Community | August 14, 2009 | 4 comments

Ralph Nader on Healthcaare Reform: YOU DON'T CUT DEALS WITH A SYSTEM THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED

source: http://www.democracynow.org/2009/8/14/you_dont_cut_deals_with_the

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The Obama administration admitted last week it promised to oppose proposals to let the government negotiate drug prices and extract additional savings from drug companies. In return, drug companies reportedly pledged to reduce costs by up to $80 billion. The White House has tried to back off the reported agreements, but the drug industry says it expects the White House to uphold its pledge. We speak to former presidential candidate and longtime consumer advocate Ralph Nader.

[includes rush transcript, video at link]
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4 comments // Ralph Nader on Healthcaare Reform: YOU DON'T CUT DEALS WITH A SYSTEM THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED

  • Incredulous
  • T5vZZ
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      T5vZZ  

    • the most enlightening fact in Nadar's arsenal : Medicare costs 3% (administratively) and private health insurers burden us a comparative 20-25%. [sarcasm]thats Medicare as it stands now, with only 45 million covered.. lulz[/sarcasm]. id love a projection of how much percentage could be shaved off in the transfer over though.

    • 2 years ago
  • Marilynn_Murray
  • chasingame
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      chasingame  

    • He is absolutely right. Our government is wasting our time and money debating on how to compromise with the insurance industries when they should in fact just shut the ass holes down and do this right. Single payer should be the only option on the table. Screw the insurance industry.

    • 2 years ago
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