From AP:
The types of changes that employers would be forced to make include offering preventive care without copayments and instituting an appeals process for disputed claims that follows new federal guidelines. The law already requires all health plans to extend coverage to young adult children until they turn 26. But such changes also nudge costs up.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5inxXNt7_yrmfwBUecA3295gLDeOwD9G993800
Why can’t employed people pay $30 for a physical? Why no copay. As a small business owner who purchases health insurance, this will more than “nudge costs up”. For small business policies, which are already incredibly high, this will increase our costs quite a bit. $100 per month (my guesstimate) per employee adds a lot to the burden for a small business.
>”Why can’t employed people pay $30 for a physical? Why no copay. As a small business owner who purchases health insurance, this will more than “nudge costs up”. For small business policies, which are already incredibly high, this will increase our costs quite a bit. $100 per month (my guesstimate) per employee adds a lot to the burden for a small business”<
When you make up a new “Right”, it’s gotta be free. It doesn’t matter that someone else is paying for you to have that Right, but why make that an issue? /s
I’ve never understood why the emphasis isn’t on simply protecting people from financial ruin in the case of a major medical emergency instead of giving cheap office visits.
Yeah, preventive care is important, but people need to understand that doctor visits cost money and since your health is important, it’s worth spending money on. Budget a couple thousand a year to cover checkups and tests. You’ll either pay it to the government and insurance companies or you pay it to the doctor.
Leave insurance for surgery and disease treatment.
Because we will be too poor from the VAT and energy taxes?
It's disturbing to see the government treat us like kids, and then steal from our piggy bank.