Record Searchlight October 9, 2020
The year 2020 has highlighted the value of safety nets on so many fronts, particularly fire insurance and health insurance.
My neighbors received non-renewal letters for their fire insurance and will now be paying two to three times what they paid before, using a combination of the FAIR (government) Plan and their private insurance. Where would we be without that government safety net? Their insurance plans paid well when they needed them, but decided they could no longer take the risk and make a profit. A capitalist society allows that option.
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was a comprehensive plan to provide universal coverage to the citizens of the wealthiest nation in the world, without losing the private insurance market....