Re: Hee! Hee! Hee!

On Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:44:51 -0800 (PST), dagmargoodboat@xxxxxxxxx
wrote:

On Nov 17, 8:31 pm, "Joel Koltner" <zapwireDASHgro...@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
<dagmargoodb...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

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"That's not rationing--benefits for a given policy are limited, but you
can get as large a policy as you're willing to pay for."

For the majority of employed people, their insurance is provided by their
employers, and as an individual you generally have very few options in
choosing costs vs. benefits.  (I've never been offered more than 2 or 3 plans,
and many plans only had one.)

So perhaps not *quite* as restrictive as Pelosicare, but still pretty rationed
IMHO.

Oh, on the point of employees only being offered a few choices by
their employer--

We should fix that. Why should your _employer_ buy you health
insurance anyhow? They don't buy you homeowner's insurance, do they?

They ought to give you the money and let you buy a health policy that
_you_ like. And, when you go someplace else, you could take your
policy with you.

We don't do that now because, basically, it's illegal. It shouldn't
be.

Not actually the real situation, it is not actually illegal but normal
and legal for trade union provided health plans. Check what is
available to electricians for a nearly on topic case. Same with their
pension plans as well. Same for most trade unions as well.
.

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