tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316774933262163695.post7184723855203825421..comments2023-10-11T08:31:50.397-04:00Comments on moneythoughts: A Public Option Makes Economic Sensemoneythoughtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462893426608294171noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316774933262163695.post-64558189185964507692009-08-18T13:40:15.881-04:002009-08-18T13:40:15.881-04:00What is so ironic is that healthcare IS being rati...What is so ironic is that healthcare IS being rationed today. Insurance companies decide what procedures will be done and who will be covered. Physicians have to comply or not get paid. Anyone with any pre-existing condition canot get coverage. <br /><br />And yet, we having people yelling at the top of their lungs that the government wants to end health care as we know it.winslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13031974674813319353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316774933262163695.post-25803232867944666802009-08-17T16:14:50.068-04:002009-08-17T16:14:50.068-04:00In the same vein, I would refer you to a CNN Comme...In the same vein, I would refer you to a CNN Commentary piece from former CIGNA PR Executive, Wendell Potter (very conservative, politically), who left the company because he could no longer stomach what the insurance industry was doing to defeat any health care reforms. He point-blank says everything we've all known all along, about how the insurance industry funnels millions of dollars in premiums to large PR firms to put together "talking points" for their pocket politicos to parrot to their front groups and the press. He flat-out says it was the insurance industry that defeated the Clinton plan.<br /><br />What I am beginning to see in the news (print, TV and online) is growing concern and skepticism from both democrats and republicans about the cost to fund the proposed healthcare plan. <br /><br />Also read that the Administration is not pushing the "private option" because, somehow, it's not an important issue!! <br /><br />It boggles the mind! <br /><br />Well, Fred, we do know that you're on the side of common sense and doing the most good for the most people, but I wonder if you don't sometimes feel like the voice crying in the wilderness. <br /><br />Thanks for your cogent commentaries!<br /><br />SummerSummer Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109009165274848619noreply@blogger.com