Yes it does.

Pre-existing conditions can no longer be a reason for refusal of coverage, so the 600lb fat lady with high blood pressure, heart problems and diabetes that drinks mountain dew on the couch all day gets coverage the same as the lady who runs 10 miles a day and eats healthy. Do you really think rates aren't being adjusted across the board to compensate for this?

Businesses already providing coverage are calculating the rate increase and are going to see huge increases in their premiums because of it (100s of millions in some cases) so what do you think is going to happen because of that increase in cost?

A: large scale layoffs. Bloomberg has already been discussing many companies already planning this.

B: companies move out of country. This involves widescale layoffs by default.

C: pass increase to customer. Most likely will happen regardless due to lowered production and sales but same
cost of operations.


It's not a "tea party" as you so eloquently put it, it is common sense and reality of how business is done. Yes our healthcare needs a revamp I am not denying that one bit, but right now is not the time with unemployment ready hovering at 20% do you deal a crippling blow like this to businesses. The timing is wrong and the plan is wrong no matter how you look at it.