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I am really disappointed in the Center for Michigan’s blatant advocacy of the Dillon plan. First off, there is no legislation yet. How can you evaluate something that only exists as a “concept”. The devil is in the details, and nobody knows what the details are. Secondly, the Center is ignoring the harm that may be caused by this proposal to many of the 400,000 who will be forced to accept inferior insurance after bargaining and sacrificing pay raises for years to preserve their medical care.
To Mr. Scott’s comments: since when is it impossible to evaluate a concept? Further, you point out there are no details but yet are quick to opine that there will be harm caused to those “forced” to accept “inferior” insurance. On what imaginary details do you base that? If something is being forced on anyone, its the taxpayer who is burdened with coverage that is no affordable.
Responding to Ray, government run insurance is Always inferior insurance. There are Far more horror stories in Canada, England, and France, to name just 3 countries, that show an abysmal lack of care and high mortality rate of State-care patients.
Tennessee had it’s own health care for over 20 years, and it was a poor program.
Hawaii flirted with the concept last year for about 6 months before finding out costs were Vastly higher than anticipated, as people left their insurance for the government program.