tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23618318.post5158636319273145148..comments2023-09-23T09:13:14.458-05:00Comments on Duly Consider: Death of the Health Insurance IndustryEditorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03141962520026207726noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23618318.post-27646361338425623962007-06-07T15:43:00.000-05:002007-06-07T15:43:00.000-05:00You're missing a big point here Atlas, more than "...You're missing a big point here Atlas, more than "what is the nanny state going to do for me" for many, myself included who never could get a private plan as much as we wanted too, and considering that I am a financial conservative, the question once you'd had a serious illness becomes for very many "how can I get the nanny state let me get back to work" Because once they have you in the system zaph22https://www.blogger.com/profile/17098340336369558172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23618318.post-55416486288748560922007-06-07T13:09:00.000-05:002007-06-07T13:09:00.000-05:00This does sound like a pretty strong opinion and I...This does sound like a pretty strong opinion and I question the facts. Does anyone know how much it costs per month to cover a senior on Medicare? I know the health insurance companies are compensated (handsomely) by the government to take them over.<BR/><BR/>Sure we are in trouble, and insurance companies have a lot to do with it; they pay claims when submitted, but I do not think a lot of Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07000545121324864189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23618318.post-7369744149478210002007-06-07T12:08:00.000-05:002007-06-07T12:08:00.000-05:00HR 646 provides the best option that has been prop...HR 646 provides the best option that has been proposed in years. People who continue to think that the current private insurance system can be redeemed don't live, work or mingle with the large number of Americans who do not have health insurance and whose incomes preclude what middle class Americans might consider "affordable." <BR/>The public clinics that can only provide minimal service are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23618318.post-57676303790414818142007-06-07T11:01:00.000-05:002007-06-07T11:01:00.000-05:00The Single Payer plan sounds good until they say p...The Single Payer plan sounds good until they say private insurance is not allowed to compete. Competition keeps costs down. I hope this not just another government bureaucracy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23618318.post-68837412876220004972007-06-07T10:52:00.000-05:002007-06-07T10:52:00.000-05:00The insurance industry has pretty much decimated t...The insurance industry has pretty much decimated the auto body repair business also. Combine this with their abdication of responsibility and accountability for claims following hurricane Katrina, and we see that this is an industry totally out of control. Time for a few of their executives to spend some quality time as wards of the state or feds for absolutely raping the American public and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23618318.post-5803650870002134142007-06-07T10:39:00.000-05:002007-06-07T10:39:00.000-05:00To Tim, this site is all OpEd in case you didn't n...To Tim, this site is all OpEd in case you didn't notice, except for the RSS feeds in the sidebar.<BR/><BR/>As for there NOT being resources in the US (the richest country in the world) if not here, where do they have such resources. Everywhere but here it appears.<BR/><BR/>Your theory pretend the US is terminally unique and despite this program working extremely well in every other industrializedEditorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03141962520026207726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23618318.post-59758287215206493492007-06-07T10:07:00.000-05:002007-06-07T10:07:00.000-05:00Profits? They're concerned with profits? They ar...Profits? They're concerned with profits? They are not supposed to be making a proit--they are classified as non-profit agencies and enjoy non-profit status. Why are they allowed that and why are they also eligible for the state to bail them out when they are going under (i.e., Pilgrim Health in Massachusetts)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23618318.post-56284670472642623712007-06-07T10:05:00.000-05:002007-06-07T10:05:00.000-05:00Something needs to be done, that's for sure. We a...Something needs to be done, that's for sure. We are a middle income family that lost our health insurance....our meds and blood tests for high blood pressure and rheumatoid arthritis are astronomical. We can't afford health, utilities, and house payments.....so, health suffers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23618318.post-62602580711509488182007-06-07T08:51:00.000-05:002007-06-07T08:51:00.000-05:00You should label your piece an opinion editorial. ...You should label your piece an opinion editorial. Whenever the government mettles in something, the costs go up. The premise that everyone will have a some nirvana health plan is a dream. There isn't resources. <BR/><BR/>In my <B>opinion</B>, money has to be drained from the system to make basic treatments more affordable. I make make health insurance premiums for business non-tax-deductible. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com