boedicca
Uppity Water Nymph from the Land of Funk
- Feb 12, 2007
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Please explain your last comment or cease and desist with rash talking points and generalizations.
Obamacare for one, have you heard of it?
Lack of real interstate competition, have you heard of it?
Lack of malpractice reform, have you heard of it?
The coupling of employment with health insurance so that the consumers of health care are not the purchasers of it, have you heard of it?
On your four "points"
1) How has "obamacare" which has yet to be implemented cost more?
ObamaCare implementation has already started. The requirements to cover "children" to age 26 is in place, as are the state "at risk pools". For further evidence of the negative impact, consider the 1,000+ organizations that have received waivers (many of whom are unions).
2) You want the federal govt. to strip states of the rules and regulations they have legally voted in (ie. ALL insurers must cover pregnancies and breast cancer).
That's not what I said, nimrod. One valid function of the federal government is to ensure interstate commerce. Insurance companies should be able to compete in all 50 states, if they so choose.
3) I have no problem with some tort reform, but the Republicans want to go too far with it. BTW, this would be WASHINGTON taking away a right and adding regulation.
I suggest you take a look at the tort reform in Texas before claiming that what the GOP wants is to Go To Far.
4) Group policies, such as through an employer have proven over and over that this is a far most cost effective method than single policies.
BUB
Neither group policies through employers nor individual policies in the current tax distorted market reflect true market prices.
And don't Bub me. You haven't earned the privilege.