Well golly; never thought I would live to see US health care reform pass….
Now for the messy bit: implementation.
I’m reserving judgment on whether it will work as stated, or turn into yet another quagmire. Those of us with pre-existing conditions (and money + jobs) are definitely better off than before, but it will take at least ten years of of tricky machinations before we know how the new system will work. Or fail.
Particularly the risk pools: will we be purchasing high quality care, or bog standard neglect? Massive inequalities between have and have-nots appear to remain an enshrined principle.
Let me know how it looks in a decade or so.
Personally I prefer the NHS model. Indifferent care for everyone! Hurray!
Give me unwashed hands but true equality, any day, anywhere.