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Old 02-01-11, 01:35 AM   #11
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I would think the whole plan would be canned if the SC agrees.

I am sure there are good things in it, I haven't read all of it.

For example doing away with pre-existing conditions would be good, especially the way the insurance companies are taking advantage of it.
This was meant to keep people from taking advantage of the insurance companies but now it is the other way around.

Let's say you or your family elect not to have health insurance. You find one of your kids has to have a minor operation, so you get him/her on a policy. After the operation you cancle the coverage until next time you need it. This isn't fair to the insurance company IMO.

Now, let's say you have always had coverage, but have switched jobs and have a new plan with a different company. In most cases you pay for full coverage even though you have a 2 year wait on pre-existing conditions. Not so bad, you'd think, but if years back a tumor was found and removed under your old plan and over the course of the next 2/5 years you go back for routine follow up blood tests and X rays, the new plan would not cover it--even though you are paying full coverage rates, you are in fact not getting what you are paying for which is full coverage.

In this case the insurance compamy is taking advantage of you, the other way around.

Things in it that are bad? IMO there are many.

For example:

It gives the goverment direct access to your bank accounts in order to withdraw money, ref pages 58 and 59.

It doesn't apply to all Americans, with union members, groups like ACORN, and of course congress theirselves, refer to page 65.

The goverment will set what doctors will be paid and all will make the same, regardless of their specialty, refer to pages 241 and 253.

Cancer care will be rationed according to the patient's age, refer to page 272.

Ones on SS will be required to attend a "end of life planning" seminar every 5 years, refer to page 425.

The goverment chooses which doctors will write an end-of-life order, refer to page 429.

This is a dandy: The bill would give insurance to those who are not even Americans that are in the country illegally, refer to page 50.

There are many others, but it is no wonder congress elected not to be a subject of such a thing.

Funny now that the house speaker said we have to pass it on order for us to see what was in it.
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