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In the discussion thread: Here's why the health care law's MLR rule is significant [View all]

Sat Mar 31, 2012, 07:24 PM

cbayer (119,997 posts)

5. A bill that could get through Congress vs. a bill that had not a prayer.

This door needed to be kicked open and Medicare isn't ready to be the single payer/provider by a long shot. It will be a few years down the road, but it is nowhere near ready. To think otherwise is a pipe dream.

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24 replies	Author	Time	Post
Here's why the health care law's MLR rule is significant [View all]	ProSense	Mar 2012	OP
Exactly and I really don't get how anyone thinks this is a reason to bash	cbayer	Mar 2012	#1
Because	ProSense	Mar 2012	#2
20,000 pages of expensive regulations.	CAPHAVOC	Mar 2012	#3
Well,	ProSense	Mar 2012	#4
Why?	CAPHAVOC	Mar 2012	#6
You don't	ProSense	Mar 2012	#8
Medicare is he payer.	CAPHAVOC	Mar 2012	#18
A bill that could get through Congress vs. a bill that had not a prayer.	cbayer	Mar 2012	#5
Change Congress!	CAPHAVOC	Mar 2012	#7
What a	ProSense	Mar 2012	#9
Might happen once the people get a load of Romney.	CAPHAVOC	Mar 2012	#10
Here's	ProSense	Mar 2012	#12
Just a question.	CAPHAVOC	Mar 2012	#19
Well, yeah, no kidding. I'm trying to do that. How about you?	cbayer	Mar 2012	#11
Isn't it odd	ProSense	Mar 2012	#13
I think this is too technical and not inflammatory enough.	cbayer	Mar 2012	#14
Not yet. It has just come to me recently.	CAPHAVOC	Mar 2012	#20
Regulation by MLR has been tried already in 15 states	eridani	Mar 2012	#15
Seems like	ProSense	Mar 2012	#16
HCR leaves actual enforcement of regulation to the states	eridani	Mar 2012	#17
No	ProSense	Mar 2012	#21
Which is meaningless. It is nothing but a list of very naughty boys and girls.	eridani	Apr 2012	#22
That's	ProSense	Apr 2012	#23
Enforcement is strictly up to the states	eridani	Apr 2012	#24

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