re: #228 ggt

I still can’t get the idea of the insurance system being mandated anything —defeats the purpose of risk management (IMHO). I think I’ve finally decided it is an attempt to slowly phase out the health insurance system in favor of a health care payment system that is not risk management. To do so in a sweeping legislation would be a hard transition for companies and employees.

I do think that is what will eventually have to come about. Many years of court cases and legislation and public debate will ensue.

The mandate came as the bitter pill the administration and Congressional Democrats had to swallow to get insurance companies to agree to ending pre-conditions, allowing people to stay on their parent’s insurance until 26, and other goodies. Without the mandate, the cost to the insurance companies for those goodies becomes unsustainable.