Originally Posted by
sublimaze
Nobody wants people on the dole if they don't have to be. Where to draw the line is an issue up for grabs. Right now, Medicaid is available to families making "x" amount (differs between states, but about $30K here in TX), otherwise you're not eligible. Social security is basically a pension fund (and is solvent for another 50 years at least). Medicare works like a very inefficient single-payer plan. Could be better, but vouchers that benefit for-profit insurance companies isn't a "fix," it's a handout to corporations. I personally think it's horrible to make a profit providing health care, whether you're a hospital system or insurance company. For many people, their life is on the line, not the bottom line.
Forgot to mention before, doctors aren't going to quit, just whine and moan a lot about any possibility of loss of income, autonomy, etc. Docs have invested a lot of blood, sweat, tears, time, and money into their training, so the potential for lost salary is a big deal. I don't think Obamacare will hurt them much to be honest.
I do know that my sister and many others, who aren't offered health benefits from their employers, have pre-existing conditions, and not much money, stand to benefit a TON from the proposed exchanges in Obamacare.