Equal treatment and pricing for all. It's fantasy.Until his uninsured constituents are able to have access to something similar, Wisconsin representative Steve Kagen, a Democrat and a doctor, has chosen to be uninsured.
He explains why he opted out of a generous health insurance package offered to lawmakers. And how health care pricing is not like a straightforward restaurant menu, but more like airline ticket prices... All passengers arrive at the same place at the same time, but not at the same price.
Audio: BBC, PRI & WBUR's Here & Now. Host: Deborah Becker.
As promised, a second opinion.Rather than embrace proposals that build collective buying power, Texas Republican Congressman Michael Burgess believes in "decentralized decisions." He'd accomplish that through health savings accounts... "Putting health care spending decisions in the hands of patients."
Burgess is chairman of the House GOP’s healthcare caucus and practiced medicine for 30 years before his election.
Audio: BBC, PRI & WBUR's Here & Now. Host: Deborah Becker.
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