Harry Guerrilla
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Blue Cross Blue Shield tradional plan was the best of all of them....It had a deductible that everyone had to meet before the insurance kicked in and everyone paid 20% over a certain cost number. That plan could have been tweaked as it went along to increase the deducticles for people that could afford it....BUT
The insurance companies basically KILLED that program and forced everyone into HMOs and PPOs...which have small copays and no deductibles for the most part...I have to believe that in some way the insurance companies benefited and made more money by forcing the switch.
There are some that clamor than any changes for the common be good be based on free market and capitolism...I read a long article recently from a capitolist who believes in our system...who also believes certain aspects of our life that are absolutely necessary should be profit FREE..
He mentioned health care in the insurance sense...not for services....and another example he used was Utilities...he said its absurd that profit is in the cost of electricity which is a must have today....Of course the rich will vehemently oppose that and label the guy a communist...but it does have merit whether you would admit to it or not.
You're joking right?
HMO's were a creation of federal legislation.
What you wrote is conspiracy theory.