It’s been awhile since I posted. I got sick.  Then busy.  Then sick again.  (I know, no need to post personal problems.)

Anyway, the latest CBO report on the effect of the Senate’s latest Health Care Reform Bill undermines the arguments being made by the Democrats.  The keep saying that the bill will lower Health Costs, but according to the CBO report, insurance premiums for anybody buying a personal insurance policy will face increased insurance premiums.

So much for lower cost.

At least for individuals.

One thing you need to remember in this entire debate, is that certain people have a Government centric view.  This is especially true for long time Washington insiders.  Meaning most of our elected officials.

To them, as long as the Health Care Cost for the Government go down, that is all that really matters.  When these people talk about lowering costs, they’re not talking about your costs.

It gets even worse when you take into account the way the CBO scores things.  The CBO makes certain assumptions, and sometimes those assumptions just aren’t realistic.

In the case of the Senate Bll, the CBO neglects to factor in the fact that a large number of healthy individuals will just refuse to purchase health insurance.  It just isn’t worth it.  Not when the bill guarantees your ability to purchase insurance after you get sick and caps the premiums Insurers can charge.

Insurance premiums for everyone will go up once you factor those provisions in.

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