NBC News : declared in This Blame Game Is Driving Up Health Insurance Costs

"When people get a bad health care bill, you can blame anyone you want," he said last week. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office reached somewhat similar conclusions in its evaluation of the House health care bill last week. WASHINGTON — The Senate is taking baby steps toward a health care bill amid serious disagreement among lawmakers. There's also the question of whether the Republican plan would address the growing consumer difficulties on the insurance market. In many places, the insurance markets have attracted more sick customers and fewer healthy customers than had been hoped.

The DC Blame Game Is Driving Up Health Insurance Costs: Analysis

Insurance companies are reaching deadlines to submit the cost of their health care coverage, and some will decide whether to sell policies at all. But the uncertainty on how the government will approach health care is driving premiums higher and insurer participation lower. New estimates from the Congressional Budget Office say about 23 million Americans could lose coverage under the health care bill sponsored by the GOP. "We needed to have the answers three months ago," said Bob Laszewski, president of consulting firm Health Policy and Strategy Associates, to NBC News. While the Senate inches toward agreeing on a health care bill, insurers are growing increasingly rattled by congressional inaction and threats of sabotage from the White House, and customers could soon be paying the price, NBC News reported.



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