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Here they go again. This from Thurs. They couldn't finagle the p. option so let's try it again under a different name.
Oooooooh, evil "for profit" companies. What a joke. 88 cents out of every dollar goes to pay claims. Someone has to administer? Without profit there is no money to pay salaries, etc.
The govt. will do it cheaper / better? People are so stupid. They think in terms of a zero sum game. "If we remove the for profit insurance companies then it will cost us less and we will receive more benefit." What they will do is lose competition and efficiency.
"What, you don't want to wait 6 mos. and use the doctor we tell you to use? What's that? You're paying more for your coverage than you did before the OPM took over? You want to speak to my supervisor? Can't do it mame, he's at Camp David. Sorry to hear that your not pleased mame, but we're the govt. so don't complain to loud or you may be considered in violation of the patriot act?"
Non-profit plan
The Senate Democratic negotiators' agreement replaces the proposed public option with a national non-profit plan featuring policies offered by private insurers and administered by the government office that oversees coverage for federal workers.
The federal Office of Personnel Management would negotiate with private insurers to offer national non-profit health plans similar to those offered to federal employees.
That part is hilarious. Can anyone imagine what it would cost a carrier, with everyone working for free, to offer a family a plan with coverage the likes of which congress enjoys? Of course, the public couldn't afford that and then they leave the state and you get your public option by default. Nice.
Oooooooh, evil "for profit" companies. What a joke. 88 cents out of every dollar goes to pay claims. Someone has to administer? Without profit there is no money to pay salaries, etc.
The govt. will do it cheaper / better? People are so stupid. They think in terms of a zero sum game. "If we remove the for profit insurance companies then it will cost us less and we will receive more benefit." What they will do is lose competition and efficiency.
"What, you don't want to wait 6 mos. and use the doctor we tell you to use? What's that? You're paying more for your coverage than you did before the OPM took over? You want to speak to my supervisor? Can't do it mame, he's at Camp David. Sorry to hear that your not pleased mame, but we're the govt. so don't complain to loud or you may be considered in violation of the patriot act?"
Non-profit plan
The Senate Democratic negotiators' agreement replaces the proposed public option with a national non-profit plan featuring policies offered by private insurers and administered by the government office that oversees coverage for federal workers.
The federal Office of Personnel Management would negotiate with private insurers to offer national non-profit health plans similar to those offered to federal employees.
That part is hilarious. Can anyone imagine what it would cost a carrier, with everyone working for free, to offer a family a plan with coverage the likes of which congress enjoys? Of course, the public couldn't afford that and then they leave the state and you get your public option by default. Nice.
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BTW, federal employees have watched every year as their choice of carriers has been greatly reduced because the carriers don't like the gov't contracts.
