DISQUS

DLS · 5 months ago

That's "Psst," with one T.


Center _On_ Budget and Policy Priorities, a (quite) liberal think tank:

http://www.cbpp.org/

(New, additional requirements, new "revenue streams," new restrictions, new non-surprises...)


Doesn't Baucus also want to tax health insurance benefits worth more than $15,000? (and claim that it "encourages overuse of health services" -- what incentive would "free" public health services constitute?)

Not only will people resent being taxed on health insurance benefits, but employers will be encouraged to reduce if not terminate these benefits.

The nightmare legislation Congress is playing with deserves to die. We should wait months, then restart from scratch.

Olip · 5 months ago

I am a health insurance agent in Utah. I sit on the board of the Utah health underwriters as webmaster for http://www.bcbstx.info/ and http://www.utahinsuranceexchange.info/. I was heavily involved in designed a web connector to help Utah residents by pulling private and state sponsored insurance mechanisms together. It had a low budget of around $150k that virtually guaranteed health insurance coverage through either the private or state programs. Better yet all the local carriers agreed to split the costs. Our state insurance task force committee rejected the idea. They elected to go for a Massachusetts type connector program that isn't working well when you actually dig deep and check facts of where they are now. Our state approved H.B. 188 with a zero fiscal note attachment! My point is, I have been a fly on the wall in countless legislative meetings, insurance board meetings, hospital board meetings, the list goes on. The problem is conflict with the market demanding profit in all sectors of the system. Tough order to fill and keep costs down? You are absolutely right when you claim that healthcare is now unsustainable. I have been crying that a long time. Nobody listens.