> There is a real problem here, OTOH, it could be addressed (thinking of the smallest change from the status quo plus BI situation, rather than necessarily the ideal solution under BI) with an Obamacare-style health insurance purchase mandate, possibly with a provision for default assignment to a qualified plan -- whether public or privately-offered -- if one isn't actively selected.)
This doesn't solve any of the problem.
Health Insurance doesn't magically make health costs go down, collective bargaining for prices certainly does reduce prices, but there is a minimum.
Medicare is government subsidized health care plain and simple. If you remove that subsidy, people will end up paying more.
Yes in a sane country health care doesn't cost nearly as much as it does in America, but old people have a lot of health problems.
This doesn't solve any of the problem.
Health Insurance doesn't magically make health costs go down, collective bargaining for prices certainly does reduce prices, but there is a minimum.
Medicare is government subsidized health care plain and simple. If you remove that subsidy, people will end up paying more.
Yes in a sane country health care doesn't cost nearly as much as it does in America, but old people have a lot of health problems.