According to a report on foxnews.com, the Democrats on a house committee are petitioning records of salary information from all the major health insurance providers.  (House Dems Seek Records From Health Insurers)  They want to know about salaries in excess of $500,000.  Additionally, they are also looking for premiums paid by policy holders, claims, sales, etc.

The letter is technically a “non-binding” request, so companies can refuse.  However, those who do not provide the information voluntarily can be subpoenaed by the House committee.

I hope every company refuses.  I want to see the House’s assumption that it can pry into everyone’s salary and benefits challenged in a court of law.  I do not want these out of control politicians seeing how much I pay in premiums, nor what was paid out in benefits.  Draw the line here – this is not in the jurisdiction of this government.  Draw the line here – that salaries are negotiated between the company and the individual, and is not any of the government’s business.  Draw the here – battling the legality of this move with every penny.