Originally Posted by
redsoxfreak91
Well for all those "bashing" insurance companies for charging too much I am going to explain how this whole thing works. If you already know this then I'm not talking to you.
Insurance companies use a "formula" created by actuaries to do their best to put a "cost" on your life. They use the time value of money and determine you or your families monthly payments. This is a minimum!! Insurance companies cover your life, based on a history of percentages, to give you the cheapest coverage possible. If you don't believe me then stop paying your insurance costs and see how far you get.
They then use all these deposits to invest in equities and debt securities. They have to invest all your payments because guess what...these companies give you such a good deal they can not afford to be in business without generating a profit. On average an insurance company can cover 92-98% of costs depending on the year. They then rely on these investments to get the coverage ratio to 100% and potentially make a profit on everything over 100%. So the truth is that your insurance costs are positively related to the status of the economy. Costs have risen over the past few years because of a horrible economy and throughout the years because of inflation.
With the government now in charge, and since they do not participate in the markets, they will need 100% of payments to equal that which they pay out. The government will also want a profit so your minimum payments will either go up or your coverage will go down. Normally the payments will decrease but the coverage will decrease more. Now your pool of payments will increase but remember THE POOR GET MORE SICK THAN THE RICH (naturally, I have no facts to prove this though). So your premium is an average of the entire pool, so your payments will increase.
Basically I 100% agree that everyone needs medical coverage and I believe that most everyone on here will agree. The problem is the same problem that has been passed down for generations. THERE IS NO DEFINITE ANSWER AND OBAMAS PLAN CERTAINLY ISN'T!!!