A pretty good article that highlights something about the industry we are dealing with, the health insurance industry.
But this celebration is premature and over-hyped. The insurance companies are still in charge. In fact, they have 31 million new customers handed to them by the government. The issue of costs has simply not been addressed. As things stand now, there is absolutely nothing that can stop insurance companies from raising your premiums tomorrow. And they will, at some point. That's a guarantee.
I think that the danger we dems are in for is a "Mission Accomplished" moment. Yeah, we passed something called Health Care Reform. Whoopty crap. I'm starting to believe that this is some sort of pyrrhic victory. We got something passed that just requires everyone to get care, without doing anything to regulate the rates, or provide competition or anything really. Sure, with a pre-existing condition I can now get insurance, it may end up costing me $3500 a month, but they can't deny me. They can just make it ridiculous to buy. Now that they are required to cover everyone, the Insurance companies can now use this as an excuse to raise rates across the board. Thanks Washington, its now available, just not affordable.
Next time we do something historic, how about we quit with the fake drama and actually write a bill that does what it says it will do. |
