Think about this. Pre-existing conditions are a problem for many people. Who benefits from the health insurance system as it is now structured?

It’s not the insurance companies. They raise the price of insurance for costs that they now they are going to incur. I don’t really see that as an advantage. At best, it’s a wash.

Pre-existing conditions benefit your employer. Your health insurance in provided by your company because of the tax advantage setup by our tax code. This means that you must change insurance companies when you change jobs. If you or anyone in your family has a pre-existing condition, then you will find it more difficult to find an employer who can competitively cover you and your family.

This difficulty in changing jobs is an advantage to employers, not to employees. This added pressure to remain in your current job may keep you in a position that you find unsatisfying or keep you from moving ahead in your career. More importantly, it creates a downward pressure on ALL salaries.

We (the people) should be fighting for the right to control our own health care, and the way to reach that goal is by changing the tax code which created the employer’s advantage.

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