Reply #378: Wrong, the Republican bill did not have a mandate and was planning to use [View All]

[BenzoDia]

PCIPs to cover people with pre-existing conditions, whereas the Dem bill allows them to get insurance through private insurers along with the healthy (which would be paid for by the mandate).

Also, Obama's bill will provide funding for pilot programs for states to experiment with different kinds of health programs. That will open up the opportunity for states to try out single payer systems. This is important, b/c progressive states will take advantage of this. And when they succeed, others will follow.

Obama's bill is not the end of the Health Care reform. It is only the beginning.

Everyone, let's stick together on this, or the Republicans will cock block it all.