As an entrepreneur, CEO, and venture capitalist, I've experienced virtually all the headaches our health insurance system can bring. For instance, a chief engineer left a company backed by my venture firm so he could work at a larger company; alas, the bare-bones [and barely affordable] insurance plan at our portfolio company didn't cover his child's illness. Or consider our encounter with rates that varied by as much as 100% in a year because one employee had expensive back surgery and we couldn't spread the apparent risk over our tiny base of co-workers. Then there are the hours of wasted time filling out unintelligible claims forms to pay for unexpected tests and procedures of unpred
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All I know is that Congress has a good plan and what they don't like they fix. They just passed something on their plan last week. Problem is no one else is elegible for their plan and they aren't even considering it for their health care for the rest of Americans.
Why do our government officials continue with their persistant lies regarding health "reform"?
This health concern has been an issue for several years and needs serious scrutiny, yet, they are are obcessed with rushing a bill through Congress that has never been fully read or even remotely understood.
But, for some reason... they have to do it NOW !!!... (and we all know why)
Nancy Pelosi and Obama hold meetings with reporters bragging that they have the full support of all the doctors & nurses.... reality check.... that's a LIE, big time !!!
And, regardless of whether they want you to believe that doctors and nurses are supportive of this... it's not about the doctors and nurses.... it's about the PATIENTS !!!