We are all wondering if/when this government health insurance plan becomes available what will it cover?
Many government mandates in the past several years have been one of the factors in rising health insurance premiums. Although requiring insurance companies to pay for these mandates reads well in the news, what does it really cost the consumer?

Some recent mandates: hair transplants for pattern baldness, Viagra, abortions, weight loss surgery, nail fungus medications like Lamisil (at $10.00 per pill), name brand or new medications, etc. There are over 2,000 mandates in the US, which drive up health insurance premiums.

Many states have already mandated these and many others to insurance companies. I wonder if the government plan will cover all of these and anything else we might need in the future. I wonder if covering these will sound like such a great idea when the government is writing the check with tax payers money?

Are we all really going to believe that the government will issue free health insurance cards to all of us that will pay for anything and everything we want? Medicare and Medicaid do not pay for these now. Strike one.

In Canada for an example you are more likely to be given a generic drug over a higher priced or newer name brand drug. Why? The Canadian government is the one deciding what drug you will take and when. No nail fungus drug for you. Strike two.

Strike 3 coming to your DR's office soon.