Health insurers help GOP after dalliance with Dems

[louis-t]

Source: AP

WASHINGTON – Health insurers flirted with Democrats, supported them with money and got what they wanted: a federal mandate that most Americans carry health care coverage. Now they're backing Republicans, hoping a GOP Congress will mean friendlier regulations.



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Now you know why insurers stocks went up after 'health care reform' passed.

[Scuba]

1. The fact that either party would consort with mass murderers is shameful. n/t

[Historic NY]

2. and people wonder why the rates went up...they're screwing you & you pay for it.

[WoodyM]

3. And why not?

After all this was originally proposed by the Heritage Foundation to the Republican Party. They said there was no way they could pass such a mandate to force everyone to buy insurance. They would be thrown out at the next election.

But then a Democratic president did it.

[lib2DaBone]

4. The health Insurers got what they wanted... says it all....

Now they throw the DEMS under the Bus.

Max Baucus got his bonus...Big Insurance got theirs and the American people got a big wet kiss and a bill in the mail.

[iamjoy]

5. Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am!

that about sums up what happened.

and after you put out, he sure ain't gonna marry you!

[ProudDad]

6. I'm sure they're backing

both right-wings of the Big Business Corporate War Party... :shrug:

They're not going to drop the near-right-wing after getting a $10 Trillion + gift from them in the "Health Insurance Corporation and Big PhRMA Stimulus Act of 2010" (mislabeled as a health care bill)...