My head is still spinning from reading the WSJ article the other day titled The Better Solution for 'Pre-Existing Conditions' by John C. Goodman.
The problem, as presented by the pro-Obamacare people, was that millions of people with pre-existing conditions were unable to obtain medical insurance. That was the whole foundation for the albatross that came to be known as Obamacare. Never mind that many states, *like Texas, already had programs through which people who were unable to buy insurance could get it.
Along came President Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid to save the day with Obamacare. But here's the result of all that. As of July 31, 2012, only 82,000 people have enrolled in the program. Resource: Kaiser Family Foundation website Statehealthfacts.org.
From Mr. Goodman's article, an astonishing observation:
That is not a misprint. Out of a population of more than 300 million, some 82,000 have the problem that was cited as the principal reason for spending $1.8 trillion over the next 10 years and in the process turning the entire health-care system upside down.
Please, my poor head, stop spinning.
*The Texas plan was passed into law under Republican Governor William P. Clements in 1989 and was funded under Republican Governor George W. Bush in 1997. Source.
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