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5 Key freedoms you'll lose

Posted: Feb 22, 2010

This article is an eye opener for sure. - and it's from CNN

The 5 key freedoms you lose in health care reform.

http://money.cnn.com/2009/07/24/news/economy/health_care_reform_obama.fortune/

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Translation - NJ

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1. Freedom to choose what's in your plan.
Translation: Too many people are underinsured, choosing minimum plans because they can't afford the good coverage. Reform will provide better coverage. Better coverage is a good thing.

2. Freedom to be rewarded for healthy living, or pay your real costs.
Quote from the same article: "...patients pay the same rates for their level of coverage regardless of their age or medical condition." In other words, being sick or aging (which we all do) will not make your payments skyrocket. And no more excluding people from coverage because of pre-existing conditions.

3. Freedom to choose high-deductible coverage.
Hey, who wouldn't want to be able to pay more out-of-pocket? Um, me for one.

4. Freedom to keep your existing plan.
This is a duplicate as it goes over the same requirements as #1. Your plan must meet the minimum requirements. If it doesn't or "if the plan changes" (in which case it wouldn't be your existing plan anyway) you'll get to shop through the exchange. Another way to avoid skyrocketing premiums.

5. Freedom to choose your doctors.
The plan, according to this article "is similar" to an HMO and might "in theory" work that way although it "does not rule out" not working like an HMO. Sounds like a conspiracy theory to me.
To put it simply, your doctor can suggest you see a specialist (makes sense to me) and you can either go by referral from your doc or choose a specialist yourself.

Tully, the author of this opinion piece, stretches the interpretation of reform quite a bit. He tries to make us dislike the very things we need to reform by making them seem scary freedom-taking boogie-man rules. An even bigger issue is this: What will happen if reform does NOT happen? None of the naysayers want to address that, because that is a truly scary thing.

NJ

You must be rich, right? - Anon

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Since you'll be paying for health care for 4 years before it actually takes effect, in addition to paying for your existing health care. And not to mention the increased taxes that are right around the corner for all of us...even those making under $200k.

THANK YOU!!!!!! I'm glad to see someone has been paying attention - anony

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It's good to know there are intelligent life forms :-) in this country other than myself. (Life forms - can you tell I've been watching Alien movies. ha ha) How many times have I been saying this. The same thing you have been. Especially that little under $200K info people just like to skip over. I know people don't want to believe it, but the truth is out there.

Thank you for giving me back confidence that there are other intelligent people in this country.

There are a lot of smart conservatives on this board, but the liberals try to drown them out, sadly. - Anon

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They tend to gang up on you if you express a different opinion, and if that doesn't work, they start with the ad hominem attacks. "Agreeing to disagree" isn't allowed in Obamaland apparently.

That about sums it up too - anony

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Thank you for posting. I do see many attacks and little snippy one-liners by the libs. It is discouraging to see so many who follow blindly, but glad to know there are more of us out there.

What's right around the corner - NJ

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I'll tell you what's in the past...health care costs rising out of control. In the future? More of the same if reform doesn't get passed. Bite the bullet and let's git 'er done before we no longer have a middle class at all.

Increased taxes in the future...ooooo scary! Obama has cut taxes but someday, sometime, they will rise again! He didn't guarantee that taxes would never rise again! Bad bad prez! Sheesh.

I bet people hate it when you talk about the weather. It's a sunny day but it's going to snow again! Maybe not this week or even this year, but it will someday! And be cold! Must depress the heck out of your neighbors.

NJ

remember that book - atresia

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Silent Spring It said all the bugs would be gone soon ...BUT... she did not know that HIV was just around the corner.

So let's fix the problems in health care but not throw out the whole system! - Anon

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Tort reform, selling insurance across state lines, portability, allow for preexisting conditions...all of those issues can be fixed WITHOUT destroying a system that 80% of Americans are perfectly happy with!

That is what America is saying - anony

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America does not want a complete overhaul. We want exactly what your saying. Tort reform and across state line insurance is what we've been saying. Look at what has happened to all the offices that the government has taken over (post office, social security, medicare, and some parks). They can't even run those without bankrupting them. Why do people put their trust in their health care in the hand of people who have destroyed anything else they get their grimy hands on.

The increased taxes. Did you not read her post? - anony

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You really think health care costs rising out of control is going to stop? Really???? Sorry sister...that will continue on. Why do you think the health care companies want this to pass.

Maybe you think rising taxes are something to joke about but us who are suffering because of rising taxes certainly do not. There is nothing funny about it. But maybe you are one of those rich who don't have to worry about it. But I'm sure if Bush or the republicans had raised your taxes you'd be the first one shouting.

And nice play on words "he didn't guarantee that taxes would never rise again" That my dear is what we call "CMA".

Serious? - NJ

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Your taxes rose under Bush because he cut taxes for the rich.

Deficits rose under Bush because he cut taxes for the rich.

Reconciliation was used under Bush to cut taxes for the rich.

Perhaps you are a recent immigrant so you don't know these things? Or did you sleep through the first part of this century?

NJ

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