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Larkspur

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7. The individual mandate is paired with the insurance companies

Reply to ellisonz (Original post)

Fri Jun 22, 2012, 12:53 PM

Jun 2012

mandate to spend 80% of premiums on actual health care. So if the individual mandate is chucked aside, will the insurance mandate follow suit?

FYI, I support Medicare for All, but I don't see that happening soon with the Congress we have.

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Howard Dean Hopes Supreme Court Throws Out Individual Mandate [View all] ellisonz Jun 2012 OP

It is a point worth listening too. hrmjustin Jun 2012 #1

"real progressive Democrats who are going to stand up and fight russspeakeasy Jun 2012 #2

Im torn. ForgoTheConsequence Jun 2012 #3

Same here abelenkpe Jun 2012 #5

I agree. ForgoTheConsequence Jun 2012 #6

As usual, Dean and I are in complete agreement. Lionessa Jun 2012 #4

The individual mandate is paired with the insurance companies Larkspur Jun 2012 #7

Probably not. ellisonz Jun 2012 #8

Actually, you have that backwards. jeff47 Jun 2012 #12

SCOTUS can't change the mandate as they did for medicare in the 60's. Can only act on current policy SugarShack Jun 2012 #9

single payer needs to be sold to corporations as a way to save THEM money and raise profits nt msongs Jun 2012 #10

Company I work for abelenkpe Jun 2012 #11