Sen. Buttars And Socialized Medicine
Sen. Buttars is pushing for a legal mandate requiring insurance companies in our state to cover gastric bypass surgeries and other medical procedures that treat morbid obesity.
He is perfectly willing to ignore the fact that when government forces insurance companies to cover these procedures it means everyone else’s health insurance policy premiums go up to pay for it.
This is a good example of my problem with all government involvement in the health insurance industry. I hate the idea that government can force the rest of us to finance health care for those who make risky and foolish lifestyle decisions that put their health in jeopardy.
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Have you been to West Jordan lately? Half his constituents look to be morbidly obese. What’s a professional politician to do?
Comment by Part of the Plan — June 22, 2007 @ 9:44 am
I’m beginning to wonder if Sen. Buttars has any good ideas at all. As much as I don’t like introducing ad hominems into the political sphere, it seems that the nickname “Nutter Buttars” isn’t too far off the mark.
Comment by Jesse Harris — June 22, 2007 @ 10:03 am
Yeah, for those of us that maintain our health and weight shouldn’t have to subsidize the cost of medical procedures of people who fail to take care of themselves.
Comment by Rate Insurance — June 22, 2007 @ 4:18 pm
Another factor to note is that gastric bypass surgery has a very high rate of complication development and a very high rate of failure. After five years, most patients have a worse quality of life than they would have had they avoided the surgery.
I see this kind of the same way I view tobacco subsidies. It makes no sense for us to spend taxpayer money on something that ultimately ruins people’s health.
Comment by Reach Upward — June 25, 2007 @ 10:50 am
Can’t we all start saving our pennies to defeat this guy as we give our money to whomever will run against him next time?
Comment by WP — June 25, 2007 @ 9:28 pm