Yes, my original post put the blame on Bush and Obama. While some of these things have not occurred yet with the PA, the door is open and the potential for abuse in the future is there. While I do like some of the insurance reforms in the HC bill like the pre-existing conditions screening, I do not think that that the mandates will hold up in fed court. States can force people to buy car insurance but I can also choose not to drive. The federal govt forcing people to buy health insurance takes away the right for me to refuse to buy a service. My guess is that this will go to federal court and will be argued as an interstate commerce case. In the past the federal courts have generally ruled on the side of the fed in those cases but this is a new animal.
There is so much information and misinformation on this issue that it is hard to decipher at times. I look at it like this. When my roof has a hole in it, I call a roofer and pay him to fix it. When my car breaks down, I call a mechanic and pay him to do the work. Why is that if get sick that I call my insurance to see if they will cover it before I can go to a doctor? I can not negotiate prices with MDs anymore because I can't pay them the same money that they can get from an insurance company. Middle men always make things more expensive. And the more/better technology we have access we use, the more expensive it is.
There is so much information and misinformation on this issue that it is hard to decipher at times. I look at it like this. When my roof has a hole in it, I call a roofer and pay him to fix it. When my car breaks down, I call a mechanic and pay him to do the work. Why is that if get sick that I call my insurance to see if they will cover it before I can go to a doctor? I can not negotiate prices with MDs anymore because I can't pay them the same money that they can get from an insurance company. Middle men always make things more expensive. And the more/better technology we have access we use, the more expensive it is.
