“Finally, I noticed you didn’t answer my question from my post that you commented on. Are you in favor of disbanding Medicare and denying universal access to emergency room care”
I’ll answer: yes on disbanding Medicare, but gradually, and in conjunction with a transition to an expanded and freer private insurance system; hospitals should be free to treat whomever they wish and should expect to get paid for treatment they provide–patients without insurance can work out payment plans and/or apply for loans for medical treatment and, with a privatized insurance market with no mandates, real competition, and high deductibles, catastrophic health insurance should be within everyone’s reach. If there are very few who still can’t afford it, we can speak about government subsidies for them. Plus a lot of other changes that can make health care more affordable–more doctors, more health care providers other than doctors, etc.
