Why Health Insurance Must Change

So I was talking with a friend of mine this morning and she was talking about her brother.  They have a child who is 2 years old - who just had brain surgery to reduce seizures.  Usually this procedure is done on older children - and he is the youngest in history to have it done.

Anyway - the dad, being a good dad - was in the Army (special forces guy, Iraq) - has the baby - decides that family is more important (good) and gets out.  They have the baby - then try to get health insurance - guess what - can't get health insurance - at least the baby cannot get insurance - so he's denied. 

Now the dad - being a great guy and caring about his family - re-enlists and is now in Afghanistan fighting - so that he could have healthcare coverage for his son and they could get the surgery done.

What is wrong with this picture?  Health Insurance companies CEO's have million$ of dollars worth of stock, options, money, etc.  The CEO of Blue Cross CA was paid $500 Million for merging with Wellpoint... $500M - he could have paid for this surgery himself from interest he gets for 1 year.  Our system is crazy - people who NEED care are being denied CARE.  I'm not a 100% fan of the Obama plan, but if something is not passed the next generation is going to have larger and larger issues until healthcare finally breaks the bank of the government.  Health Insurance companies used to provide a value in the market in helping control costs - now they are the cost creators - it's switched to the other side. - The Dark Side.