And what does this tell you?

I believe that Health Care Insurance will continue to rise unless there is some type of regulations put back into effect. Relaxed government regulation for the past years since Reagan was President has not only allowed insurance rates to go completely out of control, it has caused most of the financial problems that now exist world-wide. Something is going to have to change.

It is government regulations that are making the cost higher. For example... the regulations forbidding insurance companies from operating across state lines... that foolish interference eliminates increased competition which forces prices up. Another would be the rules that allow unlimited and unreasonable malpractice suits which force medical professionals to run unnecessary tests in order to protect themselves from these lawsuits. Tort Reform is desperately needed and is necessary to reduce costs..., however, the lawyer lobby is opposed to this... and so are the democrats as the lawyers are a large contributor to the liberals. While blaming Reagan and his deregulation may seem like a good idea, it really has had no real effect on the healthcare landscape. Clinton also deregulated some things, one of which largely contributed to the financial crisis. Government interference is never the answer, but is is at the root of the problem.

Here are a couple of links... http://www.slate.com/id/2242065/pagenum/all/#p2 http://blog.heritage.org/2010/01/19/cost-of-health-care-bill-soars-despite-presidents-pledge/ Even if 0bamacare were to pass, the price will still go up. Not only that... the very insurance companies that you rail against stand to benefit immensely from the hordes of uninsured who would be forced to buy their insurance under the proposed mandates. Meanwhile, the costs will continue to increase, and the insurance would be even more expensive instead of less. That is what happens when government is allowed to interfere with the marketplace and our freedom to choose.

I have a frienc who I played football with is school. His family has been farming for years. He had 3 brothers and they all farmed. The family owns a lot of acreage in our area and make a good amount of money each year by managing their operation efficiently. They don't have health insurance, they all pool their money into a fund and use it for medical purposes. However, it wouldn't work out ok for them if they were a cancer patient such as I am. I've been getting chemo treatments for 7 years, every two weeks. Along with the treatments at the cancer center, I take 6 xeloda chemo pills a day for a week. The pills alone retail for $1400.00 for a week's worth. My insurance company has negotiated price down to $1200.00 but that is an expense that has really added up over the years. Multiply that by 26 and it comes to $31,200.00 a year. How many of us could afford to buy those chemo pills? So, my friend's plan probably wouldn't work for a lot of people.