I see this as a phased liberal plot
1) Promise insurance companies increased (and subsidized) customer base, to get their support. Check
2) Pass Commiecare. Check
3) Commiecare isn’t financially viable. Who knew? This launches a three prong attack:
a) Demonize doctors for charging too much, and reduce payments for services.
b) Demonize the insurance companies, and reduce their subsidy, while strong arming them into not reducing rates.
c) Demonize the ‘Rich’ for not being stupid enough to keep investing and paying the commiecare high end cap gains tax, or selling high value houses subject to commiecare tax.
4. Wait and see how they can profit from the chaos. Any three of the strawmen they’ve set up could fall...they could end up convincing the public that ‘health practicioners’ are as good as a doctor, under c-care...or maybe squeeze the profits out of insurance so much, that the insurance companies start to fold...and of course they can probably rally for more taxes.
But it all depends on getting Obamacare up and running. If all the ‘marks’ don’t participate, they can reap their political gains.
I think the CEO of AETNA has had a moment of clarity...and at all costs wants to Delay something the insurance industry initially supported.
The new operative term the left is using is the 'selfish.' I am assuming they realize, as they "broaden the base of their search for new investments", that they are hitting more middle class wallets.