Health Care Reform in Doubt

Monday, February 1, 2010 by Dwight Baxter

I would be the first to say the health care reform bills in the House and Senate are both flawed. I think any bill large enough to cover so many things will have a few items everyone can find fault with. It is a shame though to think many of the common sense portions of the bill may die along with things some don't care for. One example of an item I like is "no denial of coverage because of pre-existing conditions." To the insurance industry it seems unfair. I read an example that one insurance advocate gave. He said, "Allowing coverage with pre-existing conditions is like asking for home owner's insurance as your house burns." I can see that viewpoint, but why then do they take groups every day with members that have pre-existing conditions? The simple answer has to be money. It is a double standard they use to their advantage. We will see what happens but, in my opinion, Congress and both parties are not doing their job if the citizens of this country are not shielded from Insurance Companies' control over the quality of our lives.

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