2016 Postmortem
Showing Original Post only (View all)Let's ASSUME that the mandate and the whole bill is shot down.. [View all]
.. using the excuse that you can't force people to buy insurance from a private company, etc...
WHAT'S TO STOP the administration from from just lowering the age of coverage of Medicare to -9 months (covers the pre-natal care)
You want in, you buy in.
And let's assume that with all the extra people getting in, they can lower the monthly cost to where it's COMPETITIVE with private plans. (that's what the GOPigs like is competition right?)
It's paid for by the people that want to buy in, no one gives anyone anything (oh, ok, we'll cover from age -9 to birth for free).
The private companies can still sell "medicare supplement policies" and I'm sure somewhere we'll find a way for Medicare Assistance for everyone else.
It's a step.
(back of my mind I have to wonder if the executive order for that is already in a desk in the west wing, waiting to be signed)