Comments on: McCain’s Health Plan: Freedom To Pay More — And Get Less http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2008/03/22/mccain-freedom-health/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:42:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: stateofthedivision http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2008/03/22/mccain-freedom-health/comment-page-1/#comment-234 stateofthedivision Sat, 22 Mar 2008 20:35:48 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/wonkroom/2008/03/22/mccain-freedom-health/#comment-234 While 3.2 million are covered by HSA type insurance plans, only 26% or 820,000 have any tax free money sitting in an account. Nearly 2.4 million potentially joined the ranks of the underinsured, where they stand at risk should a major illness or traumatic event occur. http://www.hreonline.com/HRE/story.jsp?storyId=6144730 The Bush administration can't tell the truth about high deductible health plans and HSA's. The Treasury Department web site grossly overstates the number of people with "HSA's" by citing the number with "HSA type health plans", not funded health savings accounts. The Bush team played the public for a fool, at least those expecting him to do something to address problems with health care costs and access. His whole term has been a dodge in this area. Al Hubbard carried the dodge ball nicely until his recent retirement: http://peureport.blogspot.com/2008/01/wheres-al-when-you-need-him.html While 3.2 million are covered by HSA type insurance plans, only 26% or 820,000 have any tax free money sitting in an account. Nearly 2.4 million potentially joined the ranks of the underinsured, where they stand at risk should a major illness or traumatic event occur.

http://www.hreonline.com/HRE/story.jsp?storyId=6144730

The Bush administration can’t tell the truth about high deductible health plans and HSA’s. The Treasury Department web site grossly overstates the number of people with “HSA’s” by citing the number with “HSA type health plans”, not funded health savings accounts.

The Bush team played the public for a fool, at least those expecting him to do something to address problems with health care costs and access. His whole term has been a dodge in this area. Al Hubbard carried the dodge ball nicely until his recent retirement:

http://peureport.blogspot.com/2008/01/wheres-al-when-you-need-him.html

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