tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24005214.post6005757178454288081..comments2023-10-19T12:25:15.143+01:00Comments on The Osterley Times: Sweeping Health Care Plan Passes House.Kelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14466059072530968330noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24005214.post-26556510508062354902009-11-10T06:42:25.890+00:002009-11-10T06:42:25.890+00:00I guess I'm going to have to read it again. I ...<i>I guess I'm going to have to read it again. I don't see how I can afford it if there is any sort of mandate in there. I'm right on that line of making too much money to qualify for assistance, but with 4/5 of my income going into mortgage and utilities and the rest into food, I certainly can't afford health insurance.</i><br /><br />SP, I have American friends and I am genuinely appalled at how much of their monthly income goes on health insurance, so I do see your point. Worse still, they pay thousands each month and still don't know if the insurance company will even treat them when they get ill or whether they will try to squirm out of it using some feeble excuse.<br /><br />This bill at least addresses that. <br /><br />And I think you are right, I think the death knell for the insurance companies is within this bill. And that alone would be a great thing.Kelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14466059072530968330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24005214.post-78525929433007580322009-11-09T20:55:53.329+00:002009-11-09T20:55:53.329+00:00Interesting. I don't like most of that, but as...Interesting. I don't like most of that, but as you say, the public option is what counts. I do expect this to kill the insurance industry, but it is one I can live without.<br /><br />I guess I'm going to have to read it again. I don't see how I can afford it if there is any sort of mandate in there. I'm right on that line of making too much money to qualify for assistance, but with 4/5 of my income going into mortgage and utilities and the rest into food, I certainly can't afford health insurance.<br /><br />It's hard to trust the government when even while the economy crumbles, the average federal employee wages and benefits average double those of private industry.Steel Phoenixhttp://www.theallegator.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24005214.post-41180082316719650022009-11-09T08:11:29.862+00:002009-11-09T08:11:29.862+00:00Well, it extends coverage to 96% of the nation and...Well, it extends coverage to 96% of the nation and it includes the public option. It makes it illegal for health insurance companies to deny treatment for pre-existing medical conditions, or to drop coverage when a customer falls ill. Insurance companies will also no longer be exempt from "anti-trust" laws, so they won't be able to fix prices with immunity.<br /><br />What pleases me most, though, is simply the fact that a public option has been established. There is much that can be improved, but establishing healthcare as a human right is massive in my opinion.<br /><br />Obviously, it's still got to get through the Senate, but Obama has done well to get it this far.Kelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14466059072530968330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24005214.post-53339513043480918022009-11-08T18:50:25.375+00:002009-11-08T18:50:25.375+00:00What is it in this bill that you like? I haven'...What is it in this bill that you like? I haven't looked at it for a while, but last I checked, all the goodness had been sucked out of it and replaced with corporate welfare. <br /><br />There comes a point where a victory is hollow, and then it gets worse.Steel Phoenixhttp://www.theallegator.com/noreply@blogger.com