Not that the insurance companies give a damn

From Politico just now:

""The New Numbers -- Health Insurance Reform Cannot Wait: Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today released a new state by state analysis of last week's U.S. Census numbers regarding the uninsured. The results are sobering and confirm that health insurance reform cannot wait another year. "These numbers only serve to further confirm a reality that far too many American families live with every day," said Secretary Sebelius. "Our health care system has reached a breaking point. The status quo is unsustainable, and continuing to delay reform is not an option." The facts below underscore the urgency of health insurance reform. Nationwide, the number of uninsured has increased the number of uninsured increased from 39.8 million in 2001 to 46.3 million in 2008."

And keep this in mind:

"These numbers don't even include those who have lost their insurance in the recent recession or have had coverage gaps of shorter than a year."

"Even among high-income households, the ranks of the uninsured are rapidly growing."

This effects big business and small, every household in America, everyone.

Anyone who says we don't need health care reform either doesn't know the hard data, works for the insurance companies or takes money from the insurance companies via their lobbyists.

Amidst all this controversy, I just got notice, myself, that our health insurance is going to go up between 8 to 13 percent shortly. The only way we can keep it down to just 8 percent is by upping my annual minimums AND increasing my co-pay 33%.

I feel sure the insurance companies are thinking they'd better pass along increases now, before any bill goes to Congress.

I foolishly thought they'd want to lay low right now, as this bill goes through our government.

Silly me.

Link to story: http://www.politico.com/politico44/