Sunday, September 13, 2009

Economic Scene - Real Choice? It’s Off-Limits in Health Bills - NYTimes.com

Economic Scene - Real Choice? It’s Off-Limits in Health Bills - NYTimes.com

Consider the following health insurance plan.

It refuses to pay for certain medical care and then doesn’t offer a clear explanation. It does pay for unhelpful care that ends up raising premiums. Its customer service can be hard to reach or unhelpful. And the people who are covered by this insurer have no choice but to remain with it — or, at best, to choose from one or two other insurers that are about as bad.

In all likelihood, I have just described your insurance plan.

Health insurers often act like monopolies — like a cable company or the Department of Motor Vehicles — because they resemble monopolies. ...

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