Last week, The Sacramento Bee published an opinion editorial article regarding the impact healthcare reform could have to stand alone benefits.
In the article Rob says:
Whether you are for or against the current health care legislation soon to go to a floor debate in Congress nearly all can agree that the current health care system is broken and needs to be fixed. What to fix is where the debate lies. But what about the things that aren’t broken?
Amazingly enough, there is a vital component of our national health care system that not only provides top-notch services, but actually has an incredible 90-plus percent approval rate by those who are covered. This component is America’s vision insurance system. Vision insurance and eye care not only deliver vital health care services but actually lower the cost for treating the chronic diseases that are bankrupting America’s health care system. It is a shining example upon which Congress should base the reforms they are now examining. So this begs the question: Why are they trying to change a part of the system that’s not broken?
What worries me most about the Obama plan is this point about pre-existing conditions… Is there any language in this reform about wether or not there is a cap on what insurance companies can require if you have a pre-existing disease?
That is a very good question. What will happen to those areas that do not need to be fixed, will be regulated further I guess – thereby creating more red-tape and expense.