Comments on: President Obama’s Health Care Reform Push

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:07:11 +0000

I was burned in a gasoline fire and lost fifty one percent of my lungs, i have Diabetis, and I don’t need handouts from the government because I’m willing to work for a living. Handouts from the government cost everybody, and if you think it is free and fair you do your homework. Taxes on Juunk food, higher payroll taxes, higher income and business tax, and there are other tax increases coming down the pike, including a proposal for a gas tax. Duh people go back to school and take a math class. Just wait till you get your free Obama care. Like my sister-inlaws family in Spain said “my dad had to wait for 7 years to get his surgery that he was in desparate need of, he almost died several times. That was in Barcelona people. Good luck with your communist style socialist party. Oh thats right, he’s not a communist, just all of his advisors are. Walk like a duck????? DO YOUR HOMEWORK!! And if you would like to call me right wing go ahead, At least I know how to work,
balance a check book, and serve people without having to lie and cheat. By the way the goverment will govern your health care, read the 2,500 page document, it is online

By: D13

D13 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:30:47 +0000

look…for the people that don’t want health reform just cause they want to stay with their insurance plan….THAT’S WHAT THE HEALTH REFORM IS FOR! YOU STILL HAVE THE CHOICE TO STAY WITH YOUR HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN! If only you can see that America is going more into debt just for insurance executives to have their their excessive money to live in luxury! how selfish! And no one is going to lose their jobs, more than anything people would have more opportunities to more available jobs. And by reforming the health care, they would be more efficient ways to care for any patients. We just need to look at all perspectives in how we can fix our health care system. WE JUST NEED TO WORK TOGETHER AS AMERICANS. :)

By: Linda Z

Linda Z — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:30:05 +0000

I am a self employed Realtor who has paid through the nose for years for health insurance. I never filed claims until the last few years, when aging caught up to me. I was on my husbands Aetna policy for the last 4 years. He lost his job in Dec 2007 and our 18 month Cobra ($900/mo) expires at the end of this month. I have been diligently shopping for health insurance for the last few months and have been TURNED DOWN due to pre-existing conditions – which by the way are under control with very reasonably priced medications I purchase each month with my prescription card – NOW – Tell me why the government mandates that employers cover their employees regardless of pre-existing conditions – but when it comes to the Self-Employed people in this country – we can’t even obtain a reasonably priced policy (80/20 PPO w/$1000 deductible) we are willing to pay for!!! When I was turned down – I was directed to apply with the State of Wisconsin (HIRSP – Health Insurance Risk Sharing Plan) for the cost of $1600 /month (no wonder the system doesn’t work!) PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE – WHEN PASSING HEALTH CARE REFORM – DON’T FORGET ABOUT THE SELF-EMPLOYED – WHICH SEEMS TO ALWAYS BE THE CASE!! MANDATE A REASONABLY PRICED POLICY TO BECOME AVAILABLE TO US AS WELL, REGARDLESS OF PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS. FIX THIS MESS NOW! DON’T FORGET ABOUT THE 45-65 YEAR OLD AGE GROUP IN THIS COUNTRY! FOR ONCE – TAKE CARE OF US!

By: jpinsatx

jpinsatx — Thu, 14 May 2009 14:36:26 +0000

Hmmm…
Health Care for All Uninsured Americans is Simple!
1) Merge Medicare with Medicade into a single “Income Based” system.
2) Allow insurance companies to offer “Medigap” coverage to all participants.
As for Funding…
1) Changing from an “Emergency Treatment” to a “Preventative Care”
system will save local communities billions, maybe even trillions of
taypayer dollars!
2) Small business will be able to compete globally and hire additional
taxpaying employees!
3) Wealthy seniors will pay their fair share!
4) The tremendous burden on future generations will be greatly reduced!

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:09:08 +0000

Health care reform is a bad idea if everyone has to take it. I have great Insurance right now and only pay $55 a week and I don’t see a bill for anything. So why should I lose that and be charged to where my family can’t afford to live. This is just another stupid idea by the democrats to try and tell everyone in this country what to do. I’m thinking of going to the republican party. My spouse works in Insurance and she could lose her job if this goes thru. Thanks Obama, Pelosi and all the idiots in Washington that what this.

By: jeremy

jeremy — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:02:46 +0000

Sure just put it on the taxpayers tab…just that easy huh Obama? For the Obama Zombies out there please view the documentary titled “The Obama Deception”
…its no wonder why the little puppet wants to expand government!

By: MarkLeavenworth

MarkLeavenworth — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:44:13 +0000

If there is to be any mandate, it should be that a fraction of net income goes DIRECTLY to a physician of our choice. Eliminate government oversight and let the local group of chosen physicians manage the health of the community. Counties or cities could even determine the portion of mandated net income for that community. Their pay will then be directly related to productivity and expense/health benefit, the management of that health going to those best able to manage it, in combination with business agents that they interview and select. What better way to help rebuild the health of America? A small federal spending could balance any neglected communities at times. On the other hand, we could all just start working for British/European bureaucrats through a huge federal program and watch the quality of care disappear.

By: MarkLeavenworth

MarkLeavenworth — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:17:53 +0000

JG- You seem to think the British come here as beggars. Take the contrary case, then, and imagine what you would think if we went to Britain to warn them on the dangers of removing us from every level of domestic and foreign policy planning days before the passing of sweeping changes to make their system more like our? Buehler?…Truly our cultural divide is so great that they make war on us right under our noses.

By: Interested08

Interested08 — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:36:38 +0000

Indithinker: Great experience in fact, with health care in Great Britain – injury treated in the ER at of course, no expense. However – is the qualification for something simply “a good experience”? Lots of people have a “good experience” using heroin – should it then become supported? …….aside from the good ER experience, GB’s health care system does take into account “need”. Obviously a tax supported system can’t provide all care, to everyone, all the time. So there’s waiting list which then present a dilemma. For e.g., if a woman finds a lump in her breast, she can wait to have her mammogram (six weeks, maybe longer) or she can pay private (very expensive) and have one the next day. What should she do? Wait and save the money, or pay more for a privately done Mamm and have the results immediately? It’s easy to see then how such a system gives an advantage to those who can pay for the private testing. Such choices are part of the system, and need to be part of the discussion…….and it’s not “quibbling” to point out the realities of mortality stats, if those stats are being used to tout one system or another.

By: dhlyjak

dhlyjak — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:35:24 +0000