Reply #4: Gep wants massive Health Ins Company welfare - rather than a Gov program

[papau]

It does provide Health care for all - but at what cost - and is giving the insurance companies a blank check the only way to get it passed (if it is I jump on the bandwagon).

Better is to treat the Insurance Companies as clerks - administrative services only - keeps everyone but the CEO and son working/happy, allows capital tied up in reserves/surplus to be moved to other parts of economy, and have a single payer at at an immediate 15% cost savings - and a likely 30% cost savings over time.

The 1995 Dean desire to slow down Health cost growth to 7% from the projected 10% growth - the savings - or cut if you like - of $270 B over time, was a suggestion that getting the 2nd opinion, standard Hosp stay rules, etc could reduce Hospitals being used as nursing homes. I do not see what was the problem. Granted time has shown that the rules can get silly - and mean spirited - and harmful to health of everyone - but at the time why not try the change?