[quote=The-Shoveler]LOL even Trump talks about raising the minimum wage.
It’s gaining momentum
Two things I think we will see over the next term,
At least a $12 dollar Minimum wage.
and a single payer health care plan.
(well at least for those over 55).[/quote]
It’s either this or repeal the Medicaid laws which provide for estate recovery on medical costs NOT related to long-term care.
OR, repeal Obamacare in its entirety and provide enticements for all the carriers to come back to the individual states and compete with one another.
I honestly don’t think buying medical insurance to use across state lines (for everyday care, NOT emergency hospitalization) is a workable idea. There are too many regional variables making healthcare a completely different animal in different regions and states of the US. ESPecially for the over-55 set.
Like real estate, rendering healthcare is local. And the population of every region and even their micro-regions are a bit different from each other as is the cost of care. Each region needs to be priced accordingly or the carriers will lose money and leave, creating the same intractable mess we have now.
A person moving to a different locale should have to have their premium adjusted up or down by their current carrier (if they do business in the new locale). If they don’t, the recent transplant should have a grace period of coverage to search for a new “local” healthplan.
