ObamaCare is in retreat. That much was clear the moment the president started springing B-grade Hollywood references to "blue pills and red pills" in its defense during his news conference last week. But before ObamaCare can be beaten back decisively, its critics need to answer this question: How did his plan for a government takeover of roughly a fifth of the U.S. economy get this far in the first place?
The answer is not that Democrats have a lock on Washington right now—although they do. Nor that Republicans are intellectually bereft—although they are. The answer is that both ObamaCare's supporters and opponents believe that—unlike Europe—America has something called a free market health care system. So long as this myth holds sway, it will be exceedingly difficult to prescribe free market fixes to America's health care woes—or, conversely, end the lure of big government remedies.
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- atomiclegion
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It's not in retreat. But if it were it wouldn't be for these reasons. It would be because Congressmen are paid off by the insurance industry who fund their campaigns. It is a fact that Congressmen spend almost as much time campaigning as they do working in Congress if not more. So where do you think their first loyalty is?
See Congress's gang of sickos: http://tinyurl.com/mab9st
See Feinstein's $300K payoff: http://tinyurl.com/nbwd5h
See Baucus' $I.8M payoff: http://tinyurl.com/ld3peyBut the big question the post above raises is, why does the insurance industry represent one fifth of the U.S. economy in the first place, assuming it does? If so this must be stopped. These companies are out of control.
Obama's plan at least creates competition to control them in a truly free market and not the government corporate welfare (e.g. Wall Street bailouts) and guaranteed monopolies that exist right now.
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- JonRaymond
- 4 months ago
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The insurance industry is EVIL . Single payer all the way .
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Here is the facts posted on Whitehouse.gov
http://www.whitehouse.gov/health-insurance-consumer-protections/*No Discrimination for Pre-Existing Conditions
Insurance companies will be prohibited from refusing you coverage because of your medical history.*No Exorbitant Out-of-Pocket Expenses, Deductibles or Co-Pays
Insurance companies will have to abide by yearly caps on how much they can charge for out-of-pocket expenses.*No Cost-Sharing for Preventive Care
Insurance companies must fully cover, without charge, regular checkups and tests that help you prevent illness, such as mammograms or eye and foot exams for diabetics.*No Dropping of Coverage for Seriously Ill
Insurance companies will be prohibited from dropping or watering down insurance coverage for those who become seriously ill.*No Gender Discrimination
Insurance companies will be prohibited from charging you more because of your gender.*No Annual or Lifetime Caps on Coverage
Insurance companies will be prevented from placing annual or lifetime caps on the coverage you receive.*Extended Coverage for Young Adults
Children would continue to be eligible for family coverage through the age of 26.*Guaranteed Insurance Renewal
Insurance companies will be required to renew any policy as long as the policyholder pays their premium in full. Insurance companies won't be allowed to refuse renewal because someone became sick. -
All the young and healthy will have excellent care, they will be kept healthy to continue paying into the system.
The bill intends to rob from Medicare and SSi to help pay for the other coverage. The SSI and Medicare people don't pay into the system so they will be slowly phased out.
I'm not kidding this is in the bill. Have you read it?-
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- nursediesel
- 4 months ago
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Well done. They say Gov't can't run anything, but yet even the Republicans say the VA is the best health care in the world...Guess what....VA is run by the gov't.
Our health care is broken
http://current.com/items/90594554_americas-health-care-is-broken.htmWe pay higher cost than anyone else.
http://current.com/items/90574348_u-s-pays-higher-health-care-cost-than-any-othe...Our system allows insurance bureaucrats to come between us and our doctor
http://current.com/items/90604450_insurance-bureaucrats-say-no.htm
