Reply #14: My oldest was born in a military hospital

[sandnsea]

He had a birth defect that caused his heart to stop and was life-flighted to an area children's hospital. Champus, the old Champus, covered that 100%. He had routine care for several years, plus he was sent to Travis for check-ups with the cardiologist there, who always said to keep seeing the children's cardiologist. All paid. My other two kids were born on regular old insurance which paid fairly well too, no emergencies though. We had to go on Medicaid when my husband's legs were burned and he was between jobs. So when I say I've been on just about every kind of insurance there is, that's what I mean. I'll take Medicaid every single time, even over military hospitals and Champus or Tricare or whatever they're doing these days. I hate military hospital care. Nothing like going through a pregnancy in a 50 year old puke green military clinic along with 50 other women at every appointment. There is no way I would call that quality care. For the troops needing specialty surgical care, it seems pretty good. For the families, not so much.

Regardless, emloyers will choose the quality of health insurance they offer using the same criteria they do now. If they can attract better employees with better private insurance, that's what they'll offer. If their employees don't want to be on a public plan and have a snitfit, then they won't switch, just like they don't always switch to HSA's or cheaper plans now. Just one more option, that's all.