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White House unveils compromise health care bill
This article details the compromises made in the proposed health care bill, including expanded Medicare prescription coverage and the ablity to block excessive health insurance rates.
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I think that this summit is not a terrible idea however I am skeptical because both sides still basically do not agree on a plan. I think that allowing people with pre-existing conditions to get insurance could allow people to wait until they get sick then go get insurance. That is the reason that policy is in place. I think insurance companies are abusive at times and look for ridiculous reasons to jack up rates, however panels on excessive rate hikes could create a floating standard from one administration to another. What happens if people with an ax to grind gets on the panel, or someone with sympathies toward insurance companies gets on in later administrations. I think that tinkering in the market can cause drastic unintended consequences. I think the government should be careful about proceeding and really think about what they are doing unlike with the stimulus package.
If I read the article correctly and understand some of the White House Plan's provisions then people are required to get health insurance, that is in 2016. So, yeah, I guess there's some potential for abuse there, but it's only 6 years and realistically I think most people would be happy just to be able to afford insurance, I know I would. I do agree though that the central panel sounds dangerous. I'm not sure that centralizing the power for overriding state insurance regulator decisions would be wise or responsible. The power should really be delegated to the state legislatures provided that there are central elements of the insurance plan that would remain federally mandated by Congress. Mostly this would ensure that the health care system couldn't be entirely scrapped at the local level.
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