[A CA Guy]

We need cross state competition.
We need tort reform.
We need more equality for individual plans with great big group plans; insurance companies scape individuals over the coals.
We need to monitor how much is really spent back for care versus profit because these companies come close to monopolies in how they work. I hear in California they get 30% to distribute 70%. If that is true that is a problem.

[Qbert]

“We need cross state competition.
We need tort reform.
We need more...”

...And we need the Republicans to be hammering away at these issues. Where are they?

[RC2]

Monitoring the doctors and hospitals charges is a tough row to hoe. I know when I was in the hospital for a day and a half, the bill was $15,000. Try and figure that one out will drive you nuts. My question is, for those that don’t like SSI and Medicare, isn’t buying health insurance the same thing? You pay a little now, along with everyone else. That money goes into an account, supposedly, and picks up the tab if you have a problem. Insurance companies count on this. Granted, health insurance is voluntary but it works the same way. The main difference is that personal health insurance costs a lot more. Just thinking out of the box here.