Republicans keep saying that they want to replace ObamaCare with something else, but they never want to discuss the details, because that something else is RepubliCare. Those who can afford high-end health care coverage get it, but only until they become chronically ill. Then they, and those who can’t afford high-end coverage get the RepubliCare Death Benefit. They get to die at no additional charge. On the other hand, it seems that some Democrats are interested in replacing ObamaCare.
For years, voters in this swing state have rejected tax increases and efforts to expand government. But now they are flirting with a radical transformation: whether to abandon President Obama’s health care policy and instead create a new, taxpayer-financed public health system that guarantees coverage for everyone.
The estimated $38-billion-a-year proposal, which will go before Colorado voters in November, will test whether people have an appetite for a new system that goes further than the Affordable Care Act. That question is also in play in the Democratic presidential primaries.
The state-level effort, which supporters here call the ColoradoCare plan, would do away with deductibles. It would allow patients to choose doctors and specialists without distinguishing between those “in network” and those “out of network.” It would largely be paid for with a tax increase on workers and businesses, and cover everyone in the state. Supporters say most people would end up saving money.
Insurance groups, chambers of commerce and conservatives have already lined up in opposition. They say the plan’s details are vague, its size and cost galling. The proposed health system would have a budget bigger than that of Colorado’s entire state government. A new 10 percent tax on payroll and incomes to pay for the system would push Colorado’s tax rates to some of the highest in the nation.
The proposal’s chance of success is dubious…
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Before signing off on it, I’d want to have more detail, but this sounds a lot like Medicare for all, which I do support. Of course there is one plan that would be tragic for America.
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I'm on Medicare, and like Dave's comment, I agree… that everyone, young and old, should have and be provided Health Care.
CA had strong bipartisan support for a similar idea a couple years before the ACA passed–just couldn’t figure out the funding. I’d like to see CO succeed and create a model for other states to follow.The ACA expressly permitted states to go further and enact universal care for all.
They don't seem to have it up yet, but the League of Women Voters is sure to get something out with more details as well as pros and cons (which they quote from partisans on each side). When I see it, I'll check in here.
Republicare! Yeah, sure. I don't think I want a taste of that!
Storms are rattling through here. Hail, wind and torrential rain are the weather today. Came home from where we go when the weather gets bad and there were trees down across the road that has to be moved before I could get all the way home. So, yeah. We got that goin for us. Cleared the trees and made it home. My cats and dogs were all in for the ride to and from my friend's house.
What a day!
Vivian, I hopeyou are safe.
What Edie said!!
I would like to see Medicare for all, but doubt it will ever happen. I am on Medicare, and all my deductibles and co pays went up this year, thanks to our wonderful Republican Congress.
I hope that everybody can have coverage at least as good as ours, even though it is far from perfect. My income is so low that I qualify for health care without premiums. I am in the process of arranging that and the government will go back to when my income dropped and refund the premiums I paid.
I wish people would stop using the word "free" because it is not. It is paid for by taxes. Yes, for some people whose income is so low they look up to see a snake's belly, it is free as they don't pay income taxes. But for the rest, it is included in their tax bill.
Universal healthcare is the way to go if it is done correctly. Of course Republicans want universal care too . . . universal deathcare aka Republicare!
There's not much to go on at this time, but it does sound a lot like the Single Payer healthcare system so many Americans are asking for. If it is, that would be excellent news for all who live in Colorado, I'm sure.
Thanks all. Hugs!