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Originally Posted by djchameleon
There is no public option though. I'm not sure where you are getting that from.
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I think we have different ideas about what public options are...
In my case, I'm referring to an option that is funded by taxpayer money in some significant part, IE subsidies. I'm aware we don't just have the option to get free healthcare, UNLESS you do so through indigent care and prove you're absolutely unable to afford health care otherwise, which is completely available through University Medical Centers. At least here in LA. My dad just got surgery for free. In a red state. But he did have to wait months for it to happen... because he's far from the only one that needs assistance.
Obviously, indigent care is based on an income threshold. If a person made enough money to be able to afford full on privatized health care, they would not qualify for indigent. Nor should they.
"Public option", in my opinion, isn't about just deciding you want something for free. It's about needing something because you could not afford it otherwise.