A Healthcare Plan That Might Actually Work (And Won’t Make Congress Cry)
A Healthcare Plan That Might Actually Work (And Won’t Make Congress Cry) Well, here we go again: Congress has about ten working days — which in political time is basically “tomorrow” — to figure out what they’re doing with healthcare. And when I say “working days,” let’s be honest… half of those will be used for press conferences, three will be fundraisers, and the rest will be spent yelling at each other on cable news like a dysfunctional family at Thanksgiving. On one side you’ve got Democrats saying, “Let’s bring back the old subsidies!” On the other side you’ve got Republicans saying, “…well, we don’t really have a plan yet, but we’ll get back to you.” And then Donald Trump jumps in with his own idea: “Just give people money and let them buy insurance.” Which is basically the political version of telling your kid, “Here’s 20 bucks, go figure it out yourself.” So here we are — the great American tradition of trying to fix healthcare with duct tape, prayer, and wishful...