Letter to the Editor - Politicians are to blame for lost health insurance

Editor,

Health insurance companies are raising rates and dropping coverage all across Montana, and politicians are to blame. Business owners know they must understand their core business to stay profitable. Likewise, politicians who don’t understand insurance are mishandling the insurance industry as they burden insurance companies with ridiculous rules that increase costs without fixing the deeper problems. The dirty secret is that keeping Obamacare or getting rid of it are both terrible options. The truth is that the insurance system’s economic incentives inherently rewards practices...