> OK on the Mackey thing. Yes I did read it, and he has some great > things to say, HOWEVER. > > You must have government mandate minimums. If they do not many > companies will try and fly through with a bunch of worthless insurance. > > Instead of removing mandates, make them nation wide. At present we > have 50 states that have 50 different standards. Cant do what Mackey > wants without mandates. (By the way at present my health plan comes > out of Minnesota while I live in Alabama so whose mandates am I covered by?)
Rev, now you miss his point. If you allow companies to compete over state lines, removing their captive audience, you won't *need* mandates. That's what competition is best at providing: choice. It's also good at providing lower cost alternatives. > Mandate all companies of a certain size be required to offer > insurance and allow like companies (food service, grocery etc.) to > form co-ops to purchase coverage. C'mon now, do we need laws mandating what sections a grocery store must provide (and their size, shape and color) or do you think they do that so that they can win loyal customers? > What we need is more health plans like this right???????????????? No, what we need are more companies to provide competitive pressure. Your company doesn't provide it? That's OK, these 6 others do. Let markets do what they do best: weed out the losers. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************