Are you OK with one person taking control of what happens to your medical bills?
I don’t think I’ve ever politicized a blog post. This could be a first. So you’ve gotta know how important it must be.
Proposition 45 will be on the ballot in November. Prop 45 is a flawed, deceptive measure that will increase costs for consumers and (maybe) harm the quality of our health care.
A special interest group (of course!) is sponsoring Proposition 45, an initiative on the November 2014 ballot that gives ONE POLITICIAN (the Insurance Commissioner) new power over your health care – including your premiums, co-pays, deductibles and even the treatment options your health insurance covers.
This is bad. This is very, very bad.
We all want to control health care costs – that’s why California has a new independent commission with the authority to negotiate rates with health plans and reject them if they’re too expensive. We should give this commission a chance to work, NOT give more power to a single politician who can take campaign contributions from special interests.
There are many reasons why Prop 45 is NOT a good idea. And they all might cost YOU a lot of money.
1. Prop 45 gives one politician just too much power.
2. Prop 45 creates a more costly bureaucracy.
3. Prop 45 is sponsored by special interest (lawyers, lawyers, lawyers!) who could make a LOT of money under this measure.
Be wary of what’s on your ballots, kiddies. The Insurance Mom doesn’t want you and the whole state of California to get caught in a terrible mess caused by Prop 45.
Ask yourself this: Do you trust one politician to dictate what will happen to your health and finances?
With one elected official in charge, you won’t have any input – nor will doctors or hospitals – on the best decisions for your …
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