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Washington Post: Policymakers Are Asking Network Of Supporters To Weigh In On Health-Care Issues
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- What the hell is this "single payer" plan you are talking about?
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Posted by redbds
Wow, I sure nailed that one! - Reply to this comment
- The solution to all of these concerns is a ''''single-payer'''' plan that takes the insurance companies out of the equation. If Obama is serious about culling out the lobbyists he might get it done.
Posted by nowaymcgoo at 01:58 PM : Dec 04, 2008
What the hell is this "single payer" plan you are talking about? - Reply to this comment
- Maybe you should move your socialist asz to Canada.
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Posted by redbds
See what I mean? Sorry, of course you don''t. - Reply to this comment
- What a load of socialist bull *****. Socialized medicine does not work. Tax rates would have to be so high to cover the expenses of socialized medicine that it would be too burdonsome for the tax payers. Obama''''s plan to sit down with the medical industry and get them to lower healthcare cost won''''t work either.
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Posted by redbds
You''re not very bright, and you don''t pay attention either. - Reply to this comment
- Time, as they say, is on my side now.
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Posted by thgdriver1
Sorry pal... you republicans are out of time! You are a thing of the past, a relic, a dinosour. The republican party will be mentioned briefly in history books along with the Whigs. - Reply to this comment
- Too many people are ''''locked into'''' situations by pre-existing conditions, preferred provider lists and limited or no insurance coverage.
Posted by yia50yia at 01:30 PM
American companies are at a disadvantage because they have to pay for employees health care and their competitors abroad don''''t. All the other major industrialized nations in the world have national health care.
Posted by CaribouBarbi at 12:46 PM
Why can''''t United States have a healthcare plan like Canada does (which is free to everyone)? Why can''''t we have a health care plan that when you need a simple surgery, like gallblader, all you have to pay is $8.00 like Canadians paying right now?
Ok, you may have to choose only from a small list of doctors, but heck, that''''s what HMO and DMO doing right now.
Can''''t wait until Jan 20, 2009. It''''s the day that we celebrate end of an error.
Posted by TX4Obama at 12:14
The solution to all of these concerns is a ''single-payer'' plan that takes the insurance companies out of the equation. If Obama is serious about culling out the lobbyists he might get it done. - Reply to this comment
- My medical providers recently uploaded all of their files into a ''national medical database''. They have pictures of all patients and ALL medical information physical, mental, substance abuse, etc. I was provided a form to opt out of the national database (even tho my records were already uploaded). Upon requesting, in writing & verbally, that my records be removed from the database, I was told that I would not be allowed to see a doctor. As I was in for lab results and prescription renewals, I felt I had no choice but to comply. I believe this method of medical record-keeping is insecure and inaccurate. The medical personnel sit nose-to-monitor and I interact with whichever ear is facing in my direction. I would not be surprised to find that this system is also being used as a time-management watchdog to monitor the performance of medical personnel. Physicians and staff have been nervous and pre-occupied since all this came about. I feel violated and no longer confident in the care that is being provided. Too many people are ''locked into'' situations by pre-existing conditions, preferred provider lists and limited or no insurance coverage.
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American companies are at a disadvantage because they have to pay for employees health care and their competitors abroad don''t. All the other major industrialized nations in the world have national health care.- Reply to this comment
- Why can''t United States have a healthcare plan like Canada does (which is free to everyone)? Why can''t we have a health care plan that when you need a simple surgery, like gallblader, all you have to pay is $8.00 like Canadians paying right now?
Ok, you may have to choose only from a small list of doctors, but heck, that''s what HMO and DMO doing right now.
Can''t wait until Jan 20, 2009. It''s the day that we celebrate end of an error. - Reply to this comment
- Besides that, I don''''t want my records online available to anybody that wants to look at them, include insurance companies. What''''s between my doctor and myself is protected under confidentiality laws...and I want to choose what doctor I visit...I don''''t want to be sent to whatever doctor they tell me to go to....skrew that.
Who does this commie bastward think he''''s kidding?
Posted by RowdynTex at 11:43 AM : Dec 04, 2008
You don''t want the people in charge of paying for your medical treatment to know what your medical treatment is?
How does that work? - Reply to this comment
- Unfortunately, far too many of the masses Obama will be relying upon for "help" aren''''t exactly the brightest bulbs in the socket.
Posted by Credibility2
And you are??
ROFLMAO!!!! - Reply to this comment
- Besides that, I don''''t want my records online available to anybody that wants to look at them, include insurance companies. What''''s between my doctor and myself is protected under confidentiality laws...and I want to choose what doctor I visit...I don''''t want to be sent to whatever doctor they tell me to go to....skrew that.
Who does this commie bastward think he''''s kidding?
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Posted by RowdynTex
Afraid your church will find out about your multiple abortions? - Reply to this comment
- Unfortunately, far too many of the masses Obama will be relying upon for "help" aren''t exactly the brightest bulbs in the socket. More attempts at a socialistic society where the "many" continue to demand and have their hands outstretched just because they feel it''s their right to do so. Grass-roots translates to those who aren''t self-motivated, self-accountable, self-reliant or independent from a government that does everything and anything for them. The gravy train in forming right now; all aboard!
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- What we are seeing is the dawning of a 21st century administration. After Obama, never again will a president and vice-president get away with operating in the shadows like we have seen with the Bush/Cheney regime.
Obama is pulling wisdom from the masses! What an incredible move in the direction of democracy! Once again we will see a government of, by and for the people.
Having said that, concerning the topic of healthcare.
My wife is a board certified Nurse Practioner. We have been watching carefully as more and more ''urgent-care, walk-in clinics'' are opening. This is the wave of the future in family medical care. Nurse Practioners are competitent to provide normal family care and are paid less than doctors.
Imagine if the insurance companies were taken out of the equation and instead we had a system in place which would direct people to walk-in clinics for basic care instead of making the emergency room the only option for tens of millions of Americans. Think of the money that would be saved. Rather than writing off a $500 ER visit, the cost per visit would be about $60.
You''re paying for it now, folks, with your tax dollars, obscene insurance rates, higher hospital costs etc. Why not a single-payer plan that will save every one of us thousands each year? - Reply to this comment
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