The Missouri Senate is holding up discussions to allow the state to opt out of health care reform due to the fact that Obama Care has not been passed yet. Missouri health insurance advocates feel action should be taken now in order to guarantee they have the right to purchase private health coverage.
Current bills in congress for Obama Care will impose penalties on those who do not purchase Missouri health insurance. Please contact your Senator.
Some state are already making laws to object to Obama Care and health care reform. 36 states in fact have proposed and are working on new laws to outlaw forcing their residents to be forced to buy health insurance. They would like to have an open market like the one we have now, where residents cant search for health insurance quotes at their leisure on sites like Easy To Insure ME. Virginia has become the first state to outlaw Obama Care and many states are following in the foot steps.
In Arizona voters will be placing their opinions in November. This may ban any requirement from Obama that all citizens must buy individual health insurance. Bill McCollum of Florida is threatening to sue the federal government if an individual health insurance mandate is included in any health care reform bill.
The Senate passed three measures last week opposing the national health insurance plan. This included an amendment that will prohibit participation in forcing residents of Oklahoma to buy individual health insurance. The amendment is a response to plans of President Barack Obama and Congress in reforming the United States health insurance system.
The amendment passed the Senate 30-16. It included five Democrats backing the Republican proposal. Oklahoma health insurance advocates are sending a message to the white house that they don’t agree with Obama Care.
By a vote of 406 to 19, the House last week approved H.R. 4626, the “Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act.” introduced by Reps. Tom Perriello (D-VA) and Betsy Markey (D-CO) with 65 original cosponsors.
The House did not consider any amendments to the bill, although Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) offered a motion to recommit the bill to the House Judiciary Committee with instructions to amend the bill to require a Government Accountability Office report on unfair competition and provide an exclusion for the following activities: (1) collecting, compiling, or disseminating historical loss data; (2) determining a loss development factor applicable to historical loss data; (3) performing actuarial services provided that there is no restraint of trade involved; and (4) information gathering and rate setting activities of state regulators. This motion was defeated by a vote of 249 to 170.
The Obama Administration issued a “Statement of Administration Policy” expressing support for the Perriello-Markey bill, stating that it “would give American families and businesses, big and small, more control over their own health care choices by promoting greater insurance competition.” America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) also issued a statement reinforcing its concerns.
Oklahoma health insurance advocates are making progress towards legislation that will protect residents in the state. The protection is needed in case health care reform passes. If the bill does pass, residents will be forced to buy Oklahoma health insurance. The proposed legislation will not allow this mandate to take effect in Oklahoma. Residents would be exempt from the mandate.
In addition, thirty six other states have also introduced similar legislation. All the bills have the same goal, to exempt Americans from loss of freedom and choice. Residents will have freedom and will not be forced to buy health coverage under Obama Care.
President Obama revealed his health insurance plan on Monday. The proposal includes an individual health insurance mandate for all Americans.
Legal experts and Republicans say the provision is not constitutional.
Currently, more than thirty states have passed legislation or are considering doing so to guard their residents against this mandate. They feel their residents should not be forced to
buy individual health insurance under the Obama Care plan.
Penalties for not acquiring individual health insurance will either come in the form of a percentage of income or a flat dollar fee. The Obama Care proposal reduced flat fees but increased penalties on percentage of income. The penalty will rise and progress about one percent every year.
Citizens feel that if the government can force us to buy individual health insurance than we are losing our freedoms. Furthermore, they also feel it means the government can do anything it wants to its citizens. The federal government has never before mandated their citizens to buy any good or service.
Michigan health insurance has a statewide shortage of primary care doctors, particularly in Detroit and Michigan. To make matters worse, almost fifty percent say they will retire in 10 years or less. The government has stepped in and is now reimbursing medical school loans for doctors willing to take positions in the most needy areas.
Hopefuls for Michigan health insurance through ObamaCare will still leave a minimum of 18 million people who won’t qualify for help under the current proposals. Therefore, the struggle will continue even if the reform is approved. There will still be a shortage of physicians. Internships from colleges are making plans to funnel in students to help with this dilemma.
The leading provider of California health insurance, Anthem Blue Cross is threatening a 39% premium hike on individual health insurance policies. This premium increase is catching a lot of intention. This includes the President, Congress, Senate, and of course California health insurance regulators. The government wants to know why such a large increase in premiums and wants Anthem Blue Cross to justify this rate action.
Anthem Blue Cross blames the rate action on increased medical costs and a loss of members due to the recession. There is a thought that because of Obama Care a.ka. health care reform that Anthem is trying to squeeze as much profits out of California health insurance members in case the health care reform bill does pass. If the bill were to pass their profits will drop significantly.
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