"Cal Vanize" wrote in message
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Capt. JG wrote:


Cobra is great, but some employers don't offer insurance, so no Cobra.


So maybe potential employees should pay more attention to the benefits
package employers offer? Or get a compensation package that allows them
to purchase their own insurance?

Maybe and maybe. I would say that companies should be required to offer
insurance benefits and that benefits should follow a person whether they're
employed by the same company or not. Insurance companies can't be sued.
Medicare can't negotiate for the cost they pay for drugs unlike the VA
system. This isn't right. The package that Congress has is pretty great. Why
can't regular people have the same benefits?

and they're at risk when insurance companies refuse to pay.

Refuses to pay for waht? Platic surgery? Breat enhancements? Viagra?
Quadruple by=pass on a 96 year old?

There are many instances of insurance companies refusing to pay or
burying people in red tape. I'm sure you can find plenty of examples!


And is nationalized / socialized insurance is any better? Bureaucrats are
bureaucrats regardless of whether they are with private insurers or work
for a govt.

Not saying it's going to be better or worse. It's pretty clear that the
current system is working only for those who can afford it, leaving millions
uninsured and millions more under-insured.


Canada is a great example of how nationalized insurance fails. They offer
all the problems of private insurance amplified by a non-responsive govt
bureaucracy.

Everyone keeps mentioning Canada, except I didn't. Why is it not possible to
take the good things and leave the bad things? Must we adopt the Canadian
system wholesale? Seems pretty narrow-minded and limiting. But, it sounds
great.

Keep in perspective that Michael Moore is in business to promote his film.

I know... capitalism is a bad thing....

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