Comments on: Clinton, Obama, and Health Insurance Mandates http://neuralgraffiti.com/archives/2008/02/26/clinton-obama-and-health-insurance-mandates/ phil haack: putting the hyper in hyperlink Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:37:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Phil Haack http://neuralgraffiti.com/archives/2008/02/26/clinton-obama-and-health-insurance-mandates/#comment-159442 Phil Haack Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:15:44 +0000 http://neuralgraffiti.com/archives/2008/02/26/clinton-obama-and-health-insurance-mandates/#comment-159442 I think that the author's point is that if insurance is mandated under the Clinton plan, and particularly if the lack of mandates is attacked as a weakness of the Obama plan, then Clinton needs to discuss how such a mandate would be enforced. HRC's discussion of mandates is orthogonal to a discussion of subsidies, unless you're suggesting that states would subsidize the cost of the mandated coverage and that would solve any free-rider problem. I think that the author’s point is that if insurance is mandated under the Clinton plan, and particularly if the lack of mandates is attacked as a weakness of the Obama plan, then Clinton needs to discuss how such a mandate would be enforced.

HRC’s discussion of mandates is orthogonal to a discussion of subsidies, unless you’re suggesting that states would subsidize the cost of the mandated coverage and that would solve any free-rider problem.

]]> By: Delphine Tuot http://neuralgraffiti.com/archives/2008/02/26/clinton-obama-and-health-insurance-mandates/#comment-159171 Delphine Tuot Wed, 27 Feb 2008 07:59:00 +0000 http://neuralgraffiti.com/archives/2008/02/26/clinton-obama-and-health-insurance-mandates/#comment-159171 not sure I agree with the author... The only way in which health insurance can be remotely affordable for all is by guaranteeing that all residents have basic insurance. Each state can ensure 100% coverage with heavy subsidies. This is the current initiative in SF ("Healthy San Francisco") and although we are just starting, the projected stats and economies of scale do look promising.... not sure I agree with the author… The only way in which health insurance can be remotely affordable for all is by guaranteeing that all residents have basic insurance. Each state can ensure 100% coverage with heavy subsidies. This is the current initiative in SF (”Healthy San Francisco”) and although we are just starting, the projected stats and economies of scale do look promising….

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