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In September 2009, Wall Street is Bullish on Healthcare Reform: Wall Street expects Washington to complete health care reform. But it doesn't expect a public option. That fact is evident from the stock prices of health insurance companies. Shares of United Health Group, Aetna, and Health Net Inc, rose when legislation sponsored by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) was introduced and then attacked form the left. Health insurance reform without the public option is seen by some as a check for insurers to make more money.
Perhaps concerned citizens could organize some sort of collective common man investment effort, where shareholders buy controlling percentages of a company stock (51%), fire the board of directors, and convert it back to a non-profit health care providerà ‚¬"a health care hostile takeover for Hippocratic purposes. Perhaps there is an existing company out there, that has a national network of providers in place, that due to whatever reasons, would not cost very much. Maybe pick the company that is doing the worstà ‚¬"take the existing infrastructure, fire the greedy bastard CEO's, and watch the stock soar, and our nation get healthy again.
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