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Senate GOP repeals ObamaCare mandate
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<blockquote data-quote="jayem" data-source="post: 72055180" data-attributes="member: 8344"><p>The libertarian in me understands.. But my utilitarian side protests. When people are uninsured, their medical costs are shifted onto those of us who are covered. Partly through inflated fees. (Which increases our insurance premiums.) And partly through retroactive payments--the vast majority of which come from various levels of government. Kaiser reported on uncompensated care in 2013. (The year before ACA was in effect.) Uninsured patients incurred $85 billion of medical costs. Providers were eventually reimbursed $53 billion through federal and state sources. Which all of us taxpayers have to pay for in the end. It's exactly like states' mandating auto liability coverage. It has nothing to do with safe driving. Insurance is required for financial responsibility. If you injure someone in an at-fault accident, you have a financial resource to pay damages you legally owe. (At least at a minimum level.) Mandatory health coverage ensures that you have at least some ability to pay for medical care that you might receive. So your expenses won't be dumped on the rest of us. And if that's not the essence of conservative economic thinking, then what is?</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.kff.org/uninsured/report/uncompensated-care-for-the-uninsured-in-2013-a-detailed-examination/" target="_blank">Uncompensated Care for the Uninsured in 2013: A Detailed Examination</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jayem, post: 72055180, member: 8344"] The libertarian in me understands.. But my utilitarian side protests. When people are uninsured, their medical costs are shifted onto those of us who are covered. Partly through inflated fees. (Which increases our insurance premiums.) And partly through retroactive payments--the vast majority of which come from various levels of government. Kaiser reported on uncompensated care in 2013. (The year before ACA was in effect.) Uninsured patients incurred $85 billion of medical costs. Providers were eventually reimbursed $53 billion through federal and state sources. Which all of us taxpayers have to pay for in the end. It's exactly like states' mandating auto liability coverage. It has nothing to do with safe driving. Insurance is required for financial responsibility. If you injure someone in an at-fault accident, you have a financial resource to pay damages you legally owe. (At least at a minimum level.) Mandatory health coverage ensures that you have at least some ability to pay for medical care that you might receive. So your expenses won't be dumped on the rest of us. And if that's not the essence of conservative economic thinking, then what is? [URL='https://www.kff.org/uninsured/report/uncompensated-care-for-the-uninsured-in-2013-a-detailed-examination/']Uncompensated Care for the Uninsured in 2013: A Detailed Examination[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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