4: GoodGuide Rating

Hey there!
So I have been doing some research on GoodGuide.com and I have come to a rating system of my own for health care. Because it would be very difficult to rate five different companies' products and or services, I will be rating their websites. If the website meets a criteria, then it gets a point. If it meets all five criteria, then it scores a five. If it meets only one criteria, it scores a one, and so on. Five will be the highest score with the best rating and one being the lowest with the worst rating.

The 5 Criteria (each worth 1 point):
1. A detailed description about their different types of coverage.
2. A glossary so that I can understand what they are saying.
3. Mention something about the Health Care Reform.
4. A well being section on how to improve your health and wellness.
5. Something helps the consumer make informed decisions.

Insurance Company/Points/Criteria Number Not Met

BlueCross BlueShield/5 points
Aetna/4points/3
USInsurance/2points/2,4,5
Group Health/4 points/2
Humana/2.5/2,3, only 1/2 of 5

3: What if...

What if the health care reform bill fails? That is the scary thought that comes to mind when the phrase ‘what if’ comes up when discussing health care. To tell you the truth, at first I had no idea to what would happen if this bill does not pass, but after doing a little reading, I feel like I may have an idea of the outcome. I read an article from cnnpolitics.com called, “Frightening Future if Health Reform Fails” by Uwe Reinhardt. In the article he talks about what he thinks will happen if the bill fails, but I find myself seeing his opinion very feasible.
Reinhardt believes that several things will occur with a domino effect. One is that health cost will inevitably continue to rise. “Health costs have already doubled in a decade,” says Reinhardt. If health care costs continually skyrocket each year, how are Americans going to pay for it? For Americans, if their salaries do not follow the same path as health costs (which most will not), then they will not have the money to pay for health care. This question just reinforces the fact that we must pass this bill for health care reform.

2: Update

This is really exciting! The Health Care Reform Bill just passed in the house by a very close margin of 220 to 215. The House passing the bill means that President Obama has accomplished something that presidents such as Roosevelt, Johnson, Nixon, Cater and Clinton. So what is the probability that Obama’s dream of affordable health care will come true? According to Alia McMullen, a writer from the National Post, “the bill faces an uphill battle in the Senate amid a schism on the economic impact of the proposal.” Some in Washington believe that the 1-trillion dollar reform bill will cause even more debt; that Obama’s dream is out of reach. On the other end of the spectrum, the word is that health care reform is a must. There are just two more steps before the bill can be put into action. Sixty of the one hundred votes are what it will take to pass in the Senate. Then the House and the Senate need to agree on a one version of the bill. We shall see what is to come!

Two Easy Sources

Two Easy Sources: Where You Can Find Health Care Reform Info From Both Sides
1.http://www.democracynow.org/features/healthcare
2.http://www.gop.gov/solutions/healthcare