Comments on: Fight Back for Health Care!

By: Tony Barbato

Tony Barbato — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:59:24 +0000

My wife was recently denied from getting a CAT-SCAN done because our medical insurance did not see the need. Even though she suffers from Sarcoidosis and had a growth removed from her lung several years ago our medical insurance does not SEE the need for additional tests. In the greatest country in the world this is nothing short of a MORAL OUTRAGE. A POX on these people who make such decisions.

By: Kathleen Mc Nulty

Kathleen Mc Nulty — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:27:13 +0000

It is time to end the idea of bipartisn compromise in health care reform legislation. A Democratic majority can not pass a health care refom bill without bipartisan compromise?

Republicans have clearly shown that they do not support health refom.Any bipartisan compromise will ultimately weaken the health care reform bill.

I want a public option, health care reform not insurance reform.

I do not support current efforts to curb health care expenses.

The largest expenses for health care institutions in the provisionof health care are wages and salaries. While salaries for hospital administrators can be excessive, cuts in health care funding are cuts to health care workers wages and salaries, working famalies.

Cut administrative expense and profit from private health care insurers and fund the public option.

By: Joe Szott

Joe Szott — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 01:26:19 +0000

We need it, we need it now. Public option or nothing.

By: Arturo Ignacio Sanchez

Arturo Ignacio Sanchez — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:47:59 +0000

I agree fully with Bob’s analysis. As a self-described political progressive, nonetheless, I am concerned and dismayed that immigrants have been factored out as prospective beneficiaries of this important policy discussion. Yet, in politically pragmatic terms, I understand that including undocumented immigrants – which numerically constitute a significant percentage of the US population – would serve as right-wing fodder for defeating this crucial initiative.

Hence,for the time being, two steps forward and one step backwards. Be that as it may, it is crucial to keep the proverbial eye on the prize, and ensure that as the WFP political agenda evolves immigrants and their children (the second generation) are front and center. This in effect – at least for me – is one of the central lessons that we can learn from the the transformative political realignment that marked the New Deal political agenda.
Best,
AIS

By: Peter Casanave

Peter Casanave — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:01:05 +0000

I have health insurance, but a lot of good it did me sometimes. I’ve had procedures denied or not covered, a daughter in college dropped because she got sick in college and became a subsequent drop-out, vaccines denied, etc. I am not afraid of government bureaucrats because I’ve had to deal with insurance parasites for so long.

By: Milton (Mickey)

Milton (Mickey) — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:06:45 +0000

I have added my blogsite to the previous comment.

By: Milton (Mickey)

Milton (Mickey) — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:05:12 +0000

I already did . I am waiting for moderation.

By: Milton (Mickey)

Milton (Mickey) — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:51:12 +0000

You must vote for “Public Option”;
The coop idea is not a compromise. It is a sellout to the pharmaceutical companies, the insurance industry, and Wall
Street.
You can bet your bottom dollar that all of these groups will find a way to control some of the coop boards who will make the decisions.
in order for some of these boards to do well they will make rules that are against the Health Care reform idea.

What happens if your doctor refuses to go along with the coop.

Health Care Reform does not mean reforming it so those groups still come out ahead.