Comments on: Guest Column: The President lied, your insurance policy died

By: Alex Finke

Alex Finke — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:53:18 +0000

Is Ms. Pipes actually complaining that employers were not allowed to raise prices? Insurence costs will rise slightly. The bill was not what liberals wanted. If there had been a public option insurence would finnally be on the same level as it is in the rest of the industrialized world.

By: London Johnson

London Johnson — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 21:12:19 +0000

If you like your health care plan? What a joke. Ms. Pipes article is nothing but continued corporate, right winged propaganda. Who cares ultimately how insurance is delivered if it is sufficient and affordable. What I would like to know from Ms. Pipes and people like her is why should my health insurance premiums deliver multi-million and billion dollar salaries for insurance industry ceo’s and their minions. Why are people lives tied in with shareholder equity. Even the so called non-profit insurance companies haul in enormous profits by denying coverage and increased premiums.

The are 2 groups of people who “like” their current insurance. The first are ignorant of the fact that often with serious illness people are run into bankruptcy due to partial insurance payments, deductibles and denial of coverage. The others have so called “Cadillac Plans” and enough money that they can pay outrageous costs for the absolute best which is routinely not in the reach of the average citizen.

Lastly, I ask ms. Pipes, are increased premiums necessary for the further coverage of the insured or the increased profits of insiders and shareholders. That’s ok. Don’t answer. Tell it to someone who doesn’t know any better

By: London Johnson

London Johnson — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 20:37:04 +0000

Lastly, what are the reasons for increased premiums? Profits, absurd salaries and bonuses. It is a well known fact that immensely profitable industries and companies in this country lay-off workers and increase the cost of their product exclusively to line the pockets of people who already have money to burn. An many of these insurance companies call themselves non-profits. Good Lord.

By: London Johnson

London Johnson — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 20:31:21 +0000

After reading Ms. Pipes article, I saw it as nothing more than the continued corporate, right wing propaganda. If you like your health care plan? What a joke. Their are two categories of people who may be satisfied with their current health care plan. The first are ignorant of the fact that a catastrophic illness will at best throw them into bankruptcy at worst cause their insurance co to drop them. The 2nd, are those who have Cadillac plans and plenty of money to back them up. My view on health care in america is simple. Corporations and its minions can and should be able to make money in a lot of industries but it is immoral and inefficient to tie billion dollars CEO compensation and stockholders to people’s health & lives. Who cares how it is administered as long as it is readily available and sufficient to all who need it