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I don't support it all, sure SOUNDS like a good plan, but it does little or nothing to improve the lot of those who can't afford Health Coverage all ready. If company X can offer a policy $5 a month cheaper than company Z it won't matter to the consumer that can't afford a plan anyway! In fact, there is no gaurentee rates would go down, they could go UP!
RISK IS RISK, no matter where you live. The poor, abused, broken down and kicked around insurance companies will still use the same charts, the same risk factors to determine cost/profit ratio's. Got a pre-existing condition? Your still screwed, in or out of state. Can't afford Health Insurance because your barely able to make rent every month? Saving $5 or $10 a month by buying insurance out of state won't make a difference, your still screwed.
I have seen very little the Republicans have offered in the way of real reform. And frankly, it's starting to piss me off. All they have done is whine and cry and try to stop reform at all costs. WHEN Health Care Reform IS passed and it proves out to be a good idea (which it will) Republicans will be remembered for what they did. Drag their feet, block reform, point fingers and call anyone who opposes them "Nazi's". Really, it is pathetic and they WILL be remembered for it.
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