...B’nai B’rith has some major concerns about the Senate Finance bill, which would still allow charging older people significantly more for coverage," says its release. "The bill also lacks a workable mechanism – such as a public option – that would force insurance companies to compete for our business, even in traditionally monopolistic markets like rural areas. The weakness of incentives for employers to have and maintain coverage for their workers is also an issue. And we are also concerned about the failure to include the CLASS ACT (from the Senate HELP bill), which would encourage long-term coverage in a revenue-neutral way....
