Comments on: A Special Place in Hell for Healthcare Reform Opponents.

By: Mugsy

Mugsy — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 02:52:56 +0000

Qwkdrw71,

You seem to be unaware that MEDICARE is a government program. A wildly successful one at that, which just celebrated its 44th anniversary, and (as the Weiner video above points out), not a single Republican member of Congress was willing to vote to dismantle it.

“Look at the Post Office”. I’m looking. For 44cents, they’ll come to my house and deliver a letter to Timbuktu in under a week. Meanwhile, you’d seem to prefer the efficiency that gave us AIG, GM and Bernie Maddoff.

“Republicans have the answer”? Really, what is it? We’re waiting, because so far, their “answer” has been to do nothing but complain & obstruct.

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By: qwkdrw71

qwkdrw71 — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:47:33 +0000

Let me preface this by saying the Republicans have the answer. So you really want the federal government to get involved with the health care system. Look at public schools, a crying shame. Look at the post office, a waste of money. And you want these same people involved in the health care business?

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News. « The Confluence — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:40:29 +0000

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By: neonnautilus

neonnautilus — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 17:33:45 +0000

I am a senior, an Obama supporter, a supporter of single payer insurance, and a Democrat. Nevertheless, I am very concerned about the cut backs to Medicare advantage providers. First of all, the advantage HMOs assure access to a full selection of physicians, both PCPs and specialists. There are some doctors who will not accept Medicare-only patients. This is the #1 reason I pay extra each month for an advantage HMO. The second issue is drug coverage. The way it is set up now, you *must* purchase drug coverage from a private insurer. And if you don’t purchase it at the first opportunity, you will be penalized. So even though I don’t need drug insurance now, I subscribe to a plan through an HMO in case I need it in the future.

Advantage plan rates are sure to rise given the cut backs proposed by the government. My choices are to pay the increases, or risk not having the doctors I need and having to pay extra for a drug plan. The government could cut back reimbursement under a single payer system, but it won’t work for those covered under a partial public option (Medicare) with not enough money for a private plan.

(Note from author:

Neon,

You DO realize that if you receive FULL COVERAGE under a public option, you won’t need that supplemental, right? – Mugsy)

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Mike’s Blog Roundup | My Blog Channel — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 10:02:19 +0000

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