I’m not an expert on health care, health insurance, and certainly not on the way that government works.  But, I like to think that I have some modicum of common sense.  So, it’s with great trepidation that I see this health care bill.

My biggest concern is the cost of health insurance.  My company covers a significant portion of our health insurance, but if rates rise, they very well could pass that expense on to us.  If that happened, I don’t know if we could afford it.

Many people are lauding this bill and saying how great it is that people can’t be denied because of pre-existing conditions and that there is no more cap on payouts.  Yes and no.  Yes, I think there should be something available to even those with pre-existing conditions.  But there already was!  Now, the insurance agencies are going to be forced to cover them just the same as their low risk customers.  I don’t have any solid numbers, but my math says that will make my rates go up.

Does anyone else understand any of that differently?