Just a snag…
The still irrelevant Senator from Mass. has a new proposal out there for his (predictably doomed) 2008 presidential run.
AP: Kerry proposes universal coverage by 2012
Just one little snag:
…”with the federal government guaranteeing that they have the means to afford it.”…
Now what exactly is going to be the definition of “afford it”? Speaking of affording it–how is the Federal Government going to afford such a program?
Not to mention the usual arguments against national health care.
On a tangent–working in the healthcare industry–I (along with numerous others) can tell you that dealing with private insurers can often be a pain. Lots of red-tape, hoops to jump through.
Now just imagine that, but being run by the Feds. It would make the private insurance hassles look like a walk in the park–and naturally this added inconvenience would further increase the price of healthcare (as you’d need to pay workers more to navigate the system).