Age, wage to play big roles in health cost

http://www.jsonline.com/business/128570588.html

 

The pros and cons of the new law are mentioned here. Interesting that WI Gov. Walker's people in the office giving this report are mentioned as opposed to the new law. This law is complex, hard to understand and will continue to rankle people on all sides of the issue. A simple single payer system would fix this. But, how do we overcome the cash cow resistance to such change generated by the insurance industry?

Non-Profit in Name Only

Pa., Mich. Blues insurers make move to expand into Medicaid managed care coverage | StarTribune.com

This article shows how the non-profit insurance companies talk and act like a for-profit one and how the new law has them salivating over the money which it drives in their direction.

Government Takeover? Or Not?

"....when you follow the dollars, there is no more evidence of a government takeover than there is of a private sector one."