Wednesday, November 11, 2009

New Health Care Proposal

I just read where the President Obama wants to set up a system similar to car insurance where everybody has to have it so that there are no 'free rides' and it balances the costs. If that is the case, then the plan should also be like the auto insurance industry in that they offer 'accident free rate reductions' if you don't have accidents- If someone is fit (I am a personal trainer, 12% body fat, never smoked or done drugs and don't drink, exercise 6 days per week, eat properly, etc) and continues to do those things to keep their health, they should be given a reduction in their premium. I find it ridiculous that if I go to GA Blue Cross to set up a plan that I would pay the same premium as someone who is 50 pounds overweight, drinks, doesn't exercise, etc!!!
Where is the fairness in that???

1 comment:

  1. You shouldn't. Smokers, drinkers, overweight people, and people with conditions like hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia, etc. pay higher premiums already. Imagine what an unhealthy person has to pay.

    My aunt in NYC is a waitress. She has cancer for the third time (never smoked nor drank). She hasn't been able to buy insurance since her second bout with cancer. Now she can't work. She'll never have money again. She's lucky to have family willing to help. Other people die homeless in the same situation.

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