Comments on: House Health Care Bill Not the Answer http://www.thepelicanpost.org/2009/11/05/house-health-care-bill-not-the-answer/ Louisiana Politics and Policy Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: MARY STACK http://www.thepelicanpost.org/2009/11/05/house-health-care-bill-not-the-answer/comment-page-1/#comment-11 MARY STACK Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:55:08 +0000 http://www.thepelicanpost.org?p=200#comment-11 WHETHER THE PUBLIC OPTION WILL HURT THE ECONOMY REMAINS TO BE SEEN. I KNOW THAT CONSUMERS UNION.ORG IS IN FAVOR AND I DON'T TRUST ANY OPINION FROM WELLPOINT, INC (AS THEY HAVE A DOG IN THIS HUNT). I DON'T BELIEVE IN THE SCARE TACTIC THAT PREMIUMS WILL INCREASE BECAUSE LOGICALLY WHEN COMPETITION IS IN PLAY RATES WILL GO DOWN. FOR THE FIRST TIME, INSURERS WILL HAVE TO PLAY BALL WITH THE CONSUMER. EVERYONE AGREES THAT THE SYSTEM NEEDS AN OVERHAUL BUT FRANKLY THE IDEA THAT THE WORKING POOR WILL BE ABLE TO SHOP FOR BETTER RATES IS RIDICULOUS. I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK THAT IS A LINE WRITTEN/SPOKEN BY SOMEONE WHO HAS NEVER DONE THAT BEFORE AND IS THE EQUIVALENT OF "LET THEM EAT CAKE". I LOVE TO HEAR POLITICIANS TALK ABOUT ALTERNATIVES LIKE HSA'S. I HAVE SUCH A PLAN AND HAD THE MSA PLAN PREVIOUSLY. I CAN TELL YOU FROM MY EXPERIENCE IT IS NOT FOR THE WORKING POOR AND PERHAPS NOT FOR THE AVERAGE FAMILY. WHETHER THE PUBLIC OPTION WILL HURT THE ECONOMY REMAINS TO BE SEEN. I KNOW THAT CONSUMERS UNION.ORG IS IN FAVOR AND I DON’T TRUST ANY OPINION FROM WELLPOINT, INC (AS THEY HAVE A DOG IN THIS HUNT). I DON’T BELIEVE IN THE SCARE TACTIC THAT PREMIUMS WILL INCREASE BECAUSE LOGICALLY WHEN COMPETITION IS IN PLAY RATES WILL GO DOWN. FOR THE FIRST TIME, INSURERS WILL HAVE TO PLAY BALL WITH THE CONSUMER. EVERYONE AGREES THAT THE SYSTEM NEEDS AN OVERHAUL BUT FRANKLY THE IDEA THAT THE WORKING POOR WILL BE ABLE TO SHOP FOR BETTER RATES IS RIDICULOUS. I CAN’T HELP BUT THINK THAT IS A LINE WRITTEN/SPOKEN BY SOMEONE WHO HAS NEVER DONE THAT BEFORE AND IS THE EQUIVALENT OF “LET THEM EAT CAKE”. I LOVE TO HEAR POLITICIANS TALK ABOUT ALTERNATIVES LIKE HSA’S. I HAVE SUCH A PLAN AND HAD THE MSA PLAN PREVIOUSLY. I CAN TELL YOU FROM MY EXPERIENCE IT IS NOT FOR THE WORKING POOR AND PERHAPS NOT FOR THE AVERAGE FAMILY.

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