For those 50 to 65, it’s difficult to get an individual health insurance policy at any price. Recently I discussed the problem with my cousin, a doctor who is director of research studying heart disease and diabetes for Kaiser Permanente, one of the country’s largest insurance companies.
In frustration I asked, “How does anyone over 50 get insurance, since most have pre-existing conditions?” His response: “Most don’t. What we have is a system of care that is not a system and doesn’t care.” That says it all.
It used to be said that banks would lend money only to people who could prove they didn’t need it. Now we have insurance companies that will provide health insurance only to those who can prove they don’t need it.
Susan Pepperdine
Fairway
The sad thing is that there some 2-4% of the country that need help with health care (after you disqualify illegal aliens) but this cockamany plan is going to cost us higher taxes, deletion of medicare benefits, and 3 Trillion Dollars of debt. Look at whats left of the economy quickly, and then kiss the remainder good bye if this nonsense passes.
Posted by: Kee | November 27, 2009 at 09:57 AM
As the conservative sage, MR, would say: "Susan is an anti-business communist and only age/health envious of others!!"
Next, MR or some other wingnut propagandist would point Susan to an online health insurance quote for "proof" that she can get excellent health insurance for only $78/month in our free-market capitalist utopia.
You're welcome.
Posted by: whispering_to_kc | November 26, 2009 at 11:19 PM