Reply #163: Yes, a lot

[OzarkDem]

When forcing people to buy health insurance, if they can't afford it, they can't buy it, hence they will have no health coverage.

Those who can afford to buy health insurance will get health insurance. Those who can't afford it won't have it. Pretty much the same as it is today.

Passing a law to force people to buy health insurance is no guarantee they can afford to do so. What happens if they can't afford the premiums? Will the government throw them in jail or levy a fine against them? Its an incredibly stupid idea, one that came from Republicans.

Under a single payer system, where government pays the health care providers, the money is raised through payroll taxes. Everyone gets covered.