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To: TimF who wrote (9633)	2/17/2012 7:57:46 PM
From: Little Joe	Respond to of 85487

"I'm not sure "can't be turned down" is a good point about any insurance system. Paying for treatment for expensive per-existing conditions is really charity (at least if its voluntary, I'd have to come up with some other word to describe it if its false), not insurance" I really think that the goverment needs to pay for and provide catastrophic coverage for people with pre existing diseases. lj

To: TimF who wrote (9633)	2/17/2012 11:37:22 PM
From: Bread Upon The Water	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 85487

But there are good features about the proposal (can't be turned down, portability, affordability) "I'm not sure "can't be turned down" is a good point about any insurance system. Paying for treatment for expensive per-existing conditions is really charity (at least if its voluntary, I'd have to come up with some other word to describe it if its false), not insurance." " If the pool is large enough, and with universality it is, then you have enough healthy people to support taking care of the sick at reasonable rates. That's the idea of compulsory enrollment--you make young healthy people enroll who normally might take a pass. "I'm not sure what specifically your getting at when you mention affordability as a good feature. What is it a feature of? What makes it affordable?" It's a function of the universality AND a government subsidy if you are un or underemployed.