http://themoderatevoice.com/152766/democrats-double-down-on-obamacare/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:45:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://themoderatevoice.com/152766/democrats-double-down-on-obamacare/comment-page-1/#comment-313219 Rcoutme Thu, 12 Jul 2012 12:37:12 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/?p=152766#comment-313219 Steve, AFAIK, in many states your wish has already come true–they are regulated that way.

]]> http://themoderatevoice.com/152766/democrats-double-down-on-obamacare/comment-page-1/#comment-313172 Dr. J Thu, 12 Jul 2012 01:19:00 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/?p=152766#comment-313172 Steve, their profit margin is 5%. Not exactly extortionate compared to GE’s 10% or Apple’s 27%. Insurers are just middlemen and have very little control over health care prices.

]]> http://themoderatevoice.com/152766/democrats-double-down-on-obamacare/comment-page-1/#comment-313120 Steve Wed, 11 Jul 2012 19:14:41 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/?p=152766#comment-313120 It’s about time. If anyone needed any more convincing of this, check out the shares of United Health Care. They are up 6-fold since January of 2000 versus a stock market that has appreciated 0%. So, is their “product” (health care policies) six-times better than it was, or 1/6 the cost? I have no objection to healthcare insurance companies making money. Quite the reverse. However, I do think they should be in the same position as electric utilities. They offer an essential service and should be subject to similar rules concerning pricing.

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