Competition is the only way to make something a)more affordable, or b)better quality. An attempt to force affordability (aside from being completely against the economic system that our country was founded upon) will create a false economy that cannot be sustained. For a nice reference, see the housing industry...anyone want to rethink making houses "affordable" for even those who can't afford them? Also, any attempt to force quality on a marketplace will create non market-driven price increases that result in a loss of affordability (see above...) There are no shortcuts to making healthcare (or anything else) affordable and of better quality.
Thanks to this new piece of crap law, our health insurance isn't just going up at renewal, but now it will go up everytime they are mandated to add another ridiculous benefit or cover another uninsurable or free-loader group. So much for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - just another form of welfare and vote-buying.
I can confidently say that if you believe that this legislation will do a single thing to "protect" anyone (and by "anyone", I mean an actual taxpayer), or make healthcare more affordable, you are an idiot.
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