Finally, something to write about besides gay marriage and Perez Hilton. Although I will state for the record that if Mr. Hilton asks a question, he has no right demanding the answer he wants. Praises to Ms. PreJean for following her convictions and not caving to the Politically Correct idiots.
Okay, this blog is about insurance companies, so let's get right to it. Does anyone other than President Obama really believe these profit mongering, pandering gargantuan monoliths have a smidgen of compassion for anyone or anything except their profit margin? Why would any of them be any different than AIG?
Isn't this just a ploy to leverage lobbying position when the real work of Health Care Reform begins - IF it begins. I'm real happy for President Obama that he's buying this sop and trying to excite the American public. He uses big dollar amounts to make it appear like the industry is really opening up their wallets for the currently un and under insured. Spread that money of 10 years, amortize it, cost it out to the insurance industry, and what have you got? 50,000 with substandard, selective, narrowly focused partial health insurance. But, hey, it's a start, right?
Not quite. The industry is desperate that Pres. Obama might be serious about Health Care Reform and the way health insurance is distributed in America. Look how they took on billary in the '90's, when Hillary had a real national health care plan ready to present to Congress. Why should 15 plus years change the attitude of a business that now dictates the triaging of health care in America? The industry is afraid that if the Government turns health insurance into Medicare/Medicaid, they, the industry, will become merely claims payors, not the gods of medical care, dictating who gets what care, and when.
It's a thrilling vision to think about. My Dad was in the insurance business, so I guess I shouldn't be so hard on the industry. It provided our family a decent life style, nothing fancy, but stable financially- that is, until he started seeing his buddies get booted out the door just before they reached retirement. He started looking around at the total picture and realized what was happening. So he retired early, on his terms, before they could screw him.
The point? If they will do it to their own - and long term, faithful employees who built up this particular company in the first place - what do you think they will do to you and me, who provide the premiums that pay their salaries and benefits! So to see the industry reduced to claims clerks would be delightful. To those of you who get freaked at the thought of the Government running our health insurance - Do you want quality health care at an affordable rate, from a provider that is truly not-for=profit, or do you want your health care slowly eroded so the manipulators, Insurance and Pharmaceuticals, continue getting filthy rich of your blood?
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