Comments on: Five Questions for Health Care Townhalls

By: trueconserv

trueconserv — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 11:14:45 +0000

I work for the health insurance industry presently, and have worked 20 in the pharmaceutical industry. The bill forming in Congress really is a good deal for our industry and I wish people would stop slandering it. It accomplishes our primary legislative goal, which is to stifle competition. Folk's, this is all we really care about in the industry. Tort reform and cooperative won't make any significant difference, so we don't worry about that, as long as we keep competition far from our doorstep. For over 95 years our drug companies have worked just fine under the cartel system and kept profits high. The fact that we were able to mandate in the bill that everyone purchase private insurance was certainly a coup for us, but sauce for the goose. Remember what the great John D. Rockefeller said, “Competition is a sin! If you prevent it, no one on earth can make you lower your prices.”

By: curtinrod

curtinrod — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:20:19 +0000

if they can't run sucessfully medicare,mediaid, social security , cash for clunkers, stimius funds and the post office they think they can run healthcare

By: Robert

Robert — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 16:32:16 +0000

I think most people would like to see some reform. I think we should begin by limiting the malpractice suits and the looser pays the cost.
Second: I see no reason for American Drug Companies, funded by the American taxpayer, to sell drugs in Canada and Mexico at a deep discount price. Most of the R&D is paid for by the Americans.
Third: There is a potential problem with people loosing their homes if they have a catastrophic illness. Why not have a government sponsored catastrophic health insurance similiar to government flood insurance? Of course we would purchase this insurance from the government.

By: epauls

epauls — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:34:29 +0000

Without LEGAL REFORM there can be no HEALTH REFORM.

Why does ACLU have direct access to Washington and I do not? ACLU uses their defense of the Bill of Rights to destroy the Bill of Rights. Appears our colleges have made more physical improvements to Law Schools than to Engineering Schools. Has the Sophist Society returned?

How many Obama political contributions came from Planned Parenthood (Billion $ industry) and ACORN?

By: Gary Fargo

Gary Fargo — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:19:54 +0000

As a retired Marine, Iwas aware of the problems that the military hospitals were having with dependents being brought in for care that could be treated at home . Sniffels, colds , etc. The main reason was because it was basically free. My worry is the same thing could happen witha a government run healthcare program. The hospitals and Doctors offices would be overrun. I believe there should be some sort of insurance reform, but not the healthcare itself. I spoke with my Doctor this week, and he tells me as a General Practioner his Malpractice insurance runs about $15000 a year & if he specialised it could be as much as &50000 or more. Tort reform is also needed but Lawyers voting Against Lawyers? HaHaHa

By: Name

Name — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:59:43 +0000

Sounds like your grasping at straws.
But then again some people are just better than others.

By: michaeltwohieusnret

michaeltwohieusnret — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:57:35 +0000

The democrats are not going to let this issue die, unless the people have some sort of coherent mass rally point to voice our majority opinion and demand our elected officials adhere to our demands to leave the system alone. The democrats are going to ram this through using the obscure legal tactic of a reconciliation vote in the house and senate. chuck shumer has pretty much assured us that this will happen if a plan to their satisfaction is not passed. The republicans MUST stand up for their constituents and ensure this does not happen, I think if this is rammed down our throats by the democratic leadership we will see violence agains some of these self serving politicans in Washington.