Now if only people would take Len Nichols' suggestion of social insurance where Americans get vouchers for care a little more seriously this debate would be on the right track...
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Massachusetts mandated health insurance coverage and as I recall there were still a ton of people uninsured at the end of 2008. Further, the budget's so upside down that they're looking to scale back the subsidies now because the state can't afford it.
I already posted articles about how health care availability has gone down.
The state hasn't been able to successfully pay for people's health insurance. I shudder to think what would happen if we tried to give people an allowance for health care directly.
I'm not saying it isn't a problem, because it is. But there aren't any simple solutions, and I'll really resent it if I wind up in a worse position because people want one.
There's nowhere I can't reach.