Yep...this great HCR bill that is being floating in the Senate in all of it's craptastic glory is being touted as transformational change because it will give 29-31 million more people access to buy insurance. I'm not so sure that will happen. Anyway,we all know that insurance companies are popping champaign today because they won. The are going to get approx. 31 million more customers mostly subsidized by the government (or you and me the taxpayer) and every day they are figuring out new ways not to cover people. Well...today, Blue Cross Blue Shield gets the award for creative ways to drop individuals from coverage.....
Blue Cross Blue Shield of California has issued a letter to their customers letting them know that if they miss a payment just ONE payment they can lose their healthcare coverage. Oh and they shortened their grace period from 43 days to 28 days link.
The company has notified individual policyholders that their coverage could be immediately dropped if they miss a single payment -- or so it seems.
Blue Shield says in a letter to customers that they can reapply for insurance, but with potentially higher premiums and stricter conditions
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There are plenty of people who are saying we should pass this HCR bill because it has alot of good stuff in it. I want to know what bill are they looking at with regards to HCR? On the House side their bill can raise premiums up to 25% right off the bat. On the Senate side it could raise premiums more than 3x the average premium rate right off the bat. That on top of my current rate will put me in BANKRUPTCY court. There is also a loophole in both bills that gets insurance companies around recision. The main argument for pushing the Senate version through is that health insurance companies cannot drop folks for pre-existing illnesses...my questions is this:
If you have a $1 but health insurance costs $5 does it matter that they can't drop you because of a pre-existing condition? Oh...and by the way if you don't buy the insurance that little one dollar you have Uncle Sam is going to take 25-50% away from you as a fine if you don't buy the insurance you can't afford. Shouldn't reform leave you better off after it's passed than you were before? Does this bill really do that?
President Obama and Congressional Leadership (less Nancy Pelosis-she's not on the list yet) don't deserve re-election.