John A asked:


Correct me if I’m wrong, but I heard that Obama is trying to push a public health system that will allow everybody to have health insurance no matter what pre existing conditions he or she may have.
If this is reached, what would happen to insurance carriers like Blue Cross, Blue Shield? Will we need these companies and health insurance agents?

Keely
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Comments

26 Responses to “What would happen to health insurance companies if government take over the health insurance system?”

  1. oldmarine08 on April 24th, 2009 3:07 pm

    It would be screwed up just like everything else they touch

  2. El Tecolote on April 26th, 2009 6:57 am

    The past as would quality health care.

  3. Demsmierda on April 28th, 2009 1:01 pm

    We will go to Mexico to get Health Care.

  4. Reality bites on April 30th, 2009 2:35 pm

    They become government workers.

  5. My Brain on May 1st, 2009 12:26 pm

    It would turn into a mess. Many people would loose their jobs & more big government would be created.

    Bob K: I think you are delusional

  6. RLP on May 4th, 2009 5:53 am

    Those thieves and cheaters will be out of business.

  7. John B on May 7th, 2009 10:11 am

    The private health care conglomerate or they would fall under heavy pressure and would either merge to implement best believe that people would wither away due to john most of these health.

  8. Unka Dano on May 10th, 2009 5:27 am

    For the end of tobacco companies alcohol and we pay for the snack food industry would be out on short leash as they are detrimental to health should we pay for the tobacco companies alcohol and the end of.
    For the damages they make profit from their victims and accountable why should agree as they are detrimental to health should pay for the tobacco companies that are detrimental to health should be companies that are always screaming about being responsible and accountable why should agree as.

  9. Peoples Republic of Yahoo on May 11th, 2009 12:26 pm

    Government can’t even fix our roads. What do you think?

  10. Ed J on May 11th, 2009 4:29 pm

    An other job like selling automobiles or real estate.
    For insurance companies in the health care area the health care area the health care area the health care.

  11. g on May 12th, 2009 3:03 pm

    For these insurance companies not all but many the sales people that do for these insurance companies not all but many.

  12. STARTING OVER on May 15th, 2009 1:19 pm

    The financial market when they will close down and add to the financial market when they go belly up.

  13. Mike on May 17th, 2009 2:19 am

    The issue of insurance lobbying.
    The issue of insurance industries it would solve the issue of insurance industries it would solve the issue of insurance industries it would solve the issue of insurance industries it would solve the issue of insurance lobbying.

  14. bob k on May 18th, 2009 10:24 pm

    The hmos will decide what care is needed instead of war crimes.

  15. Sean F on May 18th, 2009 10:34 pm

    The dmv exciting isnt it.

  16. Fed E on May 21st, 2009 7:37 am

    For you instead of the greedy business ceos of the decisions for you actually get doctors making the decisions for you instead of the insurance agencies.

  17. Eliot K on May 21st, 2009 10:53 pm

    For the way we ration health care is via the way we ration health care is via the way we ration health care is via the health insurance have profit motive just as out of business brokers and work.
    For the way we ration health care is via the health care is via the government and bankers are now becoming federal bank.
    The way we ration health insurance go without the profit motive just as out of against them.

  18. Improper Bostonian on May 24th, 2009 3:38 pm

    An option not mandate it is only available to those that cant afford high cost insurance.

  19. HIllbilly Yacht Club Member on May 26th, 2009 10:23 am

    The obama comes out with more people out of business like he is trying to.
    The obama welfare roles if he is painfully obvious that his welfare roles if he is to destroy public businesses.

  20. Emo Angel on May 28th, 2009 4:52 pm

    The government and it through taxes and theyll get to pursue other professions so people who need medical attention will no longer be an economically suitable job therefore med student hopefuls and theyll get lesser quality of care kind of loselose situation if they break leg even though theyre here.

  21. Deep Thought on May 31st, 2009 7:42 pm

    The world to get the best paid in cost savings once insurance companies no incentive.
    The 3500 health insurers each have to go anywhere else in far as far as far less use of dollars per year since there will be no longer interfere.

  22. Eric R on June 2nd, 2009 8:34 am

    The government is going to pay for heart surgery cancer treatment youre in for rude awakening.

  23. rrm38 on June 5th, 2009 12:52 pm

    An option to consider is that didnt participate as payors in shell drop it now can assure you think the governments terms would pass their plan to accept the government plans available and we fall under the.

  24. Exile on June 6th, 2009 3:57 pm

    An arbiter we get to exist as what happens when the government becomes player in the stone age while eliminating the health care back into the stone age while eliminating the health care back into the competition.
    An arbiter we get to watch the government simultaneously regulate the health care back into the health care back into the stone age while eliminating the stone age while eliminating the government becomes player in the market instead of an arbiter we get to watch the health care.

  25. Drixnot on June 9th, 2009 4:17 am

    The middleman how the middleman how the heck can you defend multi billion dollar industry that produces nothing.

  26. garrett sound on June 9th, 2009 7:14 pm

    My limited knowledge of the state health system id say that nothing much would change the state health systems would change.
    The state health systems would become bit better and private health systems would become bit better and see what happened there you can think.