Thoughts on the passage of the health care bill?

[briansd1]

I think that when the bill is implemented, costs will got up substantially in the beginning years as people with no teeth and bad health, who didn’t have insurance, get it and ask for the “deferred maintenance” that they need.

But in the decades ahead and the whole population is covered, costs will come down.

It’s kinda like allowing comprehensive auto insurance for pre-existing body damage. A lot of folks will be filing claims.

The hospitals and drug companies will benefit.

[dbapig]

Not the perfect solution but much better than what we’ve got.

Talking about health insurance, I heard on NPR about the origin of Blue Shields, you know the one that recently jacked up premium near 40%?

Blue Shields started out in 1930’s as a sort of non-profit health insurance organization. Boy scouts and preachers preached and canvassed neighborhoods to have citizen sign up for it. The goal of Blue Shield was HEALTH of people. But as for-profit, private insurance companies started offering ‘better’ deals to young/healthy people, more and more sick/older people ended up with Blue Shields.

To combat this loss, Blue Shields thought they could compete better if they went private and offered IPO to raise capital. And we all know what that’s come to… 40% increase in insurance premium…

For-profit insurance companies cannot be offering health insurance. If they do, strong competition should exist to keep them honest. Just think about it, a for-profit company will do whatever it can to raise revenue (as it rightfully should). And than means people who really need it being kicked out of the program…

I just hope it will really happen…

[dbapig]

Not the perfect solution but much better than what we’ve got.

Talking about health insurance, I heard on NPR about the origin of Blue Shields, you know the one that recently jacked up premium near 40%?

Blue Shields started out in 1930’s as a sort of non-profit health insurance organization. Boy scouts and preachers preached and canvassed neighborhoods to have citizen sign up for it. The goal of Blue Shield was HEALTH of people. But as for-profit, private insurance companies started offering ‘better’ deals to young/healthy people, more and more sick/older people ended up with Blue Shields.

To combat this loss, Blue Shields thought they could compete better if they went private and offered IPO to raise capital. And we all know what that’s come to… 40% increase in insurance premium…

For-profit insurance companies cannot be offering health insurance. If they do, strong competition should exist to keep them honest. Just think about it, a for-profit company will do whatever it can to raise revenue (as it rightfully should). And than means people who really need it being kicked out of the program…

I just hope it will really happen…

[dbapig]

Not the perfect solution but much better than what we’ve got.

Talking about health insurance, I heard on NPR about the origin of Blue Shields, you know the one that recently jacked up premium near 40%?

Blue Shields started out in 1930’s as a sort of non-profit health insurance organization. Boy scouts and preachers preached and canvassed neighborhoods to have citizen sign up for it. The goal of Blue Shield was HEALTH of people. But as for-profit, private insurance companies started offering ‘better’ deals to young/healthy people, more and more sick/older people ended up with Blue Shields.

To combat this loss, Blue Shields thought they could compete better if they went private and offered IPO to raise capital. And we all know what that’s come to… 40% increase in insurance premium…

For-profit insurance companies cannot be offering health insurance. If they do, strong competition should exist to keep them honest. Just think about it, a for-profit company will do whatever it can to raise revenue (as it rightfully should). And than means people who really need it being kicked out of the program…

I just hope it will really happen…

[dbapig]

Not the perfect solution but much better than what we’ve got.

Talking about health insurance, I heard on NPR about the origin of Blue Shields, you know the one that recently jacked up premium near 40%?

Blue Shields started out in 1930’s as a sort of non-profit health insurance organization. Boy scouts and preachers preached and canvassed neighborhoods to have citizen sign up for it. The goal of Blue Shield was HEALTH of people. But as for-profit, private insurance companies started offering ‘better’ deals to young/healthy people, more and more sick/older people ended up with Blue Shields.

To combat this loss, Blue Shields thought they could compete better if they went private and offered IPO to raise capital. And we all know what that’s come to… 40% increase in insurance premium…

For-profit insurance companies cannot be offering health insurance. If they do, strong competition should exist to keep them honest. Just think about it, a for-profit company will do whatever it can to raise revenue (as it rightfully should). And than means people who really need it being kicked out of the program…

I just hope it will really happen…

[dbapig]

Not the perfect solution but much better than what we’ve got.

Talking about health insurance, I heard on NPR about the origin of Blue Shields, you know the one that recently jacked up premium near 40%?

Blue Shields started out in 1930’s as a sort of non-profit health insurance organization. Boy scouts and preachers preached and canvassed neighborhoods to have citizen sign up for it. The goal of Blue Shield was HEALTH of people. But as for-profit, private insurance companies started offering ‘better’ deals to young/healthy people, more and more sick/older people ended up with Blue Shields.

To combat this loss, Blue Shields thought they could compete better if they went private and offered IPO to raise capital. And we all know what that’s come to… 40% increase in insurance premium…

For-profit insurance companies cannot be offering health insurance. If they do, strong competition should exist to keep them honest. Just think about it, a for-profit company will do whatever it can to raise revenue (as it rightfully should). And than means people who really need it being kicked out of the program…

I just hope it will really happen…

[CA renter]

[quote=beatrix]I think of this as a “health insurance bill” rather than a health care bill, and I agree it is better than nothing, and, after the last year, apparently, it is as good as we can hope for at this time.

To my mind, insurance should be a sharing of costs rather than a profit-driven enterprise. If health insurance companies are going to be a permanent part of the health care landscape, I think they should return to the cost distribution concept. I agree that we need cost containment in health care, but I think the impetus behind it should be health, not profit.[/quote]

Agree with this (and with all the other posts so far).

It’s not at all the bill I would have created, but at least we are finally doing something about healthcare and insurance.

[CA renter]

[quote=beatrix]I think of this as a “health insurance bill” rather than a health care bill, and I agree it is better than nothing, and, after the last year, apparently, it is as good as we can hope for at this time.

To my mind, insurance should be a sharing of costs rather than a profit-driven enterprise. If health insurance companies are going to be a permanent part of the health care landscape, I think they should return to the cost distribution concept. I agree that we need cost containment in health care, but I think the impetus behind it should be health, not profit.[/quote]

Agree with this (and with all the other posts so far).

It’s not at all the bill I would have created, but at least we are finally doing something about healthcare and insurance.

[CA renter]

[quote=beatrix]I think of this as a “health insurance bill” rather than a health care bill, and I agree it is better than nothing, and, after the last year, apparently, it is as good as we can hope for at this time.

To my mind, insurance should be a sharing of costs rather than a profit-driven enterprise. If health insurance companies are going to be a permanent part of the health care landscape, I think they should return to the cost distribution concept. I agree that we need cost containment in health care, but I think the impetus behind it should be health, not profit.[/quote]

Agree with this (and with all the other posts so far).

It’s not at all the bill I would have created, but at least we are finally doing something about healthcare and insurance.

[CA renter]

[quote=beatrix]I think of this as a “health insurance bill” rather than a health care bill, and I agree it is better than nothing, and, after the last year, apparently, it is as good as we can hope for at this time.

To my mind, insurance should be a sharing of costs rather than a profit-driven enterprise. If health insurance companies are going to be a permanent part of the health care landscape, I think they should return to the cost distribution concept. I agree that we need cost containment in health care, but I think the impetus behind it should be health, not profit.[/quote]

Agree with this (and with all the other posts so far).

It’s not at all the bill I would have created, but at least we are finally doing something about healthcare and insurance.

[CA renter]

[quote=beatrix]I think of this as a “health insurance bill” rather than a health care bill, and I agree it is better than nothing, and, after the last year, apparently, it is as good as we can hope for at this time.

To my mind, insurance should be a sharing of costs rather than a profit-driven enterprise. If health insurance companies are going to be a permanent part of the health care landscape, I think they should return to the cost distribution concept. I agree that we need cost containment in health care, but I think the impetus behind it should be health, not profit.[/quote]

Agree with this (and with all the other posts so far).

It’s not at all the bill I would have created, but at least we are finally doing something about healthcare and insurance.

[briansd1]

[quote=dbapig]
Talking about health insurance, I heard on NPR about the origin of Blue Shields, you know the one that recently jacked up premium near 40%?

Blue Shields started out in 1930’s as a sort of non-profit health insurance organization. Boy scouts and preachers preached and canvassed neighborhoods to have citizen sign up for it. The goal of Blue Shield was HEALTH of people. [/quote]

I heard the report too. It started going downhill when the profit motive came into play.

Here’s the link:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124807720

[briansd1]

[quote=dbapig]
Talking about health insurance, I heard on NPR about the origin of Blue Shields, you know the one that recently jacked up premium near 40%?

Blue Shields started out in 1930’s as a sort of non-profit health insurance organization. Boy scouts and preachers preached and canvassed neighborhoods to have citizen sign up for it. The goal of Blue Shield was HEALTH of people. [/quote]

I heard the report too. It started going downhill when the profit motive came into play.

Here’s the link:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124807720

[briansd1]

[quote=dbapig]
Talking about health insurance, I heard on NPR about the origin of Blue Shields, you know the one that recently jacked up premium near 40%?

Blue Shields started out in 1930’s as a sort of non-profit health insurance organization. Boy scouts and preachers preached and canvassed neighborhoods to have citizen sign up for it. The goal of Blue Shield was HEALTH of people. [/quote]

I heard the report too. It started going downhill when the profit motive came into play.

Here’s the link:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124807720

[briansd1]

[quote=dbapig]
Talking about health insurance, I heard on NPR about the origin of Blue Shields, you know the one that recently jacked up premium near 40%?

Blue Shields started out in 1930’s as a sort of non-profit health insurance organization. Boy scouts and preachers preached and canvassed neighborhoods to have citizen sign up for it. The goal of Blue Shield was HEALTH of people. [/quote]

I heard the report too. It started going downhill when the profit motive came into play.

Here’s the link:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124807720

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