Reuters - "Romney would send consumers healthcare bill, with benefits"

[TomCADem]

Last edited Tue Oct 2, 2012, 09:48 PM - Edit history (1)

No surprise. Romney once again advocates a plan that (surprise) disproportionately benefits the wealthy.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/02/us-usa-campaign-healthcare-idUSBRE8910EG20121002

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has a prescription for controlling soaring costs within the $2.8 trillion U.S. healthcare system, partly by making consumers pay more of their own medical bills.

Romney's vow to repeal and replace President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul has played prominently in the campaign, even as Romney has offered few details about his alternative.

But as he prepares to face Obama in their first presidential debate on Wednesday, Romney is giving a few hints. The former Massachusetts governor's advisers say he would accelerate the use of high-deductible insurance plans that offer lower premiums but require beneficiaries to pay thousands of dollars more in out-of-pocket expenses than they would face under conventional coverage.

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Analysts say the use of heath savings accounts favors the affluent, while statistics indicate that high-deductible plans can mean big out-of-pocket costs for people with lower wages and little disposable income.

"It remains a very significant tax shelter, and with all tax shelters, it means a lot to people in high (income) brackets," said Henry Aaron of the Brookings Institution.

[Skittles]

1. hey Tom do you have a link?

thanks

[TomCADem]

2. Oops. Fixed it. (nm)

[Skittles]

3. jeez, what a crap plan

no incentive to get preventative care, and deadly costly in the event of an emergency - certainly it favors the wealthy (no surprise)