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Blackhatjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 11:48 AM Original message |
The REAL REASON private healthcare insurance companies cannot compete with a public option.... |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
1. Actually its not that they add another redundant profit center without commencerate value |
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Blackhatjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 12:05 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. ADDED PROFIT is absolutely a component of the Private Healthcare Insurance Companies... |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 01:15 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. You must not have read my reply |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 01:27 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Well, reducing costs doesn't only have to happen |
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PHIMG (814 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 02:25 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. What a great free market voodo explanation |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 02:36 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Inevitable? Like death and taxes? Well maybe not taxes, at least not for everyone, that is. |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 03:44 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. I never said that there is competition in the health care market |
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onethatcares (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 04:04 PM Response to Reply #6 |
17. welcome to DU, I've not seen your handle here before and I'd |
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kenfrequed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 02:55 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. hmm yes...but... |
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kenfrequed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 02:59 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Additionally... |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 03:45 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. And my point is simply that the denial of service is even more damaging |
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kenfrequed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 04:55 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Bah |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 03:35 PM Response to Reply #3 |
12. There is hardly any competition. |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 03:48 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. My comment on competition was for investor dollars not for consumers |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 06:45 AM Response to Reply #16 |
21. Oh - well yes that is true. |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
5. Here's another. These are publicly traded corporations. Execs get paid for the stock going up |
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checks-n-balances (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
7. Excellent discussion - recommended & bookmarked n/t |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
9. Most Businesses Begrudgingly Offer Health Insurance As A Benefit |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
13. K & R. n/t |
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Wednesdays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 07:24 PM Response to Original message |
19. K&R |
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metalfox8 (4 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 07:54 PM Response to Original message |
20. Another reason |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 07:00 AM Response to Original message |
22. That's such a simple explanation even a teabagger could understand it. k+r, n/t |
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