, Columnist
Seven 'Solutions' That Won't Save Obamacare
Seven popular "solutions" to the problems facing Obamacare will actually make things worse.
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With Nov. 1 storming toward us and the health insurance exchanges still not working, we face the daunting possibility that people may not be able to sign up for January, or maybe even for 2014. The possibility of a total breakdown -- the dreaded insurance death spiral -- is heading straight for us. The "wait and see if they can't get it together" option no longer seems viable; we have to acknowledge that these problems are much more than little glitches, and figure out what to do about them.
Most of what seems to be on the table ranges from not helpful to actively unhelpful. Here are seven popular "solutions" that don't solve anything and may make things worse.