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Originally Posted by Aquila
Market forces my dear... your rates are so high because we are fitting the bill for millions who aren't covered and aren't paying a dime on their medical bills. In addition over 25% of the cost is administration costs due to the duplicity in our system. We need a health care database so that you don't need office staff in ever office processing applications to gather information that's already been provided a dozen times. When all Americans are covered and provders are being paid we'll see these inflated prices drop. That's why it has to be a mandate.
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The mandated health care will still have to be affordable for all people. Auto insurance is required, but if I can't afford it, I can not have a car. I can ride the bus, carpool, or walk.
I can't not have a body.
I'm not sure that mandating it is going to immediately bring the prices down.