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Politics : View from the Center and Left
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From: Bread Upon The Water11/16/2013 12:25:18 PM
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I watched "Washington Week in Review" last night on PBS and one of the guest reporters was NBC's John Matthew's who was commenting on the WH's changed strategy in letting people keep their old health policies for one year and both the political and insurance implications of that, and he let drop a bit of interesting history with regard with the Clintons' attempts to reform health care in 1993.

He said that attempt failed when people realized that under the Clinton proposed plan they would have to pay more for their plan in order to help the other guy.

And to some extent I think that is what is starting to happen with the AFCA. The "losers" in this system are starting to realize the cost of "socialization" of health insurance and before I don't think it was made obvious to them (by design maybe?) because of the "you can keep your insurance plan if you like it" statement by the President. That statement gave them and out and it was presented as a win win situation. Now when people realize this is not the case they are having second thoughts on participating, and even if they want the new system.

Of course all the "winners' in the AFCA system want it to succeed, but the will the question of success of the AFCA come down to the question of: "Will some Americans be willing to pay more to help the other guy?"
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