"Rising unemployment affecting health insurance industry because there are fewer people to insure."

[Shardik]

Just heard this on CNN's money report.

What's wrong with that statement?

I guess people just disappear when they become unemployed.

[Hannah Bell]

1. if you don't have money, you don't exist.

[fizzgig]

2. they do as far as the insurance companies are concerned

:shrug:

[liberal N proud]

3. That is why the insurance industry supports mandatory health insurance

You would be forced to purchase health insurance just like you are car insurance. If it is mandatory, the industry is protected even if no one is working.


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But they never fail to be really removing someone off the system quickly. Our daughter is in college but the school would not confirm she was a student on the day the insurance company checked because it was between quarters. We played hell getting her back on the insurance policy.

[Shardik]

5. Wouldn't you just love to have a business in which the government FORCES people to buy your product?

Meh.

[liberal N proud]

6. Maybe if I could afford a Senator or two

It wouldn't be possible.

[stopbush]

4. Just another reason to go with a national program that's

government run.

The next step will be to gouge the still-employed on their co-pays and premiums.

[madrchsod]

7. no shit...i really feel sorry for them...not

after sucking the life out of affordable health care,stiffing the doctors and hospitals for their money ,and fucking us with the "deductibles"....

ya..... i really really feel sorry for the *************

[zbdent]

8. there are not "fewer people to insure" ... they need to check the Emergency Rooms ...

unless you're going to see Soylent Green on the menus ...

[L0oniX]

9. Aw ..too bad for the sociopath health care insurance rich sons a b*tch*s.

[undeterred]

10. Somebody's going to have to pay for it.

[prolesunited]

11. We all will

And it also means that hospitals are reducing services and also laying off staff, at least in Chicago.

[Kansas Wyatt]

12. May the Parasites ROT in Hell!

NO to the government forcing everyone to buy insurance policies from these thieves!
They had their chance to prove that their private health care plans worked, and they failed the American People miserably.

YES to a broadened Medicare program for all, without any private health care insurance sucking it dry.

[NashVegas]

13. 1,000,000 Lost Jobs in the Last Two Months

It's a safe bet the white collar jobs in there came with benefits.