Insurers Attack Health Overhaul Before Senate Vote (Update1)

**Jason** · 10-13-2009, 08:14 AM

Oct. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus fought to hold together an industry coalition in support of revamping U.S. health care after insurers waged a late attack on his panel’s proposal.

The Montana Democrat’s committee is set to vote today on a plan to curb rising medical costs and cover tens of millions of uninsured Americans at a cost of $829 billion over 10 years. A health-insurance industry study, released two days ago, found the plan would more than double premium costs.

Doctors, medical-device makers and one of two hospital groups still voiced support for overhaul efforts after the trade group America’s Health Insurance Plans released its study Oct. 11. Democrats hold 13 of the finance panel’s 23 seats. Baucus said last week he has the votes to pass the measure.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...d=ahZ3KfTCy3Cw

**simpswr** · 10-13-2009, 08:43 AM

Tells ya who has the most to loose with the reforms . . .

**djaburg** · 10-13-2009, 09:23 AM

I'm surprised they haven't been more vocal through all of this, although I'm sure they we're sitting in front of their TV's praying for the news person to shut up.

yustr · 10-13-2009, 09:56 AM

I was waiting for this to happen...saved me a few hours...Now I don't have to read the whole bill to know we should support it.

And to think, this is the "Pro" insurance company bill.

**simpswr** · 10-13-2009, 10:00 AM

Between this and the news of the insurance refusing coverage to a toddler because of his size , , the bill is much more likelyu to pass now than last week . . In spite of the $ loss to the "Distinguished Senators"

**Drew1369** · 10-13-2009, 01:50 PM

I wonder if they would be saying the same thing if the government decided not to get involved...

**wrench97** · 10-13-2009, 02:05 PM

If the insurance companies are against it, it most be a good bill:)

bry623 · 10-14-2009, 10:12 AM

Agreed.

10-13-2009, 08:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
Jason Faugh a ballagh Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Pasco, FL Posts: 8,476 OS: Windows Vista My System Blog Entries: 2	Insurers Attack Health Overhaul Before Senate Vote (Update1) Oct. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus fought to hold together an industry coalition in support of revamping U.S. health care after insurers waged a late attack on his panel’s proposal. The Montana Democrat’s committee is set to vote today on a plan to curb rising medical costs and cover tens of millions of uninsured Americans at a cost of $829 billion over 10 years. A health-insurance industry study, released two days ago, found the plan would more than double premium costs. Doctors, medical-device makers and one of two hospital groups still voiced support for overhaul efforts after the trade group America’s Health Insurance Plans released its study Oct. 11. Democrats hold 13 of the finance panel’s 23 seats. Baucus said last week he has the votes to pass the measure. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...d=ahZ3KfTCy3Cw __________________ Posting Tips \| Advice for New People \| Common Fixes \| Agus na damnaithe fágtha gan focal Glaoigh ormsa i measc na naomh

10-13-2009, 08:43 AM	#2 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,226 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: Insurers Attack Health Overhaul Before Senate Vote (Update1) Tells ya who has the most to loose with the reforms . . . __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

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djaburg TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,319 OS: XP SP3/Vista/7 Server 2K/2K3/2K8	Re: Insurers Attack Health Overhaul Before Senate Vote (Update1) I'm surprised they haven't been more vocal through all of this, although I'm sure they we're sitting in front of their TV's praying for the news person to shut up. __________________ Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done. The inherent vice of capitalism is the uneven division of blessings, while the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal division of misery.

10-13-2009, 09:56 AM	#4 (permalink)
yustr Asst. Manager, The Conversation Pit Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Connecticut shore Posts: 6,049 OS: XP Pro My System	Re: Insurers Attack Health Overhaul Before Senate Vote (Update1) I was waiting for this to happen...saved me a few hours...Now I don't have to read the whole bill to know we should support it. And to think, this is the "Pro" insurance company bill. __________________ If there are lawyers or politicians involved, logic may be a very poor tool for reaching a conclusion.

10-13-2009, 10:00 AM	#5 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,226 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: Insurers Attack Health Overhaul Before Senate Vote (Update1) Between this and the news of the insurance refusing coverage to a toddler because of his size , , the bill is much more likelyu to pass now than last week . . In spite of the $ loss to the "Distinguished Senators" __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

10-13-2009, 01:50 PM	#6 (permalink)
Drew1369 Moderator Relaxation Room Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 3,425 OS: Win7 Ultimate	Re: Insurers Attack Health Overhaul Before Senate Vote (Update1) I wonder if they would be saying the same thing if the government decided not to get involved... __________________ We humans have a primal urge to kill because, thanks to natural selection, all the homo sapiens who didn't have a primal urge to kill, were themselves killed. http://obamaclock.org/

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wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,489 OS: Win7	Re: Insurers Attack Health Overhaul Before Senate Vote (Update1) If the insurance companies are against it, it most be a good bill:) __________________ Power Supply and Selection

10-14-2009, 10:12 AM	#8 (permalink)
bry623 Manager, The Conversation Pit/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NW Territory circa 1787 Posts: 11,692 OS: winxp pro sp2	Re: Insurers Attack Health Overhaul Before Senate Vote (Update1) Agreed. __________________ "If you aren't a liberal when you're 20, you have no heart. If you aren't a conservative when you are 50, you have no brain"