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Posted By: bruciejo @ 05/03/2008 12:41:03 PM

Let's all pick on insurance ompanies!! They control costs though underwriting!! Most companies carry 1/2 the cost of healt premiums -- with Cobra the departing employee picks that up in addition to threir payroll deducted premium!! Minnesota has a state pool for uninsurable-- and can't afford the claims!!
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Posted By: bruciejo @ 05/03/2008 12:40:51 PM

Let's all pick on insurance ompanies!! They control costs though underwriting!! Most companies carry 1/2 the cost of healt premiums -- with Cobra the departing employee picks that up in addition to threir payroll deducted premium!! Minnesota has a state pool for uninsurable-- and can't afford the claims!!
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Posted By: OldUncleTom @ 05/02/2008 9:56:07 PM

Nodoby ever asks if the problem here is INSURANCE, not the cost of health care. Insurance companies NEVER lose. They also have little incentive to control costs, as they simply pass on increases to the rate-payers. Does the consumer have a choice? Not much, as it is difficult even for healthy people to change plans, once established within the system.
My personal preference: HSA with a catastrophic major medical policy to back it up. Perhaps coupling that with a zero-based medical care deduction on taxes, not one which requires a minimum percentage of income to deduct. To be fair, eliminate cosmetic and other optional procedures.
The most important thing to me is to break the "nobody pays" cycle that hides waste and unnecessary medical procedures. The truth is, SOMEBODY pays, and that "somebody" is all of us, in the form of premiums.