GODZILLA HAS RISEN: THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT When inquired if Godzilla was "good or bad", producer Shogo Tomiyama likened it to a Shinto "God of Destruction" which lacks moral agency and cannot be held to human standards of good and evil. "He totally destroys everything and then there is a rebirth. Something new and fresh can begin.” (Godzilla, Wikipedia) Despite all the hopes many of us had for the Affordable Care Act, the current system of medical insurance is a twisted and dysfunctional nightmare. I should know, because I am in the unique position of experiencing it from three perspectives simultaneously: that of a patient who uses an insurance plan, that of a small business owner who purchases insurance for a group of employees, and that of a physician who contracts with and gets paid by insurance. As a patient, I am tricked by the insurance plan I bought. Even though the card says “HSA 2000”, the deductibl
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