Lobbyists Winning the Health Care Debate?

[gyrafoam]

Big surprise.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/11/health/policy/11cost.html?hpw

 

[gyrafoam]

Oh yes, those Insurance company lobbyists are hard at work:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/11/health/policy/11cost.html?hpw

 

[gyrafoam]

And here's the latest from today:

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/10/12/us/politics/AP-US-Health-Care-Overhaul-Insurers.html?_r=1

 

[gansky1]

Warning from insurers -

What was the Republican tantrum saying again? The "free market" is a better option for us? Well I guess we got the market's response.

Throw out everything on the table now. Take the anti-trust exemption for insurers away, put them on notice that there will audits of basic insurance coverage for everyone and put the single-payer option back on the table and make it work.

Will the Dems finally grow balls? (rolls eyes)

 

[alr2903]

, its odd no one has posted to this thread in 10, days. i think many of us, would do quite well in politics, time management, and multi-tasking, and all the corporate bullcrap the rest of us swallow everyday, are not an issue for them. I continue to support the president, i just wish he would light a fire under the butts of both houses. Seems like last Nov. "we hired" a new pool of employee's that need to reaffirm their goals. i second Greg's "to do" list and would add, something needs to be done about these lobbyists, to me it's simply bribing an official. Another thing is all of these politicians HAVE health insurance and some are of Medicare age. They are really out of touch with many of their constituent's. I am not giving up, i had such great hope, but i am tired of the palaver. "getrdone". PALAVER a : a long parley usually between persons of different cultures or levels of sophistication b : conference, discussion
2 a : idle talk b : misleading or beguiling speech... alr2903