Health Insurance Rates Skyrocket in California 39%

I am a healthy adult, vegetarian, etc, etc. I had health insurance for about four years. From that time about 2005 to 2009 my premiums went up from about $111 to $267. From what I was reading in the above article they would be most likely $390 by now. This is and was outrageous. When I found out my wife was pregnant (and she was visiting from another country), I realized that it was going to be virtually impossible to get health insurance or pay for the birth simply in a hospital.

We determined that it was going to be best to do it in Costa Rica instead, and from what I am reading I am so glad for that decision. In Costa Rica when you go to a private hospital to give birth, you get a detailed list of the prices and what they cover IN ADVANCE. I first experienced that in Thailand almost 20 years ago when I had to go to the hospital there. They gave you a list: One price for private room, another for shared with one person, and a cheaper for a group room. Pretty straight forward. Why can’t this be done in America?

Our cars when they are sick have more rights then their owners. The mechanic has to give you a signed quote in order to “operate” on them.

Most countries in the world you can ask in advance what the price is going to be, and then make an informed decision, this more than anything so that people can comparison shop instead of the hoping insurance might cover it, is what needs to happen for true insurance.

Price control must be done as well that is the only way that we are going to move forward on this (oops, did I say a dirty word?).