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10-04-2013, 08:50 AM | #1 |
Hold mah beer!
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My insurance is actually really good, much better than what my Dad receives in Canada. Of course he has American insurance that blows mine out of the water as well for when he is in the States. If I get thrown into Obamacare, I will be pissed.
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10-04-2013, 09:09 AM | #2 | |
Nomadic Tribesman
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Your dad pays a fraction of what you do, for what he gets here by default. A supplemental health plan would easily bring him up to your level, while still paying less than what you do. You could have even better than that, for less than what you pay now, if your system was set up right (the way that ours should be).
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10-04-2013, 09:27 AM | #3 | |
Hold mah beer!
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He pays similar for his Canada coverage that I do, prescription prices are very similar because my plan has a max for uncovered medication that I cannot pay over if no generic is available. His high management level coverage in the States just crushes anything I could get as a worker bee without spending a small fortune. Obamacare doesn't really bother me too much though. The only thing that I would like to see go is the individual mandate. That should of been shot down by the supreme court. Last edited by Trip; 10-04-2013 at 09:33 AM.. |
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10-04-2013, 11:02 AM | #4 | |
Nomadic Tribesman
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The best way to handle universal health care would be to take a basic rate from everyone who can afford it, for a basic level of care, then allow supplemental insurance to be added over and above that. The basic level of care would be overseen by a single payer system. Similar systems exist up here for auto insurance, and they seem to work reasonably well.
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