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A long time ago I worked for a small insurance office. The gentleman who owned the office did not sell health insurance but did not have good views on the industry just the same. He once commented that insurance companies worship at the feet of drug lords and try to figure how to keep every last penny they get paid. It wouldn't matter if you paid on time for thirty years. One good claim and your gone. I agree with Mr. Potter, profits are most important to health care insurers and Wall Street.
When it was still pre-election time my Aunt was very much against Hillary Clinton because she would "socialize" medicine. I said to her "are you kidding? don't you know those insurance companies would never let that happen? there's too much money for them to loose!" I continued "it wouldn't matter who put up legislation to change the health care system (Republican or Democrat) there would be tons of lobbying from the insurance industry."
Mr. Potter good luck with your attempt to educate the present administration about who is asked to help shape the future of health care in our country.