to protect their customers' health. Sure, they will cover the routine broken arm or twisted ankle. But if you have a serious illness or accident, they will review your old, original application to see if you forgot to include some problem or other that you saw a doctor for... and then void your entire policy. I'll take a public option plan any day over private insurance. I know several people who have been unconscionably ripped off by the brand name insurers. Plus, there are billions of bucks being wasted because the system requires insurance companies to fight with hospitals and doctors over every dime. All this bureaucratic fighting absorbs a huge amount of health care dollars. Health insurance is one area where profit-driven capitalism has no place. Bob Landis | 9.28.09 @ 5:56PM Jonathan | 9.28.09 @ 6:02PM Bob, what is broken needs to be fixed. If it can't be fixed, it need to be demolished to make way for something possibly better. *Ding-dong* Is anyone at the door, or did you just comment and leave, like an unthinking person? Priscilla | 10.22.09 @ 1:16AM Howard | 2.1.10 @ 12:36PM but their single payer health plan actually works at a relatively low cost.....current system available to the public is based on the most part by group rates...yet the largest single group in the country is the group of uninsured.....this should be handled like auto insurance in some states....let people volunteer, if they choose to particpate to have insurance companies bid