Insurers mount attack against health reform...

Hmmm... What did you expect? Of course I have other concerns about the health care bills, but as far as I am concerned, the insurance industry has little credibility.

O.k., they say it could raise the cost of premiums by hundreds or a few thousand a year. I realize that even a few dollars a year is important to some people struggling to survive. But for those who are left out, or those who's so-called "insurance" doesn't really work for them, I'm sure they would rather pay an insurance premium than the medical bills outright.

Where I have complaints is in the scope of the bill. Why, oh why, do they have to cram everything together in one bill? Work on the most critical elements, but stop messing with things like employer plans. And some of the uninsured could really cough up the money and buy a policy if they don't get it at work. So work on the most critical elements first like finding some kind of pool for the un-insurable (whom are not poor and can not qualify for Medicaid).