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From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: Why haven't Insurance Companies Tapped the 45 Million Uninsured
Americans as a new source of income?
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:40:09 -0500
There's a GREAT organization called www.47millionreasons.org
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> Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:56:55 -0700
> Subject: Re: Why haven't Insurance Companies Tapped the 45 Million Uninsured
> Americans as a new source of income?
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
>
>
> This appears to be one of the few intelligent thoughtful posts about
> health care.
>
> My questions: What about deductibles and co-payments?
>
> Are the premiums adequate?
>
> What if you have multiple sicknesses over many years and it costs much
> more than the $250,000? A very sick friend once told me that his bills
> were over one million dollars and counting.
>
> I've been insured for many years and uninsured for long periods of
> time in my life. While I was uninsured, I paid cash for everything.
> What if you don't want insurance?
>
>
>
> On Aug 13, 12:37 am, VT Sean Lewis <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Why haven't Insurance Companies Tapped the 45 Million Uninsured
> > Americans as a new source of income?
> >
> > Sean Lewis
> > August 12, 2009
> >
> > People talk about 'Free Market' solutions.
> >
> > There are 45 Million Americans who NEED and WANT
> > Health Insurance, this would seem to me to be a gold
> > mine of new revenue for health Insurance companies
> > but strangely the Insurance companies are not
> > interested.
> >
> > This is why there is a need for a public option,
> > because the private sector is not offering a solution.
> >
> > My Solution for the uninsured and unemployed is
> > a way to get cheap inexpensive MINIMAL coverage.
> >
> > Health Care should be bottom up.
> >
> > $10,000 of health credits per tax payer for preventative care. The
> > individual Must get a physical check up each year or lose a portion of
> > the benefits. Give the Taxpayer a lifetime Budget of $250,000 for
> > medical care of their choosing. Pro rate this by age 18 to 72 at the
> > start of this program.
> >
> > The way to keep medical costs down is early treatment. If a person
> > does not address a medical problem reduce their benefits.
> >
> > This is not to REPLACE medical insurance but to give a minimum level
> > of medical care.
> >
> > Premium cost $100 a month per adult. $50 a month per child.
> > For this to work it will have to be mandatory for all uninsured and
> > unemployed. The reason for this is a mass group pool across all
> > State Lines and Age Groups reduces total premium costs for all.
> >
> > Without insurance the costs for emergency care is much
> > greater for all concerned, the patient, the medical facility, and
> > the American public.
> </html
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