health care
Ok, ok, Romney's a blowhard, too
This interview convinces me that Romney is a blowhard, too... he talks about how the democrats want to sell the "marachino cherries" but distract people from the pile of dirt they sit on...
I so hope the Dems follow through...
"The game of chicken commenceth — right now.
In the course of unveiling Obama’s new health reform proposal on a conference call with reporters this morning, White House advisers made it clearer than ever before: If the GOP filibusters health reform, Dems will move forward on their own and pass it via reconciliation.
The assertion, which is likely to spark an angry response from GOP leaders, ups the stakes in advance of the summit by essentially daring Republicans to try to block reform.
Great analogy of the health care situation...
I think this is a great example of conservatives vs. liberals...
MIT Economists endorse "Obamacare"
Gruber concludes that people purchasing individual insurance would save an annual $200 (singles) to $500 (families) in 2009 dollars. And people with low incomes would receive premium tax credits that would reduce the price that they pay for health insurance by as much as $2,500 to $7,500.
The report will be circulated to Capitol Hill this week. Read the four-page report here.
Lack of insurance = lack of personal responsibility?
Another interesting annecdote illustrating that people aren't always unhealthy or uncovered because of their own moral failings - this kind of thing could happen to anyone, and that's why everyone needs affordable coverage.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/29/opinion/29kristof.html?_r=1
Health Reform - Uninsured ER patients twice as likely to die
"The researchers took into account the severity of the injuries and the patients' race, gender and age. After those adjustments, they still found the uninsured were 80 percent more likely to die than those with insurance — even low-income patients insured by the government's Medicaid program."
AARP & AMA on board!
The push to overhaul health care received a major boost Thursday as the American Medical Association and AARP endorsed legislation drafted by top House Democrats.
The backing of those two groups comes as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, oversees final changes to the $1.1 trillion health care bill. The measure likely will come to a final vote Saturday.
