http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2007/02/14/reform-the-edwards-health-plan-and-the-return-of-community-rating/ The Policy Journal of the Health Sphere Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:23:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2007/02/14/reform-the-edwards-health-plan-and-the-return-of-community-rating/comment-page-1/#comment-20768 timada Tue, 13 May 2008 10:05:35 +0000 http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2007/02/14/reform-the-edwards-health-plan-and-the-return-of-community-rating/#comment-20768 Edwards' plan seems like a great start, but something to keep in mind about the competition part: When you ask insurance companies to compete on cost, they're not going to compete by cutting their profit margins. They'll try to keep their rates down by cutting back on what they pay in benefits. But you won't find out till you're sick and need your procedures covered and you will look for all the <a href="http://vitanetonline.com" rel="nofollow">discount vitamins</a>. It's hard to control. Edwards’ plan seems like a great start, but something to keep in mind about the competition part: When you ask insurance companies to compete on cost, they’re not going to compete by cutting their profit margins. They’ll try to keep their rates down by cutting back on what they pay in benefits. But you won’t find out till you’re sick and need your procedures covered and you will look for all the discount vitamins. It’s hard to control.

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