In Debate on Health, It’s Coverage vs. Cost

New York Times by Robert Pear | Oct. 6, 2009 (News Analysis)

As Democrats prepare to take up health care legislation on the floor of the Senate and the House, they are facing tough choices about two competing priorities. They want people to pay affordable prices for health insurance policies, but they want those policies to offer comprehensive health benefits. Full Story »

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Patricia Berrini
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 by Patricia Berrini - Oct. 6, 2009

This piece seeks to make it clear how the comparisons are made between apples and oranges, by explaining the actuarial basis for comparisons. It also then points out how the plans under consideration compare with what some Americans have currently.

I found this quite informative, but I don't understand how the differing levels (gold, silver, bronze...) apply.

Senator Olympia J. Snowe, Republican of Maine, said she shared that concern. Under the bronze plan, she said, “you could be consumed by cost-sharing unless you were very healthy.”

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