Consider Section 2712 (page 16-17) of the Senate bill, which bans the despicable practice of rescinding insurance coverage when a customer gets an expensive illness. Sounds good, until you read this rather large loophole:
"...except that this section shall not apply to a covered individual who has performed an act or practice that constitutes fraud or makes an intentional misrepresentation of material fact as prohibited by the terms of the plan or coverage."
"Fraud" and "intentional misrepresentation" are precisely the excuses insurance companies use now to cancel policies, and this loophole, which was probably written directly by an insurance industry lawyer, indicates they have no intention of ending that practice.Is it true that most of the health reform legislation was written by insurance industry lobbyists?
I don't see how anyone could doubt that they had a hand in some of it. How coincidental is it that the bill includes a mandate for everyone to buy insurance, then the public option is "taken off the table"? My opinion, though is that Obama is playing them just like he's playing his followers. The public option will be back as soon as the insurance premiums are so high only the rich can afford them, or the insurance companies go broke trying to comply with all the restrictions.Is it true that most of the health reform legislation was written by insurance industry lobbyists?I'm unsure how much of it was written by them, but I would bet that they had a hand in it. One thing is for certain though, our paid, elected representatives did not write it.Is it true that most of the health reform legislation was written by insurance industry lobbyists?
Yes.Is it true that most of the health reform legislation was written by insurance industry lobbyists?...You mean Baucus was just the drunken middleman ?
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