Nationalization of health care system and the idea of “pro-poor/middleclass health program” (both ObamaCare and the RomneyCare in MA) create undue disincentives to the medical service professionals. They are therefore inconsistent with increasing the number of the qualified doctors and other medical professionals (the sure and rational way of reducing cost of health and medical service). This is especially true at this time when there are serious supply constraints in the said industry.

A great man once said “a pro-poor program is always a POOR program”.

In that sense, ObamaCare will only hurt the middle class and the poor in this country.

Just look at the quality of comments from rabid people such as you on this site and other “conservative” sites such as WSJ and Fox News. Sometimes I wonder where you people come from, what your education level is and whether you are really adults or just petulant regressive adult-teenagers that never grew up to think maturely. It is unfortunate that the ill-educated such as you and the well educated and critical thinking like me have the same weight of vote.

Rationally, a public plan option is the only way to control healthcare cost as numerous other developed countries have done. Moreover, where is a sense of solidarity in the Republican Party for those who are far more unfortunate than us and too sick and recently uninsured (but too young to be insured by Medicare) to fight? Someday you will get sick and be uninsurable. That’s when you will regret this attitude of yours - you selfish person.

Increasing the number of patients they are required to see and lowering their pay is a GREAT way to attract doctors to a public health system. And zero income taxes will help the state’s budget how?

What a shock!

Well, maybe they’ll get it right next time.

But the hidden fact of this Commonwealth Care is the free dental care provided, without so much as a co-pay. My dental plan pays up to only $1,000 per year, and only covers crowns, etc. at 50%. They get unlimited care at 100%. This is costing the state tens of millions per year. There are working people who cannot afford to see a dentist, but yet we must subsidize these freeloaders.

Pay attention Obamacare lovers. This failed program will be coming to you soon enough. With any kind of luck, it will bring your boy down, just as its helping to do to Patrick.

I am self-employed so I don’t work an 8-5…

If national health care gets passed i will show up to my ER EVERYDAY with a new aliment. I will bring my laptop and the ER will be my new office.

So if you get laid off head over to the ER and swamp it.

Let’s overload Obamacare so it breaks.

One, we have a significant doctor shortage in this country, with nearly insurmountable barriers to entry. This not only makes health care more expensive, but also more sensitive to market distortions.

Two, relying on insurance, whether it comes from your employer or the government, is a bad idea. Either way, the actual costs of medical care are completely taken out of the hands of the consumer, and either way the system makes the consumer an effective slave to one entity or another for their health care (either to their employer or to the whims of an increasingly capricious government).

And people still think this is the answer?

If you are in any system, medicare or Romney care or anything else you ought to have to pay $40-50 dollars for each and every doctor visit, and 100-200$ for each and every hospital visit, no matter what.

That would cut down on unnecessary visits. People will go when they need care.

Now, of course that flies in the face of the do-gooders who worry that people will ignore care because of the cost. But there is no other way to ration care except waiting lists. If the Do gooders are worried about the very poor, they can offer to pay their co-pay for them.

Another thing the State could do is attract more doctors and other medical professionals. They could give money for expansion of medical schools with the stipulation that they really add a substantial number of students. and they could offer all medical professionals pay zero income taxes, as long as they work full time.