Rates to rise under Senate health plan, industry group says

On Monday October 12, 2009 Senator Max Baucus has many people discussing his health care bill. Senator Baucus’ health care plan would last up to 10 years and cost up to eight hundred and twenty-nine million dollars. However, under Senator Max Baucus health care bill most reporters say health insurance rates would rise for patients. “Under the Baucus plan, the costs of private health insurance would rise by 111 percent over the next decade. Under the current system, costs would rise by 79 percent”. Also, premium for American people would rise an extra one thousand five hundred dollars. Finally, according to the senator’s plan, “…individuals who did not buy coverage would face a fine of up to $750,” Tuesday morning the senate finance committee will vote on Senator Baucus’ Plan.
I know the senate finance committee is going to vote on this health care plan but is it worth doing? As you can see, this plan would cost more than the original health care proposal that was presented by President Barrack Obama. I know President Obama is asking for nine hundred billion dollars but people would benefit from Obama’s bill. In Senate Baucus’ bill it states that the individual who does not buy this coverage would be fined seven hundred and fifty dollars. All that is doing is putting more American people in debt. What happen to the public option? I feel the public option is a great idea. We have to realize that health care is supposed to be for people and will better this country as a whole if it helps everyone.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/12/health.care/index.html