BlueCross BlueShield on President Obama’s 9-9-09 speech to Congress:

This is from one of my most reliable sources, who happens to be an insider in one of the "big, evil Insurance companies."

"BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee agrees with President Obama and members of Congress that the health care system is broken and needs to be reformed.

As a leader in our industry, we have strongly advocated to guarantee health coverage to all Americans, eliminate pre-existing condition exclusions, and no longer base premiums on a person’s health status or gender. To keep the health care system financially viable, we also agree these reforms must be paired with an effective individual coverage requirement and need-based subsidies to get everyone into the health care system.

These health insurance reforms and consumer protections make it unnecessary to fund a government-run plan that will disrupt the quality coverage that millions of Americans rely on today. We share the concerns that hospitals, doctors, employers, and patients have all raised about the significant unintended consequences of a government-run plan.

Based on the details available, it is unclear how the President’s plan and various plans in Congress would be funded and, as important, could create a sustainable system that improves the quality and lowers the costs of health care.

BlueCross will continue to work with the administration and legislators to pass comprehensive, bipartisan health care reform."

I have highlighted in red and enlarged the section that is most telling. Of course, those who insist on socialist healthcare will say "Of course the big evil insurance company does not want a public option." How short sighted those liberal minded folks are.