In effect, her plan would turn "insurance" into "subsidy." The concept of insurance is that one pays a relatively low premium to guard against catastrophic expenses that are outside of our ability to meet financially. But Hillary's program would really be nothing more than a cash transfer from the healthy to the sick, not an insurance program at all.
I may be missing something here, but isn't this the usual definition of insurance (unless it's term insurance)? I pay health insurance month after month, and if I don't get sick my premiums go to pay for the care of those who are sick, plus profit for the insurer. That's how the scheme works.
Furthermore, while we may not be very happy to pay for medical care for illegal aliens, it's a public health necessity. Illness is no respecter of citizenship status, and illnesses they bring in, measles, tb, whatever, will spread to the general population. They have to be treated, and turning doctors into immigration officials will only prevent necessary treatment. |
