Insurance companies increasing premiums and blaming the HCR law are lying, but the law does...

[Cleobulus]

nothing to prevent such increases from happening even after it is fully implemented. Yes there is the 85% provision, and there's a huge problem with it, it doesn't put any hard caps on the size of premiums, rather it just causes the insurance companies to get more creative in how to label as many of their "expenses" as medical costs, and the federal and state governments get to spend a shit load of money, not on medical care, but on oversight, talk about a waste of money! They have 4 years before these provisions are to be enacted, and I don't doubt that these companies have teams of lawyers and accountants going over their books trying to find ways to circumvent this section of the law. Not to mention still trying to find ways to deny claims. This is the biggest problem with this bill, rather than creating or expanding a current public system to cover people, a system that is, by default, publicly accountable and who's finances are public, we are relying instead on the honesty of insurance companies, are we crazy?

[ixion]

1. No, this was the whole point of the legislation

It had nothing whatsoever to do with health CARE reform. It was, and is now law: The Insurance Industry Profit Protection Act.

[area51]

3. +1

Each day, 273 people die due to lack of health care in the U.S.; that's 100,000 deaths per year.

We need single-payer health care, not a welfare bailout for the serial-killer insurance agencies.

We don't need the GingrichCare of mandated, unregulated, for-profit insurance that is still too expensive, only pays parts of medical bills, denies claims, and bankrupts people. Republinazi '93 plan:

"Subtitle F: Universal Coverage - Requires each citizen or lawful permanent resident to be covered under a qualified health plan or equivalent health care program by January 1, 2005."

"We will never have real reform until people's health stops being treated as a financial opportunity for corporations."

[Supersedeas]

5. sure didn't impact their ability to advertise like hell on all the networks (1 in 5 commercials is

for insurance) or so it seems.

[Fumesucker]

2. We're not crazy but a great many of our politicians are corrupt to the core.. n/t

[Enthusiast]

4. I hope this backfires on the insurance industry.

Once enough people die from being priced out of decent coverage maybe the nation will insist on a good system.

[slipslidingaway]

6. knr nt