Reply #73: There are nearly 50 million uninsured today. [View All]

[lumberjack_jeff]

Estimates project that there will be perhaps 8 million uninsured afterward. 8/50 = 16%

The first sentence is gibberish, but I'll wade in anyway. The same way that UPS competes with the Postal Service. The private entities must become as efficient as possible selling their product, and they won't be able to cherry pick and do other unconscionable practices to pad their bottom line AND the insurance exchange is the only place they will be able to peddle their wares.

I think what you're asking is "How can they do it successfully?" My answer is: I missed the part where that's my problem. I don't care if they fail and go broke, it's better for all of us that people migrate to the public plan, in as orderly a fashion as possible.

My intent was to say that people who already have insurance will benefit too. It is apparent from watching discussions here over the last couple of weeks, that there is a divide between the haves and have-nots, and both groups need to be heard.