Why We Don't Health Insurance Reform

We do not need health insurance reform in the United States.What we need is to reform health care. I beleive there is a huge difference between health insurance and health care. I my opion health care has the patients interests as the primary concern.Where as health insurance the primary interest is profit margin and the patient concerns are somewhere down the list of things.I understand that President Obama is walking a tight rope on this issue.But I would say that it is time to drop the bipartisan approach and move ahead with a public option.The democracts and the president were elected because the people wanted a change that is badly needed in this country.They should move ahead with reconciliation on this issue.
We hear that the insurance companies are onboard with health insurance reform.They should be onboard for this.If we have health insurance reform as it is being framed at this time.Insurance companpies would garner a large windfall profit.Many of the plans call for each citizen to have manditory coverage.This would increase the customer base of the large companies. This would be the same as with auto insurance.We were told that if everyone was covered our rates would decrease.The opposite has happened in the state that I live in.
When we see Harry and Louise,who became famous in a commercial that had a part in killing the Clinton attempt at health care reform, in a commercial today supporting reform.We should wonder why an insurance organization would support and pay for that commercial.The bottom line is president Obama and the progressive democrats need to play hardball with the Blue Dogs and forget about bipartisan support for this issue.It is much too important.