Concerns About Health Insurance

Many people have questions and for the most part these health insurance questions revolve around the recent controversy about the government health care plan that is soon to be implemented in the U.S. For the most part there is a lack of understanding about this program and the following are just a few of the pressing questions that American's want answers to.

1. WHEN WILL THE HEALTH PLAN TAKE EFFECT? Although Americans will begin paying for this plan very soon it won't actually take effect for several years. This is due to the fact that the government must first build up funding for this very expensive venture so if you were planning on this plan coming to your rescue and meeting your current need for affordable health insurance it won't help you for a few years.

2. WHO WILL THIS HEALTH PLAN BENEFIT? The government run health plan will help all Americans because everyone will know that they can get health insurance regardless of their financial or health related circumstances. The primary benefits of this health insurance plan will be felt by adults, those that are low income, those that are just becoming adults and those who have serious health issues and struggle with their insurability.

3. WILL I BE REQUIRED TO CARRY HEALTH INSURANCE? Yes, every person will be required to carry health insurance under the current plan however, payments will be based on a sliding scale depending on how much you make. The thoughts behind this are that if there are more people in the insurance pool that this will lessen the overall cost as there are really very few high risk people to insure when compared to the entire U.S. population.

There have been many issues surrounding this new health care plan, however like anything else there are many positives and negatives to this plan. Take a look online for more information about how this plan will effect your personally. You can find this plan outlined on several government websites.