I started and abandoned more diaries -- dating back to July -- on Health Care Reform than I can count. The fact is, I'm not a good diarist - I tend to ramble. In a matter with a lot of complexity - it's not a 2000 page bill because Congress is trying to stimulate the ink cartridge industry - that's not a good thing.
What's more, a substantial portion of the details won't be known until months - even years - after the bill's passage. Many of the provisions take years to go into effect for more than just political reasons. The bill requires the DOL conduct a number of surveys. Those surveys must then be used by the HHS to write rules requiring coverage above the minimums already explicitly stated in the bill... and that's before we even get into litigation that accompanies most bills.
The fact is, it's too much to take in single bite. Anyone claiming they can boil what this bill means down to a few hundreds words isn't being honest. Any such sweeping measure will have that unfortunate side to it.
After the jump, we'll look at what I think is Myth #1 - INSURANCE PURCHASED VIA THE EXCHANGE WILL/CAN BE "JUNK" INSURANCE
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