OT: Self Employed Health Insurance Costs and Coverage

[Robert Holtzman]

On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 07:01:41AM -0700, keith smith wrote:
> 
> Anytime you get the government involved you have a recipe for disaster. And it
> is unconstitutional.
> 
> We have a problem and it needs to be fixed.  I believe in a free market
> solution.

The health insurance industry has been operating under a free market
system forever. How's that been working out? Not so good?

> I believe everyone should pay for their own health insurance. 
> Remove this from the employer.  Then the payer and consumer will be the same. 
> It will not take long for the market to adjust once that happens.

You're advocating the elimination of group coverage with it's lower
premiums. Good luck buying an individual policy with it's exclusions for
pre-existing conditions.  

           ...........snip..........

-- 
Bob Holtzman
Key ID: 8D549279
"If you think you're getting free lunch,
 check the price of the beer"
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