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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 01:22 AM Original message |
Baucus to Push Health-Care Overhaul |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 01:25 AM Response to Original message |
1. Why not make it a right |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 01:25 AM Response to Original message |
2. Sounds like a good beginning... |
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demodonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 01:49 AM Response to Original message |
3. If it's not single-payer, it's NO GOOD. Everybody in, nobody out. HealthCARE, not "insurance". |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 10:10 AM Response to Reply #3 |
12. Agree - insurance companies have got to go. Single-payer. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 10:38 AM Response to Reply #3 |
14. Sorry, t that's not going to happen |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 11:48 AM Response to Reply #14 |
24. So we need to fail longer on health care to finally succeed when we are all dead? |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 01:23 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. I think that it will have to come from the business people |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 03:11 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. Yes, I was there when Hill tried to institute big insurance backed managed care. |
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demodonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 06:58 PM Response to Reply #14 |
43. Well dammit it HAS to happen!! The insurance-driven system we have is not sustainable. |
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Wizard777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 02:02 AM Response to Original message |
4. So Baucus wants to jail people for not having health insurance? |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 02:33 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. I missed that quote |
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Wizard777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 10:47 AM Response to Reply #5 |
15. Mr. Baucus would require all Americans to have health insurance, |
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prolesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 10:52 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. You're making a HUGE assumption |
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Wizard777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 01:34 PM Response to Reply #17 |
28. He's saying require to have. I would be more comfortable with require to provide. |
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prolesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 02:21 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Yes, they are going to build huge prisons |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 12:55 PM Response to Reply #15 |
25. How absurd |
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Wizard777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 04:37 PM Response to Reply #25 |
32. I agree it's absurd. But what is the remedy? How do you compell the requirement? |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 04:51 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. Pay taxes or get penalties and interest |
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nodehopper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 03:41 PM Response to Reply #15 |
31. hi, logical fallacy, table for one |
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Wizard777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 04:55 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. What are the penalties? Please be specific. |
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nodehopper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 05:47 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. okay, no offense, but that's still a logical fallacy |
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sasquatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 02:51 AM Response to Original message |
6. Why is it that we're still having this problem: Single Payer, EOD |
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harmonicon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 05:36 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. yep - the only solution |
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last1standing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 06:49 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Single payer is the solution but not the answer. |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 01:27 PM Response to Reply #9 |
27. Right. I find it ironic that recently it is the AMA advertising saying that we cannot |
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last1standing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 06:34 AM Response to Original message |
8. Baucus is one of the most conservative Dems in the Senate. |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 08:16 AM Response to Original message |
10. I'm not in favor of allowing people 55 and up to enroll in Medicare because |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 04:55 PM Response to Reply #10 |
36. $200-800 drs appts |
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Wizard777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 06:08 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. Non competition preventing devaluation of services. |
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Wizard777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 06:20 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. They also allow billing fraud like "emergency services." |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 06:37 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. No, no, this is regular office hours |
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Wizard777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 06:47 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Then See: Non competition preventing devaluation of services. |
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jtrockville (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 09:36 AM Response to Original message |
11. Sounds like Baucus wants to overhaul health INSURANCE, not care. |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 10:12 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. that's right - and we need to keep pointing out the difference. We need universal health CARE, not |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 10:48 AM Response to Original message |
16. How about a mandate to kick these selfish weasels out of Congress? |
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RedEarth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
18. Senator Takes Initiative on Health Care ( Paul Krugman: Hopeful signs on health care) |
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riverwalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 11:27 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. my hospital is laying off nurses |
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demodonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 07:02 PM Response to Reply #19 |
44. Probably the CEO needs another bonus so cut the nurses & those left can do double shifts. |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 11:27 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Encouraging -- thanks! nt |
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Bette Noir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 11:27 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. No exclusions for pre-existing conditions? |
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DollyM (837 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 11:27 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. This can't come soon enough! |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 11:31 AM Response to Reply #18 |
23. One question... |
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nodehopper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 05:57 PM Response to Reply #23 |
38. universal healthcare insurance CAN be tantamount to universal care |
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