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Politics : View from the Center and Left
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To: Cogito who wrote (130366)2/7/2010 7:46:41 AM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (1) of 541957
 
I believe the insurance companies would have to set their rates for nationally available plans to account for the much higher medical costs in the most populous areas.

Why would they charge a uniform price across the country?

So they'd be more able find excuses to drop people after they become ill, and would be able to exclude more people who present higher risk.

Why would we not choose to concurrently outlaw this?

I just think that if the government is going to cover the high risk group, it might as well distribute the risk by covering everyone

Do you favor mainstreaming as a general principle or just in health insurance?

Supplemental plans are currently available to Medicare recipients, and could remain available.

Would you not anticipate a backlash when average folks are limited by cost to Medicare while the rest of us use supplemental policies or our own money to get the care we expect?
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