It wasn’t anecdotal. If it was anecdotal, I’d be you. I’m not. As of the latest year available, 41% of children 0-18 were on Medicaid and other public insurance. More than 50% are covered by private insurance.
You’re right. I don’t have to be insulting. And you don’t have to be a bigoted racist. So it goes.[/quote]BTW: Name calling is known as a logic fallacy (argumentum ad hominem). This whole ACA is kind of OT to the original thread; but adding a point here that should be considered, particularly due to your ‘links’ reference. When you make participation in the ACA mandatory to the point that fines are as significant as they are, it is not really valid to count the number of people who have signed up or are now on insurance as a validation of the success of the ACA. It might really be the success of the fine and NOT the ACA. (This stick might be more successful than the meager carrot here). Now anecdotally here; I have paid out more, just for mandated coverage in one year, than I paid out over the entire year when I was very sick and turning jaundiced (and I footed that entire bill myself).
What I have noticed, though not so anecdotally, is that a greater amount of the cost is now administrative. Some doctors have avoided doing insurance covered work because they don’t want the costs, but now with the ACA being mandatory, there really is no choice. They may feel that forgoing the entire business might be a better choice for them.
This also should bring into consideration the costs to the doctor of any software/computer systems required to keep records as well software and systems having to now be completely compliant with HIPAA (as well as all of the software support/maint costs). – I think the open source group might want to take a look at this area. It could drive the costs down for smaller offices.
It is better to keep the doctors, doctoring, than pushing paper.
