion. (nt) jeff47 Jul 2012 #9

GOP govs are all bluster...they'll start implementing under the ACA alcibiades_mystery Jul 2012 #14