I agree with the individual mandate, but taxing the providers and hospitals will simply deter physicians from practicing in California. As with any radical proposal, there are large obstacles ahead.
Update:
Here’s the reality of what will happen once physicians’ revenues are taxed:
“The idea that taxing physicians’ revenue to cause them to provide more care of higher quality defies understanding,” said John R. Graham, director of Health Care Studies at the Pacific Research Institute. “Instead they’ll spend more time with accountants figuring out how to hide their incomes, or prospecting for new practices next door in Nevada or Arizona.”
