Quote Originally Posted by cologrower420
Allow me to rant before it gets deleted or something, but there are two crises with regards to our current healthcare 'system'. We're discussing nearly one fifth of our economy.

The first crisis is of access. This affects about 10-15% of people in this country. It's a large problem and needs to be addressed. Recent legislation has done some positive things like the creation of additional 'high-risk' pools and programs for those who can't get covered under current rules, guarantee issue of policies to children, etc.

The second crisis is one of cost, and it affects nearly everyone, more than 90% in my opinion. This crisis reaches across many different parts of our economy, and it's going to be difficult to reform a problem that affects so many people. That's why it's difficult to pass a bill to solve all of our problems.

We're starting to see insurance companies play by the new rules, but they still will find their loopholes. After all, we had to pass the legislation before we can see what's in it, of course there will be loopholes.

Politicians suck.

We already had a law in Colorado passed in 2008 that added $3.00 to every premium in this state to help those with pre-exisiting conditions get coverage.

Back in the 1990's--in our small Sub-S business--we could group together to get the same kind of rates as large corporations. Our employees were covered and we could afford to pay for it. Then group for small business imploded leaving small business people out in the dark. We had to purchase private policies for ourselves just to keep it affordable--and then donate to our employees pay-checks additional so they could get a private personal policy. Right now my spouse and I alone--(very healthy--btw) avid exercises and eating habits pay $925.00 per month for a lousy high-deductible ($10K deductible policy.) And Athem/Blue Cross just raised it to over $1000 per month--because of Obamacare.

If you walk into our hospital emergency rooms--they are filled with people complaining about common colds and sore throats--because they do not want to pay for that doctors visit. In my opinion--I think there should be N.P's in every Walgreen's--or pharmacy across this country--where they can accept walk-in patients for a small fee--for these type of common symptons--which would bring everyone's medical cost down.

In the end we all end up paying for the uninsured in this country.