I was reading the letters to the editor today in the Philadelphia Enquirer. My favorite part of the paper really. I came across an anti health care reform letter. It was classic boilerplate GOP talking points through and through. It got me curious enough to look the guy up.
Surprise. surprise. This guy is the President of a health insurance company.
I wonder what his opinion of Health care reform will be?
When it comes to politics, the best sign that you've got it right is when you're being attacked from both sides. The long-awaited bill from the Senate Finance Committee, chaired by Sen. Max Baucus (D., Mont.) is drawing criticism from Democrats and Republicans alike.
As a member of the New Jersey Association of Health Underwriters, I commend President Obama for saying he will not sign a bill that will increase the deficit. The Baucus bill currently stays within those lines, according to the Congressional Budget Office. But adding a "public plan" will drive up the cost of the bill to the point where it will no longer be revenue neutral.
Obama has told us we will be able to keep our current health insurance if we are happy with it. But adding a public plan that competes on unequal footing with private plans will change the whole equation.
As the public plan dictates what it will pay doctors and hospitals - just like Medicare and Medicaid - lost revenue will be shifted onto private plan ratepayers.
Classic. So at this point I am wondering who this is because it smells fishy. The gentleman who wrote this is of course the president of an Insurance company. Looking him up was enough since he used his company email to write the letter.
Group Benefits, Long Term Care Insurance, Life and Disability Insurance
Douglas Lubenow RHU, CLTC
Lubenow Agency
Work with all the major insurance companies to insure that our clients receive the best plans at the best rates. We act as your Human Resource Dept. for small to medium size businesses.
There you have it. My paper published anti Health Care talking points, straight from the insurance companies mouth. No questions asked. I guess that is why the Letter to the Editor section is always so fun to read.