Reply #154: I think Recursion.... [View All]

[BlueDemKev]

...is not an antagonist. Recursion agrees with what we've been saying for well over a year, but the fact is there is a stubborn thing called money. Medical care is expensive. If insurance companies are to be forced to cover everyone, including those who need more medical care than the average person, it only makes sense that the cost of insurance will rise. Even if we had a single-payer gov't run insurance system, the amount we'd have to pay into it to cover everyone will also be extremely high.

The health care law is historic because insurance companies are no longer allowed to deny people coverage due to pre-existing conditions nor can they cancel somebody's coverage after they get sick. However, now that everyone is required to be covered by the insurance companies, it must be paid for. It's either lower insurance premiums or guaranteed insurance coverage. I, personally, prefer the latter.