From the New York Times -
Health Insurers Agree to End Higher Premiums for Women
AHIP (America's Health Insurance Plans) has basically said to the federal government "if you make everyone buy health insurance then we'll stop charging more to women and sick people".
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Makes sense. There are civil libertarians that are going to be bothered by this, but if we all have to pay for the uninsured to go and clog up the emergency rooms, then we have a pretty big incentive to fix the mess in which we now find ourselves.
People who can afford it will buy private insurance, and those who cannot will be subsidized by the government. This will do very little to control cost, but it's a small step towards addressing the health care crisis in this country. Hopefully people will at least get a little healthier.
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