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Ox Road South · Round 2 Against Health Care Mandates RSS Comment Feed Bookmark on del.icio.us


Several weeks ago -- it seems like a lifetime -- the State Senate passed a series of bills stating that no Virginian could be "forced" into purchasing insurance.  After a long floor fight, the bills passed 23-17 and caused a mild shock in the political world, as the U.S. Congress was still apparently considering a comprehensive health care reform bill.

I voted against the bill and stated my opposition.

Of course, the bills have no effect against Federal legislation which supersedes state law.  But that didn't stop us back then.

Today, having passed the House, the bills resurfaced on the Senate floor with "Governor's amendments."  Ironically, the amendments covered the exact issue I raised on February 2nd, namely that the new law would strip away a court's ability to require parents in a custody case to provide insurance for their children.

The Governor sought to cure the problem.  But even a good amendment can't cure a bad bill.

What about sports leagues that require insurance?

How about private schools?

How about outdoor organization, especially those for kids?

All kinds of organizations, whether state-run (e.g. colleges) or private, require insurance for certain activities.  That is good for the organization and good for the individual.

These bills cause confusion and do the exact opposite of what we want -- which is to encourage people to get insurance, especially for their children.




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