Unintended Consequences
The Maryland Public Policy Institute
by John J. Walters SEPTEMBER 23, 2010
When I was growing up I was told to always consider the worst possible outcome of whatever I was about to do. Apparently our current administration wasn’t ever told that when they were growing up, because we’re only now beginning to see the unintended consequences that healthcare reform can and will bring to America. Health insurance companies in several states have recently announced that they will stop selling children’s policies in response to the mandate that no individual under the age of 19 be denied coverage for any reason whatsoever. So far, Maryland
So why stop selling policies that cover children only? It does seem a little barbaric. Shouldn’t a sense of decency compel the insurance companies to continue? Unfortunately, health insurance companies are not in the business out of a sense of decency. They sell health insurance for the same reason most people have jobs: to make money. Clearly, if they are going to stop selling children’s policies it is because they do not think they could make a profit off them anymore.
The explanation for this is simple…http://www.mdpolicy.org/policyblog/newsID.133/news_detail.asp
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