McCain Plan to Aid States on Health Could Be Costly

From John Curry, July 13, 2008

Subject: What have they been smoking?

NY Times July 9, 2008
View article here: McCain Plan to Aid States on Health Could Be Costly
"There is no census of the medically uninsurable. But in 2006, insurers turned down 11 percent of all individual applicants for medical reasons, including 22 percent of those 50 or older, according to America’s Health Insurance Plans, an industry trade group."

Note from John: And to those who are lucky(?) enough to be medically insurable with a history of diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and on and on and on......you can imagine the ungodly premium rates that they are charged for healthcare. On top of that, how 'bout the 47+ million in this country who can't afford healthcare insurance PLUS the thousands of STRS retirees who can't afford to insure their pre-Medicare age spouse because of no STRS subsidy for them unlike retirees of OPERS and other "state" retirement systems.

And yet....some educators, including OEA officials, have the gall to stand before the STRS Board in the 3 minute public speaks portion of the meeting and "thank" the Board for maintaining "affordable" healthcare insurance! What have they been smoking? John