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by sharemywin 3520 days ago
Neither is proposing something that could work.

Normalized pricing based on income with transparency on procedures and tests. Deductible + premiums + out of pocket should add up to no more than 8-10% of my income.

And out of pocket should be some fraction of real price based on income. It should always cost 3x to go to a hospital than a doctors office its just the amount should vary based on income.

Let private insurance compete in the supplemental market. And offer public option on exchange.