David Shuster keeps accurately calling them "for profit insurers"

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

Excellent! He's always been a fave of mine.

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[gateley]

1. it would be great if all our people used that phrase every time in lieu of 'insurance

companies'.

Shuster has always been a fave of mine, too. :hi:

[laughingliberal]

2. Very good branding. Would love to see it catch on in the national dialogue nt

[valerief]

3. He's a good guy! nt

[bbinacan]

4. Aren't there some non profit

health insurance companies?

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

5. I think there are a few but the majority of the industry is for profit

http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/08/05/are-health-insurers-making-too-much-money/

I am glad that Shuster is reminding people that for the most part these are giant companies raking in the big bucks.

[bbinacan]

7. I Googled and found this

"But according to the data from the Alliance for Advancing Non Profit Health Care, 48% of Americans with private health insurance are covered by non-profit plans – not an insignificant number at all (this data is based on health plans with enrollment of at least 100,000 members)".

Kind of interesting.

[Festivito]

6. ...by insuring that health care is to be denied. /nt

[Gman2]

8. That is MY fucking MEME. Planted here, bout two months ago.

[Gman2]

9. My mistake, Mine was,:Not for your benefit health care.