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In reply to the discussion: You didn't get a public option or you didn't get single payer and now your pissed. [View all]MadHound
(34,179 posts)"As the nation awaits the Supreme Court ruling on the fate of the Affordable Care Act, lets take a trip down memory lane on the industry that was the biggest supporter of the now controversial requirement to buy coverage, also known as the individual mandate.
The idea was pushed early in the debate by Americas Health Insurance Plans perhaps like no other health care lobby in Washington. AHIP, as it is known, includes the biggest names in health insurance such as UnitedHealth Group (UNH); Humana Inc. (HUM); Aetna Inc. (AET) and Cigna Corp. (CI) along with most big Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans."
http://www.forbes.com/sites/brucejapsen/2012/06/17/mandate-to-buy-coverage-health-insurance-industrys-idea-not-obamas/
"Later in the program, Chavern stressed that while the organization is looking to lower the penalties on employers who dont offer coverage, it supports the individual mandate, a position shared by the health insurance industry, which the Chamber represents."
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2011/01/11/171870/chamber-repeal/
The insurance industry just looooves the mandated monopoly that was just handed to them, have all along.