health insurance reform

Having read through a number of "libertarian" threads around here, I'm puzzled at the horror an vehemence some posters exhibit towards "socialised", i.e. tax-financed and/or state-managed health care. Working in a prime example of a health care system that's not only tax financed but also under...

I ask this in earnest as I have such a large personal stake in the matter. Maybe some of you do too. I know that's why most of my threads in this subforum have been about it. As you all know no private health insurance company would ever cover me. From my current point of view the only way I...

Ok. Got my plan for next year. for 2010, my insurance went down by 2% over 2009, but the deductible went up. My 2011 coverage, for the same thing as 2010, the cost increased to 110.33% of the 2010 cost. comments?

Hi. I saw someone post a comment on a forum where they said this: "The fact remains that we could pay for most or all of a really significant healthcare reform program (not the half-assed thing we have now, which amounts to a further entrenchment of corporate interests, a guaranteed market for...

For those who think our current healthcare system is so fantastic: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35910173/ns/health-health_care/

I haven't followed the health care debate closely. At some point, I realized that the final bill would be a bunch of compromises and backroom deals and whatever else had to be done to get the required number of votes. It didn't seem likely that my knowledge would have much effect. Now...

Why not make Medical Insurance Companies 'illegal'...? They don't provide any real service, do they? They are literally the middle man, between you and your medical care provider. They literally make profits, by denying claims... It's your money, that you pool, so that when the Edited, re...

Hmmmmm???? Most maddening! I had to give up my excellent plan because my health insurance went up 400% in 11 years. For the last number of years it has been increasing at a rate varying from 15.5% - 22.5% a year!! It's impossible, mathematically, for some working stiff like me, to be able to...