The free emergency care would need some limits of course. I’m thinking they’ll merely get you stable (i.e. set bones, stop bleeding, etc), and once you’re able to consent, they’ll go through insurance or whatever. You would still very much want medical insurance.
But yes, people would go without, and I think having the option is good. If people can opt out, then insurance needs to have attractive prices. In addition, we’d need laws to ensure pricing is transparent so people can make informed decisions, instead of the current situation where you often don’t know the cost until care has already been provided.
I’m not arguing it’ll have ideal results in terms of health outcomes, only that it’ll promote small business. If UBI or something similar is designed to cover housing, food, and healthcare, and healthcare is optional, that increases cash available to entrepreneurs ant reduces mandatory cists to employ people.
But if the goal was to help small businesses, wouldn’t it make more sense to just go full public option? That way the small businesses don’t have to stress and budget for the insurance nonsense.
The free emergency care would need some limits of course. I’m thinking they’ll merely get you stable (i.e. set bones, stop bleeding, etc), and once you’re able to consent, they’ll go through insurance or whatever. You would still very much want medical insurance.
But yes, people would go without, and I think having the option is good. If people can opt out, then insurance needs to have attractive prices. In addition, we’d need laws to ensure pricing is transparent so people can make informed decisions, instead of the current situation where you often don’t know the cost until care has already been provided.
I’m not arguing it’ll have ideal results in terms of health outcomes, only that it’ll promote small business. If UBI or something similar is designed to cover housing, food, and healthcare, and healthcare is optional, that increases cash available to entrepreneurs ant reduces mandatory cists to employ people.
But if the goal was to help small businesses, wouldn’t it make more sense to just go full public option? That way the small businesses don’t have to stress and budget for the insurance nonsense.
That depends on what you think is more helpful, paying for medical care or providing more cash. And Republicans certainly won’t go for both.