The left has said since this debate began, that it will not be like the UK with long wait times. But under the health care bills in Congress, you could apply for coverage through a new high-risk pool that President Barack Obama promises would immediately start serving patients with pre-existing medical problems.
Wait a second. Read the fine print. You may have to be uninsured for six months to qualify.
President Obama has championed high risk pools in his health care reform in order to cover those without insurance.
The six-month wait is in the health care bill the Senate Finance Committee approved last month. To qualify for the pool, patients must be turned down for coverage because of a pre-existing condition and uninsured for at least six months.
The bill has set aside 5 billion for these pools to run. Although that doesn't seem like enough. 30 states have these risk pools and it costs each state about 1 billion a year to sustain it. 5 billion sure doesn't sound like enough.
Perhaps this could be another bankrupt system. And don't forget the long 6 month wait time.
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