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**jinnamys** · 01-21-2007, 12:16 AM

I think this is a good idea for citizens, but may be bad news for hospitals and healthcare providers. What do you think about requiring everyone to have health insurance like we have to have car insurance?

I know personally health care for the wife and I went up about $100/month this year. Co-pay went up 25% and perscription drugs went up a few dollars. We can't go without insurance because my wife is a lemon. It would be nice if we could write part of it off.

Also could someone maybe elaborate a little bit on what the end of this article touched on. I'm not sure if I fully understand why this would hurt the healthcare providers.

House passed a rule loosely called, "pay as you go rule" when the Dems took over. I believe that with increase in revenue for helping the uninsured, it still won't be enough for a Democratic Congress to pay all of the costs. Thus, the costs have to come from somewhere else, namely the entitlement programs attributable to the health care facilities.

01-21-2007, 12:16 AM	#10
jinnamys Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 397 Senior Member	I think this is a good idea for citizens, but may be bad news for hospitals and healthcare providers. What do you think about requiring everyone to have health insurance like we have to have car insurance? I know personally health care for the wife and I went up about $100/month this year. Co-pay went up 25% and perscription drugs went up a few dollars. We can't go without insurance because my wife is a lemon. It would be nice if we could write part of it off. Also could someone maybe elaborate a little bit on what the end of this article touched on. I'm not sure if I fully understand why this would hurt the healthcare providers. House passed a rule loosely called, "pay as you go rule" when the Dems took over. I believe that with increase in revenue for helping the uninsured, it still won't be enough for a Democratic Congress to pay all of the costs. Thus, the costs have to come from somewhere else, namely the entitlement programs attributable to the health care facilities.
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