IcyPatriot, PatsfaninPhilly, and myself started talking respectfully to one another about how we would go about answering each others' concerns to make a health care plan that works.
I'm going to recap the discussion thus far as links to a previous thread, for the "background". I'd like this thread to act as our own "committee," where we mark up an alternative health care system.
All points of view are welcome. We would very much like to avoid our usual bomb-throwing behavior. It's preferred you come to this thread open to doing a little bit of thinking and be open to some give-and-take. Obviously this is just our desire, and if people want to take potshots nobody can stop them... but it would be very cool to come up with something most of the spectrum could agree on at least in the PatsFans universe. Naturally it would be ubercool if we came up with alternatives that have not yet been considered by the parties, ways of "bridging the gap."
So get out your red pens... it's markup time!
The gantlet is thrown....
Native Americans and the Public Option
A wish list of features Icy wants to see...
Native Americans and the Public Option
Addressing the first point on Icy's list...
Native Americans and the Public Option
PatsfaninPhilly points out one up-side to interstate competition among insurers and brings up the question of incentives for "good health" behaviors...
Native Americans and the Public Option
My thoughts on the "good behavior" discounts...
Native Americans and the Public Option
PatsfaninPhilly presents PA's CHIP program which may be a good component to bolt into our eventual plan...
Native Americans and the Public Option
I ask a couple of questions on CHIP and point to this, the Conference Committee thread.... so people of good will who disagree can take our own stab at acting like grownups and fixing the US health care system
Native Americans and the Public Option
Please read through and if you want to bring something to the table, bring away! Here's to a respectful and thoughtful exercise, whether we can "work it out" here or not!
(PS, wouldn't it be a kick in the ***** if we decided what we think would work and after a year of mortal combat, the pols come to the same deal?

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PFnV