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To: JohnM who wrote (72464)	6/16/2008 10:16:56 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) of 542501

Depends, of course, on the definition of "successful." We have two problems in health care. One of it is the unwillingly uninsured. The other is outrageous and still escalating cost. The latter one is a bitch and will take a lot of work over a long time. The former is easy. If we open Medicaid to everyone who can't afford insurance rather than just those who are flat out poor, the uninsured problem goes away instantly. That looks like success to me. Don't know how much energy it takes to work that through. You'd still have "uninsured"--the self insured and those too stupid or lazy to sign up for Medicare, but the latter can be worked out of the system over time as they show up for treatment. The former are more something stuck in the craw of the reformers than a real problem. They would be paying for the uninsured through taxes even though they're not in the insurance pool. "Uninsured" is not the problem, it's a proxy for not being able to afford health care. It really doesn't matter if people are "uninsured" as long as everyone can get health care, which they could.

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