Post by ShivaTD on Nov 8, 2013 20:50:37 GMT
Since Republicans like to complain about both Medicaid and "Obamacare" but aren't willing to make any proposals related to how to pragmatically and responsibly accomplish that I will.
The United States Constitution address many issues from the composition of our government and how it operates, to protections of our Rights either directly or by prohibitions against actions by government, and it delegates roles and responsibilities to the federal government. There is one thing it hasn't really done and perhaps it's about time we do what hasn't been done before.
When this nation was founded it was really 13 independent sovereign nations that united first under the Articles of the Confederation which was replaced (by Constitutional Convention) with the Constitution of the United States. When the United States Government was created it was to be the "Government of the States" while the individual States were to remain the "Government of the People" within their respective state.
A Constitution Amendment could be crafted that would require every State government to ensure that EVERY PERSON in the State would be guaranteed that they would have access to lawful and necessary quality health care services regardless of their ability to pay or not pay for those services. Obviously those that could afford to pay either directly or through insurance would be required to do so. The States themselves can work out the details of how private insurance will cover most (employer furnished or privately purchased) and those that were left over then the State would be responsible for.
I've already address the elimination of Medicare over time by privatizing Social Security so that isn't an issue when it come s to retirees. We actually have one state that could serve as an example because it was already about 85% of the way to accomplishing what the "Mandate on the States" under the Constitution would require and that is Massachusetts because it covered virtually every resident under Romneycare and all Massachusetts would have to do is offset the federal funding it's currently receiving for its Medicaid program. Left to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts I believe they could even improve on their "Medicaid" program because they wouldn't have any federal mandates to deal with.
I think this proposal is simple and straightforward because the States are responsible for the Welfare of the People of the State. That is what the State government was supposed to be doing all along. The only reason the Federal government became involved was because the States weren't doing what they should have been doing in the first place.
"Obamacare" and "Medicaid" would no longer be required because 100% of the People of the United States would be ensured that if they require health care services they would be able to obtain them.
The United States Constitution address many issues from the composition of our government and how it operates, to protections of our Rights either directly or by prohibitions against actions by government, and it delegates roles and responsibilities to the federal government. There is one thing it hasn't really done and perhaps it's about time we do what hasn't been done before.
When this nation was founded it was really 13 independent sovereign nations that united first under the Articles of the Confederation which was replaced (by Constitutional Convention) with the Constitution of the United States. When the United States Government was created it was to be the "Government of the States" while the individual States were to remain the "Government of the People" within their respective state.
A Constitution Amendment could be crafted that would require every State government to ensure that EVERY PERSON in the State would be guaranteed that they would have access to lawful and necessary quality health care services regardless of their ability to pay or not pay for those services. Obviously those that could afford to pay either directly or through insurance would be required to do so. The States themselves can work out the details of how private insurance will cover most (employer furnished or privately purchased) and those that were left over then the State would be responsible for.
I've already address the elimination of Medicare over time by privatizing Social Security so that isn't an issue when it come s to retirees. We actually have one state that could serve as an example because it was already about 85% of the way to accomplishing what the "Mandate on the States" under the Constitution would require and that is Massachusetts because it covered virtually every resident under Romneycare and all Massachusetts would have to do is offset the federal funding it's currently receiving for its Medicaid program. Left to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts I believe they could even improve on their "Medicaid" program because they wouldn't have any federal mandates to deal with.
I think this proposal is simple and straightforward because the States are responsible for the Welfare of the People of the State. That is what the State government was supposed to be doing all along. The only reason the Federal government became involved was because the States weren't doing what they should have been doing in the first place.
"Obamacare" and "Medicaid" would no longer be required because 100% of the People of the United States would be ensured that if they require health care services they would be able to obtain them.