Re: Terry Paulson’s Jan. 29 essay, “Healthcare responsibility�:
I’ve never met Terry Paulson, but I learned two things about him from this essay. One, he doesn't pay for his own health insurance, and two, nobody in his family has ever been seriously ill. I do buy my own health insurance, and there has been serious illness in my family. I can tell Mr. Paulson that his assertion that "providers and insurers would compete for your business" is nonsense.
His statement that the market will cure healthcare betrays a fundamental misunderstanding of the health insurance industry. I have a flash for Terry Paulson and President Bush: Insurance companies are not in business to make people healthy. They are in business to make a profit, which they do by not delivering healthcare.
And as for the argument that portability worries are over, Mr. Paulson has never read the fine print that says the company won't pay for pre-existing conditions.
Mr. Paulson says he is ready to take control of his own health insurance. As one who has been in control of my health insurance for nearly 20 years, I am ready to move into the 21st century.
— Gary Olmstead, Ventura
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