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Freddie Baumgartner's avatar

Again both parties work for their self so they can say i did that. They do not care to work together because, you can not politic on that when your trying to win the vote. This is why our country is so divided because ,with Trump in office our government is even more divided now than ever. The old 80/20 plan worked better for all but,got rid of that. If you keep going the way we are going the emergency rooms are going to be full.

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CTYankee 1620's avatar

It has only gotten worse over the years as party leadership has been consolidated by the extremes of each party as more and more moderate members have left each party due disaffection for these extremes. Party money allows this extreme leadership to force members to toe the line. All we need are 13 to 18 truly independent seats in the House and 5-8 Senators in a narrowly divided Congress to disrupt both parties.

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annapolis73's avatar

This mess is the result of intransigence by both parties. There is a solution. But it will take months to craft (1 year).

Ideally, I'd envision major savings with primary care being out of pocket with enhanced HSA's. Then a catastrophic coverage plan resembling the Blue Cross ( Association) models for hospitalization. This was successful in the 1960's.

Of course, Congress needs the courage to incur the wrath of insurers and the PBM's. They have lobbied with big money to keep it from happening.

If Congress fails, elect only people who will promise to address this. This is not "partisan,'

Sooner or later everyone will find the emergency room.

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Ray Sullivan MD's avatar

It would seem that ideology and brand takes precedence over reality. Nothing good will ever be a reality if first all objections must be overcome, to paraphrase Samuel Johnson

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