Will "Obamacare" cause employers to drop workers' health coverage? According to The Insured and the Unsure, an article in The Economist, it certainly seems that way. Unfortunately, I fell into the latter category, and knowing absolutely nothing about how health insurance works or the economy or federal legislation, and after reading this article, I still don't really have a good idea. The author's purpose was to explain how "Obamacare" might hurt or help employers/employees, but he didn't really do a good job of explaining it in a way that could make sense to everyone.
Based on my understanding, there are pros and cons to the idea of universal healthcare. For starters, there is health insurance for everyone, meaning no matter the socioeconomic background, a person cannot be denied healthcare. Also, if one were to lose their job, BAM their health insurance could be taken as well, but not if there was universal healthcare. However, one of the cons to universal healthcare is that it would be controlled by the government, and with the bloated bureaucracies in control, it would only be a matter of time until the funds set aside for insurance were bankrupt. Can we really say for certain that our government can be trusted to handle such an important social program? History would answer "no," as we see with the failed Freedman's Bureau and the funds going to support Native American reservations.
One thing that the author did well in this argument was to avoid biases. Instead of completely bashing "Obamacare" or promoting it, the author was able to maintain a neutral stance on such a touchy issue.
No comments:
Post a Comment