How much of health insurance premiums is profit?

Our local paper today reports 60% of the cost of the premium is profit to the insurance company. Can this be verified?
If it’s true, then it puts a new light on the subject of rising premiums and health care reform.

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Why in the world would you oppose single-payer health insurance in these rocky times?

Simple and fair to serve fairly, what is wrong with that. The health insurance companies just keep going up and tossing anybody out who has a serious problem. Private health insurance is dead but the stupid, greed beasts in the U.S. Congress say they refuse to allow single-payer health insurance. These politicians and the [...]

Why does the government require car insurance but not health insurance?

Why is it that they care more about making sure the other person’s property gets fixed and not about the health of the people involved?
This is a random thought driving home today from work.
What do you think. Should health insurance be required instead of car insurance?
My car insurance has only covered damage to my car [...]

Why do Liberals blame the high cost of health care on insurance companies?

The high costs originate with the health care providers.
Insurance companies actually fight with providers to keep costs down as much as possible. Why would the insurance companies want health care costs to be more expensive?
Do Liberals know the difference between health care providers and health insurance companies? If so why do you never hear them [...]

Why is Obama not willing to increase the deficit one penny for health insurance?

Is health insurance less important than the bailout of banks, auto makers, etc, which has already increased our deficit many billions?
Is the forced subsidy of health insurance by those who don’t want health insurance a new indirect tax to pay for Obama’s plan?

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