Obamacare: 100 Unintended Consequences

Angela Harenza, 12 years ago

If the State of Texas comes up with its own health care plan that meets and exceeds coverage under ObamaCare… can all residents of the state be rendered exempt from the federally mandated program by instead being enrolled in the state’s program?

My thinking is… while I disagree with the concept of forcing citizens to purchase anything… it seems to me if Texas puts her mind to it we can almost certainly come up with a plan that is tremendously better than the hobbled together monstrosity that Washington is shoving down our throats.

I believe the state can get hospitals, clinics, doctors and health insurance carriers to willingly put their heads together in a way that benefits their bottom line, citizen’s health and everyone’s pocketbook.

Surely someone like Mitt Romney and others with some experience in what NOT to do would be available to us. In the short-term whatever funding gap might exist could possibly be met with our slush fund, the state’s lottery or even corporate contributions.

Angela Harenza, 12 years ago

Unfortunately I don’t believe the existing law under Obama’s Affordable Care Act actually would cede any real control of the exchange to the state. So if the question is state vs federal control of exchanges in their present form I’d prefer the state let the entire fiasco reside with the federal government. As it stands now the states, in my opinion, would be in control “in name only” with a cobbled together set of rules looking for someone to blame.

IF, however, the state of Texas is able to put together our own STATE affordable health care plan… I would want the state and only the state to have any say in how it is administered. Responsibility can’t be delegated… therefore… why put any other fingers in the authority pie.