Archive for June, 2009

“…if the government were to provide a $2000 annual subsidy for uninsured individuals under the age of 34, it would wipe out over twelve million more uninsured’s than the currently proposed Senate plan does and do so for a third of the cost!”

Perhaps the most staggering statistic in all of the numbers above is that the proposed plan still leaves 30 million people uninsured.

Who Pays in the Senate Health Care Bill?

If anyone thinks the newly proposed health care reform means “free government insurance for everyone,” think again. While some folks are going to get an amazing subsidy, many others will end up paying more than ever.

House Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce and Health, Education and Labor committees have come to some agreement on a $1.7 trillion bill to provide universal health care and require that all citizens obtain health care insurance.

Heath Care Reform Summary: June 16, 2009

Some of the proposed health care reforms under consideration are as follows:

Why Get Preliminary Rates?

Preliminary rates are a quick and easy way to get a picture of how competitive (or, not) your current rates are.

“…using an Internet search engine with the search words, “health insurance,” alone has a somewhat limited value and can lead to confusing results.”

Already we see more liberal congressional members calling for additional mandates to health care coverage such as mental health benefits and dental insurance. It’s hard to imagine this “add-on” trend not continuing, and the parameters ever widening in the future, into a more and more bloated and expensive plan.

In case you were wondering, these are the key committees that are working on health care reform.

Text Draft of Health Care Bill

As of this writing, this bill has not been formally introduced in the Senate or the House
http://help.senate.gov/BAI09A84xml.pdf

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