Dems: GOP rollback of HCR would increase the deficit.

[PeppyGPhiB]

My mother has been struggling to control her type II diabetes since she was diagnosed with it nearly 10 years ago. First the doctor and dietitians worked with her on controlling it just with diet. She made a ton of progress, lost a lot of weight, eventually retired (which happened to also improve her health), but even after all that work, her blood sugar readings and organ functioning tests still aren't good enough. So now she's finally on insulin...after all this time. Diabetes is extremely hard to control, even with medication. And to punish people for trying to control it is WRONG. Since your company owns the HMO I'm sure they know what happens to their employees when they don't treat their diabetes.

I would be furious if my company went with an insurance plan with a list of qualifications like that. Pretty much the only group of people that qualify for those low rates are young employees, since high blood pressure, high cholesterol, weight gain and diabetes are common in older demographics.