Combining a free market and single-payer system will provide more options

[Free Vulcan]

With the Better Care Reconciliation Act and repeal-only plan now dead on arrival in the Senate, Republicans will need to work together with Democrats to develop a new plan for America’s healthcare system. But, given the tenor of recent conversations between the parties, the next bill presented will need to make significant concessions to satisfy both sides of the table.

We propose a new approach — grounded in sound economics — which will test the love-hate capacity of Republicans and Democrats alike, but will result in more options, more coverage, and more fiscal transparency and prudence for the American people.

The best way forward is to resort to the free market first and then, if affordable insurance (especially for pre-existing conditions) is not obtainable, direct government subsidy would be permissible.

In order to provide greater fiscal transparency and lower costs, the presently contemplated government subsidies to insurers would be eliminated in favor of direct government payments to providers for those who cannot afford the cost of insurance due to higher health risk. In other words, government payments would be the default option for those who demonstrate that they cannot obtain affordable insurance in an unsubsidized free market for less than a maximum percentage of their income – say two percent of gross income.     

Read more at: http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/healthcare/344611-combining-a-free-market-and-single-payer-system-will-provide

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"the default option for those who demonstrate that they cannot obtain affordable insurance"

How in the world would you demonstrate that? Let's look at my sister: By the time she pays her $525 car payment and her $300 cell phone bill, she says she can't afford health insurance.

[dfwgator]

It begins.

So-called Conservatives advocating Single-Payer, just what ObamaCare was designed to do.

[goatprairie]

First, let the market do the job with as little gov. interference as possible.  Before Obamacare  some polls showed 75 to 80%
 of Americans were satisfied with their health care program. 
Let's get the gov's tentacles out of health care as much as possible  and see how affordable health care is for the average American before we let the gov. back in.