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Political FUD. EDIT: Apparently I look like a troll, so let me rephrase: Not Hacker News. This issue is political and highly contentious. Members of Congre
by mnemonicsloth 17y ago
Political FUD.
EDIT: Apparently I look like a troll, so let me rephrase: Not Hacker News.
This issue is political and highly contentious. Members of Congress have been making the same points on television for the last week.
I'm not making any claim about the correctness of the author's argument. But it's pretty clear that his intent is to change the reader's opinions/behavior with frightening ideas:
69 percent of respondents in the poll said they were concerned that the quality of their own care would decline if the government created a program that covers everyone.” Since most Americans currently have health insurance, they see reform as a poverty program – something that helps poor people and hurts them. If that’s what you think, then this post is for you.
You do not have health insurance. Let me repeat that. You do not have health insurance.
- dasil003 17y agoNo, actually it's not. If you're in the individual health care market you are totally fucked. They will simply refuse to sell you coverage or cancel your coverage for arbitrary reasons. Under a group policy you have some reasonable protections and guarantees, but as an individual it is impossible to obtain true health insurance for any meaningful definition of the term. I speak from experience.
- lutorm 17y agoI concur, not from personal experience but from that of friends. That on top of the article about rescission that was in here yesterday, should make people think. You insure against catastrophic losses. It defies logic that the insurance companies should be able to retroactively cancel your policy.