Well, if we'd just gone to single payer, which is the only rational way to provide health care for all your citizens. . .but, no. Rational is Not US. And! We *certainly* had to make sure that our Good Friends in the Insurance Industry didn't get cut out any of their accustomed chocolate icing. If we did not qualify for any government help with our health insurance payments, our per month under the ACA would be more than $1200/month. Which is no better than it was with Anthem Blue Cross. The only thing that's actually changed for the better in Maine is that -- for the first time in more than 20 years -- there is more than one health insurance provider in state, so, theoretically, Anthem can't have everything its own way.
I've depended on oil companies delivering oil so I can heat my house for my entire life, so it doesn't seem weird to me. Or scary. This is the first time in at least a quarter century that we've run out of oil, and the immediate problem (no oil/no heat) is fixed. Monday, I need to track down Just Exactly What went wrong and make sure that it Never Happens Again.
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Date: 2014-11-15 07:08 pm (UTC)I've depended on oil companies delivering oil so I can heat my house for my entire life, so it doesn't seem weird to me. Or scary. This is the first time in at least a quarter century that we've run out of oil, and the immediate problem (no oil/no heat) is fixed. Monday, I need to track down Just Exactly What went wrong and make sure that it Never Happens Again.