re: #465 Killgore Trout

There are plenty of non-profit health insurance companies already.

There are? Can you name any?

My understanding of all of this is

1) healthcare will be required, like auto ins is required to own a car;

2) if you can’t afford healthcare (you’re below a certain income I’m assuming), there will be a free public not-for-profit option;

3) now this is where I’m not clear. Is he saying there will be a paid-for government option, probably run by an HMO or some such, that you can take if you want, but would be cheaper than another PPO, HMO, etc. option? And if so, what would be the differences between that and a more expensive, private ins plan?

That’s basically what I garnered. I also think not being turned down for pre-existing conditions, free mammography (think we have this already) and free colonoscopies are great ideas.