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To: Gottfried who wrote (274556)	7/4/2015 8:26:06 AM
From: stsimon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542946

There are 3 legs to this stool, two of which should be relatively easy to fix: 1) The Congress has prevented the Federal Government from negotiating drug costs, resulting in windfall profits to drug companies. That can be fixed at the ballot box. 2) Massive medical fraud because the federal government is required to pay claims too quickly. This is a major industry in Florida and is totally out of control. Change the law to allow longer payment times for suspicious cases and invest in better fraud detection software. Stiffen penalties for white collar crimes and send the worst offenders to some hard core prisons. 3) Way too much money is being spent on exotic and expensive interventions near end of life. This will be difficult to deal with until religious fanatics gradually make up smaller and smaller percentages of the population as the country becomes more secular.

To: Gottfried who wrote (274556)	7/4/2015 11:13:47 AM
From: neolib	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 542946

Ouch, I have Moda Health: The Oregon insurance commissioner, Laura N. Cali, has just approved 2016 rate increases for companies that cover more than 220,000 people. Moda Health Plan, which has the largest enrollment in the state, received a 25 percent increase, and the second-largest plan, LifeWise, received a 33 percent increase. Jesse Ellis O’Brien, a health advocate at the Oregon State Public Interest Research Group, said: “Rate increases will be bigger in 2016 than they have been for years and years and will have a profound effect on consumers here. Some may start wondering if insurance is affordable or if it’s worth the money.” I'm paying 653/month now (up from 327 prior to Bamycare) so now it looks like 816 next year. The Affordable Care Act will thus have accomplished 816/327 = 250% increase in three years. LOL!