Well, The Democrats are distorting the truth once again.
They, along with President Obama, keep declaring that you "can keep your private coverage if you choose".
Sounds like the Government will only offer another alternative, right? Wrong. They are lying.
But first, how will private companies compete with the Government? Look at Medicare and Medicaid. Big Government advocates - socialists - keep declaring that these programs are "more efficient" and have "less overhead". Of course they do. Because the Government can MANDATE what they pay to health providers. Typically, they do not reimburse the full costs of services provided to program participants. They only pay around 80%.
So if you own a restaurant and the Government provides "Foodicare" and it costs you $20 to provide a meal, the government bureaucrats will send you a reimbursement check for $16.
Ever wonder why you hear about $10 aspirins? Wonder why private health insurance rates go up? Because health providers - doctors, nurses, hospitals, etc. - have to make up the difference with those who fail to pay the bills - Big Government.
How can private insurance companies or health providers compete against that kind of power? Yet President Obama and other Big Government advocates say, with a straight face, that they are only offering another "choice" for the free market.
But, to the lie.
The Health Care Bill must be rushed through in the next two weeks. Why? Because we will find many other gems like the Big Lie. On page 16 of a 1,018 monstrosity is the following clause:
"Except as provided in this paragraph, the individual health insurance issuer offering such coverage does not enroll any individual in such coverage if the first effective date of coverage is on or after the first day" of the year the legislation becomes law.
This is in the section titled "Protecting The Choice To Keep Current Coverage" and a subsection called "Limitation On New Enrollment". This means that you can keep your current coverage. But if you ever lose it, or wish to change your provider or change jobs, YOU CANNOT ENROLL in private insurance nor can they sign up any new customers once this bill becomes law. You must participate in the government program!!!!!
Another subtle play on words by politicians. It ain't exactly a lie, but it ain't telling the whole truth and nothing but the truth either. And while Democrats are so pro-choice on one particular issue they oppose school choice and health care choice. See, in these issues, the Democrat Politicians think they have every right to impose their values upon you.
It is like a child caught with cookie crumbs on his shirt. "Johnny, did you eat some of the cookies?" "No, mommy, I didn't eat cookies." The child is fully justified in his mind because he didn't eat "cookies", he only ate one cookie. Such is the mental gymnastics of far too many politicians and, particularly in this instance, it is a disgusting display of dishonesty in the most massive expansion of government in our history.
Here is an article detailing more in Investors Business Daily:
http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article.aspx?id=482329
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Who do we blame? The politicians or the voters that put them in office? It's amazing what people will do to get a few freebies, or at least the promise of freebies. Some will sell out their country for promises, knowing that these freebies must be taken from the people who worked hard to get what they have. My grandfather would go back to his native country if he saw that we are no different than the country he came from.
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Why must they always re-invent the wheel? Don't we already have Medicaid? Why not expand on it to allow more families with qualifying income/s with sliding scale copays according to financial ability?
No, by writing a new law they can stuff it and is with pork!
What happens to Medicaid and Medicare when this "new" medical coverage becomes law?
So this also means that an employer can't change providers? That is, if the current provider wants to jack their rates, as they do by 15% every year, then the only choice is to switch to the Government plan. This because any other provider can't sign up any new customers.
Anonymous is partly right. If you have private insurance through your employer when the act goes into effect, you are stuck with it. The intention is to prevent a flood of people and employers that are so completely fed up with the sky-rocketing premiums and abysmal service of private insurers (that would be some 74% of Americans, BTW) from overwhelming and immediately bankrupting the nascent public plan before it can get on its feet.
FWIW, the initial target of the reform legislation is to get the uuninsured poor on the rolls and reduce the need for things like this
Another right-wing urban myth.
You're misinterpreting the bill and it won't make private insurance illegal, if you read the rest of the section. The bill sets new standards of accessibility and affordability for all insurance plans. BUT existing plans won't have to meet these new standards for 5 yrs. They will be considered GRANDFATHERED plans. The part of the bill quoted, prevents new enrollment in a grandfathered plan. New enrollees must go into a plan that meets the new standards. But it will still be a private one
"You're misinterpreting the bill and it won't make private insurance illegal"
That's right, however, the lower cost of the government plans will force existing health insurance companies to offer the same policies as the government plans which will dictate what will be covered and how much will be paid for the particular procedures rendered as in Medicare. If you think Obama's plan is a good thing, you are dillusional or one of those "victims" the dems need to get votes.
Take from the 'rich' to give to the poor. Those companies who have partnered with their employees for decades to provide themselves with health insurance, now will be motivated to eliminate that partnership. And the alternatives that are being created are a poor substitute.
This is disgraceful. And it is being pushed on to the American public on the basis that the government knows best.
The government does not know best. However, the Medicaid program DOES work but even it will be gutted in this 'reform' process.
I've heard people talk about where to move once America becomes a third world nation. South America is starting to look good.
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