Health Care Reform
Health Care Reform
Americans across the nation are watching closely as the House and Senate prepare to debate health care reform proposals. Reactions to proposed legislation cover a wide spectrum among constituents, from frustration to fury to breathless anticipation. Roadblocks have surfaced on both sides of the issue as questions arise regarding the best way to bring about needed reform. For average Americans, concern over health care becomes personal as they seek to find affordable coverage that still allows them to maintain a measure of control over the care they receive. Problems with the current system include millions of uninsured or underinsured Americans, skyrocketing health care costs, and employer based systems which leave some without coverage when they change jobs or work for a small business that cannot afford to provide coverage. Solutions offered by Congressional Democrats propose a public insurance option that would compete with private insurance companies for customers, a health insurance mandate to ensure that all people are covered, and regulations for insurance companies that prevent denial of coverage based on pre-existing health conditions as well as an end to caps on coverage amounts. Republicans offer ideas such as tort reform, health savings accounts, and tax credits. They oppose the public option, arguing that private companies can’t hope to compete with government offerings and that private insurers would be driven out of business leaving health care totally under the jurisdiction of the government. Ultimately, the big question is how much government involvement there should be in health insurance options and health care programs. Regardless of which side of the debate you come down on, just about everyone recognizes the need for health care reform to stop the skyrocketing costs and to keep coverage available to those who need it. Current health insurance options leave many people scrambling to make their co-payments and pay for treatments that may not be covered by their health plans. While some people choose to remain uninsured because they are young and healthy, others simply can’t afford the monthly premiums. Affordable health insurance options are available, but many people don’t know how to find them or how to make sure they provide the coverage needed. That’s where an online comparison service can help. Insurance comparison websites allow you to enter your specific information and then retrieve quotes from various companies so that you can compare plans and costs. Especially for those who don’t have the option of employer-based health insurance, shopping around is the best way to find a plan that meets your needs and fits your budget. Whatever results from the current on-going health care debate, average Americans need to know where they can turn for help in the event of catastrophic injury or illness. Finding an insurance company that offers adequate coverage at an affordable cost may take some effort, but there are options out there that make the search worth your while. As Congress prepares to debate the options on the table, citizens should research the issues so that they are prepared to make the health care decisions that could save their lives.
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Question by Michael da Man: Do you know the real reason Republicans oppose health care reform?
If not, here it is: they fear it will SUCCEED, not fail, and the Democrats will get credit and will win more elections. If you are a Republican and don’t know this fact you should look into your party more deeply.
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Answer by Obamavenger
You answered your own question. Two points please.
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I’m Christian and I think those Christian’s are being ridiculouslly absurd indeed!!
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I don’t think Obama is going to be the most polarizing president for long. Pretty soon we’re all going to hate him.
I’ve been a Democrat for as of much of my life as really matters. Well, I may not vote for any Democrats this time around. Of course, I probably won’t vote for anyone from the Nazi … um, Republican Party either.
Democrats suck but I will NEVER vote for a taliban…um republicban.
What’s PUMA for “I told you so”?
@jafac. In the US, it seems something similar to what you guys have going on with the NDP is happening to the Republican party. The Tea Party is actually siphoning off voters from them. Hope that’s true.
with what part in particular? that the democrats will eventually lose seats? or that the republicans will do everything they can to cut the subsidies?
@jafac I disagree.
it matters, just too few have the guts to vote for somebody different.
We had some good candidates in the 2008 elections, but people didnt think. They let the media play them like fiddles.
Kucinich has always been a principled leftist who stands up for the people. Hes been around a long time and proven his worth.
Ron Paul has been the same for the right.
I may disagree with Mr Paul on many issues, but he would be my third vote on a run-off ticket.
@jezmundberserker
that being said, i also thuroughly dislike joe liebermann
@waltermh111
indeed. “hope” and “change” just got a proverbial kick in the nuts.
@jezmundberserker
we’ve got an NDP here in Canada. it actually doesn’t help. if anything, it weakens the left by splitting it in half. thats why we have a Conservative party in power and a Conservative Prime Minister – even though in actuality more people voted AGAINST the conservative party and prime minister than voted for them. pretty messed up, eh?
@lmcdowall
this isn’t overthinking, its realistic thinking:
at some point the democrats are gonna lose their seat advantage (possibly even in the midterms). at that point you KNOW the repubs are gonna kill the subsidies (under the guise of limiting govt spending). so then what? the poor american family will still be forced to buy healthcare under this bill (or else pay a fine), but there will be no way of helping them afford it. thats why this bill is actually a disaster.
@Bryan1108
its not a question of “robbing people you don’t like”. who doesn’t want to be rich? i know i do. i think brattymaddy’s point was that people who can afford to give more to society should have to do exactly that. if we don’t look out for the fundamental well being, the HEALTH of our neighbours, then what are we but barbarians? caring for those who can not care for themselves is a fundamental principle of humanity. especially at this time of year. merry christmas.
@scorpionkings
great idea except NEITHER party will do it. as much as we heard about obama’s “small donors” in the presidential campaign, he still got MORE money from larger donations (ie. corporations/rich individuals). and don’t even get me started on the republicans. But you’re right, if america want’s REAL insurance reform, meaning a legitmate public system (or at least a two-tiered system), taxes will have to go up. bottom line is people, rich and poor, don’t want higher taxes.
Congratulations. It takes quite a guy to be able to sum up millions of people as morons.
You can take your place among such groups as the Nazis, the KKK, the Nation of Islam and the Creativity Movement.
The reason why progress cannot be made is because the senate is ruled by corporations. They give all the senators “gifts of cash” to vote for what they want. That’s is why we will never get anything that does not interest the Corporations at the expense of the people. This happens with both parties democrat and republicans however the republicans have more corporations pulling their strings than the democrats do.
If you’d read any of my comments you’d see I am far from believing that what the Democratic Party says is “all right”! However, only a moron would not see clearly that what the repubs say is All Wrong!!! I say change the better party and make it better still! There is no hope for the other side!!!
Shit why not tax the shit out of the RICH? They got a huge tax cut while the middle class & poor continued to get shit hammered & the RICH got RICHER and is one of the reasons why the country is in the position that it’s in right now!
My point exactly! Merry Christmas to you too!!!
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lol Actually the morons are the people that believe what the Republicans that you listed say!! Merry xmas to all
> Obama is a PINKO — it’s that simple.
I’m not a Republican for the simple reason that only a stupid drone would believe that either party is all right or all wrong.
… and have a happy New Year.
Yes. They crave power and hate Obama more than they love America.
It’s seems that America’s conservative self-styled super patriots have revealed themselves to be frauds.
Repunklicans are afraid of everything…..
Yes. Winning elections is more important to republicans than helping the people who elect them.
Probably because it won’t work and will cost a trillion dollars while it fails.
obama can’t even get me a flu shot.
It cannot succeed. There isn’t enough money, nor will there ever be enough money, to sustain it.
Lol, no, we fear of big government take over like Canada, Russia, All the small poor countries in Europe.
Texas makes 1.2 trillion a year. That’s one state. It makes half of what socialist russia makes in a year which is 2.4 trillion.
America as a country makes 14.4 trillion a year.
You’re unAmerican to want these government ran programs. The libertarian fore fathers didn’t want big government. Look at the history.
I can’t think of a socialist country that comes close.
Guess your running for President next time around since you got everyone and everything figured out.
Well I am not a Republican,or a Democrat.I believe in healthcare reform for sure,but I think it should be a people system like Norway.The government is just untrustworthy regardless of party,esp with our money.I wouldn’t support the healthcare reform being imposed if a Republican thought of it either.
I’m sure that’s a contributing factor. But defeating it makes them look powerful and influential, and that helps too.
Both parties are guilty of this. So if you are a republican and reading this, don’t get upset.
It pretty much applies to even one on one relationships, in some circumstances.
Wrong. We fear we can’t afford it and it will bankrupt the country. We also fear that it will not succeed and the quality of our current healthcare will decrease dramatically. We also fear our government having control over something this big because we all know government screws things up worse than they already are.
That’s right.
Also, insurance companies are pouring $ MILLIONS$ nto fighting it, because THEY are the ones who would lose the most (a little of their profits).
No, it is opposed because it is unsustainable and illogical, not to mention, socialist.
How are we going to pay for it? We CANNOT pay for what we have now.
Methinks you need to look deeply within your own party, and not worry so much about the Repubs.
Indeed. They’re faux-patriots. They’d rather see their party/people who think like them succeed rather than the country as a whole.
Price and competition
Drive up the price
Kill the competition
leaving only free clinic quality care at 2-3 times what private coverage costs while short changing medical professionals .
Sounds great , can’t understand why anyone would oppose ?
lol yea we are afraid that this will be the first successful social program in the history of our government, that must be it. Its ’cause we got hope this year that nothing that happend every time in the past will happen again.
I’ve got an idea. Why don’t we list the criteria within the bill and put into writing the terms that will declare the bill a success and most importantly what will make it a failure.
That way a decade from now we can actually have a quantifiable measure to see if the bill has achieved it’s stated goals and the American people don’t end up with something that doesn’t work the same way Medicare and Social Security doesn’t.
Now that would be real reform and a plan I would get behind.
I think Karl Rove pretty much summed it up earlier this year when he outlined the new GOP political strategy after being asked what policies Republicans will support: The Republican party will redefine itself in terms of what it opposes.
That is the origin of the phrase, “The Party of No”.
It has been interesting to watch how it plays out. In March, the Republicans presented their “alternative budget”, and in it they called for ending Medicare and Social Security.
When the President asked Congress to make health care reform a priority, one of the arguments against reform they have advanced is that Democrats would be making cuts in Medicare, a program they had suggested be abandoned altogether only months earlier.
The veracity of their arguments doesn’t even have to be evaluated when you can put them side by side and see they oppose one another.