Christina bellantoni goes on msnbc to discuss the state of the health care debate
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@kaysandesses - my point is HR 3962 wants to determine what is sufficient health insurance amongst private insurers. Now if it is regulated by the states, than 3962 should not be interferring. That's not "another competitor". I understand federal and state powers. Though I'm no expert on it. By setting regulations on a state-level, competition is being stifled. Let all companies compete.
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I still think you don't fully understand the issue. Do you understand the difference between States powers and fed. gov. powers? I don't understand what you mean by "regulation bar".
The proposed penalties for not having health insurance even though it is a federal bill has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that states have the purveyance to regulate insurance policies sold with that state.
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@kaysandesses - I know it's due to state regulations. My concern is why set a regulation-bar on companies? Let all of them compete freely and I believe changes within that setting could change. It's not a federal issue, but Obama is making it a federal issue by implementing penalties on those who refuse any coverage.
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"Can someone tell me why Obama will not purse allowing insurance companies to compete across state lines?"
Because that is a State's issue, not a federal government issue. It is the regulations in the various States that prevent insurance companies who do not meet the specific state standards from doing business there. If an insurance company wants to meet the reg's, they can do business in that state. Blue Cross Blue Shield has presence in most states because they will meet the various regs
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@augoustinos - I think Bluse cross should have the same coverage in every state. I also think that ALL 1,200 companies should be allowed access across all state lines before the govt. steps in as "another" competitor. You don't fix the problem by injecting govt. YOU ALLOW ALL TO COMPETE, to bring down costs. See how that goes before this happens. Majority doesn't rule, according to Obama. The majority doesn't want this.
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@veriteez Ok, but do we agree that competition does not happen within states at this point? We are talking of expanding this nationally. Why would Blue Cross of This State stay independent from Blue Cross of That State?
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@augoustinos - over 1,000 companies in the u.s., and an average of 20 per state. Don't you think mergers would have happened by now blocking out competition? yes. Obama doesn't want true competition amongst companies. Free-market isn't what is creating this. The problem is that they are not allowing free-market into each state. People lose. Govt. wins.
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@veriteez Sure Veriteez! Opening state lines will allow ALL insurers to choose states that require them to offer the least service to their clients, effectively continuing the current problem. Also, it would lead to a HUGE mergers and acquisitions spree that will make insurers even more powerful than they are today, effectively strengthening their oligopoly on the health insurance market.
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Doesn't sound like "free trade" to me. Of course the idiots representing the idiots, will act like it is. Free trade would cure it all. When you can't call up BlueCross in another state, to get the rate you can get there, there is the problem. There is no competition, and it's been that way since the retard representatives sold everyone out in the 70's; to the insurance lobby. Now the insurance industry will make even more money with either bill. THAT ISN'T WRITTEN YET. All we got is PORK so far
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What the fuck!? The host says people are just to busy to find out what's in the bill! IT'S YOUR FUCKING JOB TO INFORM THE PUBLIC!
AnneOnAMoose 2 years ago 3
Truthfully without the right health care reform Medicare's and Medicaid's costs will grow so far out of control that they will bankrupt the nation. You can look at anyone's projections they all say the same thing.
The public option was a compromise most cost conscious Americans could stomach. The Medicare buy-in or Kuchinich's Amd. to allow state's to choose single payer would have been better. All 3 are out of the bill, and we're stuck with a watered down give away to private insurance.
route99 2 years ago 2