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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe
Let's talk about the public option, since that's what we're really talking about when we're talking about anything approaching government-run health-care.
1) If like the insurance you have, you can keep it. That's why it's called an option.
2) If you would rather have the government plan, you must pay for it. It's not charity, and it's not free; but it's the best way I can see to make the big boys behave, and in my opinion, health-care reform without a strong public option is no reform at all.
Could it hurt the insurance companies ability to make profits? All I can say is that I'm every bit as worried about that as the insurance companies are about people with pre-existing conditions.
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Let me first say that I have been avoiding the political debate but I feel I must chime in on this solely because you cannot keep your coverage.
The only way the grandfather clause can remain in place is if nothing changes on your current policy. If it does, you or your employer must purchase into the policy set forth by the government on the year of the implementation of the bill. That from sections 101 & 102 of the house bill.