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Health Overhaul Odds Just Went Up–Maybe By a Lot

    • They haven't pledged to cut costs - they have pledged to cut the rate of future increases. Pure smoke and mirrors, kinda like pledging to create or SAVE 4 million jobs.

    • Great, so now the industry org's have given up because they realize our liberal legislature is in bed with Obama- they just want their piece of the pie. Public option= fast track to single-payer! Uggh! How do people not see this!?

    • Note to self: Don't get sick.

    • Huh? - I guess that TIPS adjusts for inflation is just smoke and mirrors as well. Cutting forecasted costs equates to savings. Matter of fact, if costs remain at current level 5 years from now I would jump for joy.

    • What has our nation become in a few months under Obama. Now industry is so fearful of the Democrats and Obama, they cave before the fight has begun.

    • Huh? has it right. This whole thing is analagous to a woman who goes to a high end retailer and buys shoes, on sale for $100. Originally they were $1000. When the husband asks "How much money did you spend on those shoes?" she answers "The were on sale, I actually saved you $900."
      Why isn't any one talking about the protestors arrested at Max (I took over $400,000.00 from health insurance and pharma ) Baucus Senate Finance Committee Meeting last week. The protestors represented Single Payer Health Care. The were docotrs, nurses and other heallth care professionals-truly a dodgy bunch of characters who needed to be hauled off in. All they wanted was a seat at the table. Guess they didn't realize that they needed to bring money as an offering for Senator Baucus like the other invities. What we have in the USA is not a republic, it is a fascist-oligarchy hybrid. You have to ask yourself why representatives of system that would cost less than the one we have now, cover everyone , and studies analyzing similar programs around the world point to healthy outcomes, weren't invited to the table? Why doesn't some large newspaper publish how much each government member of these deciding committees took from the health care insurers and pharma. Thanks to the Wall Street Journal we found out about United Health's William McGuire. Wonder how many claims were denied to pay out his 1.1 billion dollar golden parachute?

    • the idea that money to pols will not play a part is foolish. the key is strong regulation. let private companies run it but certain parts must held to federal reg don t let the states monkey with it Some of these policies on the market read like sub prime, people are wasting their money.

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