May 10 LEC v No, of course not But where is option for a single payer system? Oh yea, Obama and you didn't even bother to put it up as a choice. Post
May 8 AndrewMC v Yes, absolutely At least some of it. The push should be to reduce costs, not reapportion expense. And it is too big a program, which we cannot afford. Post
May 4 jeffreyknee v Yes, absolutely Gov't subsidies to the medical industry are 300x that of oil industry subsidies ($1.2 trillion vs. $4 billion per year). Ever since this began in the '60s, the medical industry has quadrupled in size as a portion of the entire U.S. economy, and costs have skyrocketed. Myopic thinkers say gov't has bargained for cheaper healthcare due to the large numbers of Medicare and Medicaid patients. But the holistic reality is caregivers merely pass the extra real costs onto private insured, especially to individuals (which drives them off insurance). The real problem is total healthcare costs have exploded since both public and private insurance business models act as subsid... Post
May 2 NoAmnestyEVER v Yes, absolutely Does anyone think that the government owning one seventh of the entire economy is a "good idea"? Post
Apr 30 Mr_me v Yes, absolutely It's just a gimmick that will make healthcare insurance companies billions of more dollars. Post
May 10 LEC v No, of course not But where is option for a single payer system? Oh yea, Obama and you didn't even bother to put it up as a choice. Post
May 8 AndrewMC v Yes, absolutely At least some of it. The push should be to reduce costs, not reapportion expense. And it is too big a program, which we cannot afford. Post
May 4 jeffreyknee v Yes, absolutely Gov't subsidies to the medical industry are 300x that of oil industry subsidies ($1.2 trillion vs. $4 billion per year). Ever since this began in the '60s, the medical industry has quadrupled in size as a portion of the entire U.S. economy, and costs have skyrocketed. Myopic thinkers say gov't has bargained for cheaper healthcare due to the large numbers of Medicare and Medicaid patients. But the holistic reality is caregivers merely pass the extra real costs onto private insured, especially to individuals (which drives them off insurance). The real problem is total healthcare costs have exploded since both public and private insurance business models act as subsid... Post
May 2 NoAmnestyEVER v Yes, absolutely Does anyone think that the government owning one seventh of the entire economy is a "good idea"? Post
Apr 30 Mr_me v Yes, absolutely It's just a gimmick that will make healthcare insurance companies billions of more dollars. Post
Mar '13 justanallusion v No, of course not The Health Care reform laws shouldn't be repealed because they are the best thing that has happened to the long stagnant Health Care system in decades! The only ones that are doing any griping about it are those who had grown accustomed to taking advantage of all of the loop holes the old Health Care system had in it to line their pockets by overcharging clients/patients/medical facility/utensil providers for facilities/services. This was a NECESSARY revision of the long antiquated and largely overly broad Health Care system. r9 replies Post
Apr '13 mrcat You raise an excellent point - health care in the US is extortionate and the costs needs to be brought down. first, why is health care so expensive in the US? Mainly because government regulation limits of competition in the market - enabling the few existing providers to consolidate monopolies. If there was no government regulation and a free market was allowed, competition would dictate the price to be brought down. How does one rectify this? Socialized health care seems the most intuitive solution. However, if you socialize medicine (like in the UK where I am from), the same monopoly exploitation takes into effect. i.e. the health care provider can charg... Post @mrcat
Apr '13 justanallusion @mrcat I believe you've overlooked the evidence that it is ONLY through government regulation, specifically the recently enacted Heath Care revisions, that the sort of monopolization and exploitation you mention is avoided, you know, much like it was only through the securities and exchange DE-regulation that enabled the Wall Street market manipulating tycoons with the ability to damn near bankrupt our nation much as it almost did the rest of the World. Government regulation is a well demonstrated necessity to keep certain people from indulging their corruptibility. Post @justanallusion
Apr '13 mrcat @justanallusion As the US involvement in health care has an increased, so has the price. The US government actually spends a higher percentage of it's GDP than a lot of countries with fully socialized medicine. But it seems a little silly that the ultimate solution to monopolies is to create the ultimate monopoly through government. Government is the solution to corruption. But government is notoriously corrupt The reason why we're in the economic situation that we are is because of the the government artificially manipulating interest rates along with inflation caused by the over printing of money. Post @mrcat
Apr '13 justanallusion @mrcat I think that you are conflating the facts of the causes with the results as it is not "Government" that is the source of "corruption", but those IN Government who've elected to abuse their invested authority to manipulate the various systems to their/the special interests behind them, benefit. Anything can be a benefit, or a malignancy, it all depends on how someone chooses to employ/utilize it as it's always been a matter of the horse and not the cart that was erroneously put before it. Post @justanallusion
Apr '13 mrcat @justanallusion It's just that you said government was the solution to corruption. Post @mrcat
Mar '13 MarkColwell v No, of course not It's a cobbled together ugly compromise, but it'd better than anything the Republicans would offer in this day and age. Post
Mar '13 vganow v Yes, absolutely so we all do not have to pay for all the taxes and penalties. and go bankrupted cause of it. Post
Mar '13 armed_liberal v No, of course not Healthcare has become a luxury. Healthcare should be a human right. r2 replies Post
u Mar '13 BossTweed In broken illegal infested California.....the Illegals are now featured in a TV Ad demanding that they recieve all benefits and are fully able to participate in ObamaCare at the expense of the pathetic American tax slaves. Is this Ad running in your area? Post @BossTweed
u Mar '13 MaxPain Its only a luxury if you a Republican on the Hill.And your mistress needs a Abortion. Post @MaxPain
Mar '13 LHoran v Yes, absolutely Who's going to pay for this? Certainly no one that doesn't have health insurance now. You can not force me to pay for someone else's medical care. That's what charity is for. r10 replies Post
u Mar '13 factologest Don't look now but that's what insurance is all about. The living pay for the dead, the sick for the well, the safe for those having a disaster. Get a brain. Obama care just puts the responsibility for health care onto ALL individuals in an affordable manner; that includes you as well. Post @factologest
Mar '13 LHoran @factologest I don't feel like being taxed more, jobs will cut the number of employees.I work I an alralready over crowded hospital, and once it goes through wait times in ERs will be even more ridiculous. And say goodbye to a lot of specialists and hello higher premiums. Post @LHoran
u Mar '13 factologest @LHoran I fail to see how Obama care will "tax" you more, but if it does, it does. We can only hope that doesn't happen. In the long run, a lot of businesses as well as their employees will be better off with Obama care. The number of ER patients will no doubt decrease with Obama care. Most all hospitals are for Obama care. Higher insurance premiums have and will continue to occur. Obama care should reduce the amount of increase. Post @factologest
u Mar '13 cwi530 @factologest "In an affordable manner"? Sorry but Obama lied when he said it would reduce everyone's payment by an average of $2500. The fact is costs will increase and quality of care will decrease. Let me also point out that just like for taxes, the economy, society, and the future All individuals won't pay their fair share. B1 Post @cwi530
u Mar '13 factologest @cwi530 I think he said he would reduce an average family's "premiums" by $2500 a year. Fact is, you don't know what the "fact is" about the ACA. Only time will tell. Not you! Post @factologest
u Mar '13 tomincali v Yes, absolutely herding people like cattle into clinics. still cannot find a good private dr after my last dr retired do to obamcare. wonder how many more will follow him do to gov in his office. then 26 year olds on their parents insurance,is this showing they do not think these young adults will be able to get a job and have their own? sure seems like it with the way new people are rubber stamped into the country knowing full well it will not help the citizens and will make all things worst as does too many people for no clear reason. r3 replies Post
Mar '13 PayThatCEO Where to YOU live? I've had no problems finding doctors. In fact, I work for a medical university and we're graduating 'em by the bucket loads. There's been no drop in people applying for medical school. And I've not seen an people herded into clinics like cattle. I recently had to have some diagnostic testing done at the hospital. It was great experience. Everyone was wonderful and efficient. I couldn't have asked for better. B1 Post @PayThatCEO
u Mar '13 tomincali @PayThatCEO maybe i set my standards too high after having a dr who kept all appointment. well glad you found a nice one. and you don't think you had special treatment do to working in the field? me i will keep looking until finding one like the last. Post @tomincali
Mar '13 PayThatCEO @tomincali No special treatment. Completely different hospitals. Medicine in America has been going downhill for 25 years, since the inception of managed care. Post @PayThatCEO
u Mar '13 Wisdom73 v Yes, absolutely Considering my healthcare carrier has raised their rates on me the last two years in a row because of the uncertainty surrounding Obamacare and how they will afford to operate under its new conditions, and that this administration has no clue how to fund the program, I'd say its a complete throw away. Maybe, just maybe there is a way to standardize healthcare one day, but this definitely isn't it. B1 Post
Mar '13 acchokiefan v No, of course not We must completely eliminate INSURANCE COMPANIES. the CEO of UnitedGroupHealth makes $101.5 million per year and they treat their 70,000 employees like shit. It's health insurance that should be socialized take thenprofitnout of Wall Street .... Piss on republicans B1 Post
Mar '13 Fiona7 v Yes, absolutely I like the idea of providing some health care to people but not this way. Obama is trying to gain control and health is a good way to do it Post
Mar '13 Clara007 v No, of course not Hey, Obamacare haters! Pay attention and read up on American history. Why do we have to fight these ridiculous battles over and over again? Remember Harry Truman? Lyndon Johnson? Medicare? On July 30, 1965 President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare into law at the Harry S. Truman Library, he told the nation that it had âall started with the man from Independence.â Harry S. Truman, Johnson said, had âplanted the seeds of compassion and dutyâ that led to the enactment of Medicare, a national health insurance for the aged through an expanded Social Security system. Truman was the first president to publicly endorse a national health insurance program. As a... r1 reply Post
o Mar '13 Seamus All those programs you listed - insolvent. Guess the "obstructionists" (non-socialists) get the last laugh. Well, as much as a laugh you can get after 50+ years of rapidly expanding government has tanked the economy, and placed an unpayable debt on your shoulders. Post @Seamus
o Mar '13 J_Lebowski v Yes, absolutely Should congress repeal ofailurecare? Does a bear p00p in the woods? Post
u Mar '13 songbird v No, of course not Conservatives wanted to let free market ride and allow many to die in the process. When we got Obama Care that pissed conservatives off too. For pro life they certainly like to kill people. Conservatives support murder to save money: Mountaintop Removal (for profit), forced abortions, poisoning of men, women and children. Many being born with severe birth defects. 20 years of radiation in drinking water in Texas. Known all the way up to the governor and covered up. (they said it was to costly to eliminate.) republicans trying to roll back EPA and allow more air pollution. (they want us to have air like China. High levels of mercury with more birth defects , s... Post
Mar '13 bsking v Yes, absolutely Especially since it was revealed to be nothing more than the largest tax increase on American citizens in history B6 r2 replies e78 endorsed Post
Mar '13 Zazziness v No, of course not I'd answer yes if the alternative was to replace it with a single-payer system that cut out the for-profit insurance companies adding their overhead to the system. But if the alternative is to go back to people dying for lack of insurance, then no, of course not. B2 r13 replies e45 endorsed Post
u Mar '13 S-N-A-F-U v Yes, absolutely The ill-thought out havoc that will befall this country because of ACA is just beginning to be realized with long range problems of costs, 21 new taxes attached thereto, shortages of medical personal and POOR quality of services, just to name a few. Each and every day we learn more about this approach to poor medical care and the effect it will have on our economy..... http://www.obamacarewatch.org/primer/employer-mandate http://blogs.the-american-interest.com/wrm/2013/01/20/universities-bludgeon-adjuncts-with-obamacare-loophole/ https://www.ijreview.com/2013/03/42710-democrats-obamacare-law-21-believe-will-lower-costs-24-will-improve-quality/ B7 r1 reply e12 endorsed Post
o Mar '13 EzraBlade v Yes, absolutely It's probably the worst written legislation ever put into law. B6 e13 endorsed Post
Mar '13 tomhorn1903 v Yes, absolutely The Affordable Health Care Act has nothing to do with health care. It is all about control. B5 e10 endorsed Post
Mar '13 Food4thoughts v No, of course not Law of the land...the PEOPLE spoke November 6th, 2012. B2 r19 replies e11 endorsed Post
o Mar '13 USailCapital v Yes, absolutely Thank you Obama, because of ObamaCare, and contrary to his claims; health insurance coverage has been stripped back, premiums increased nearly 200%, less services available, Rx drugs have increased, increase in co-pay amounts. And now I have to pay the taxes on the portion my employer pays for me, previously tax exempt. Buck Ofama! B5 r24 replies e7 endorsed Post
Mar '13 Nautilus v Yes, absolutely And throw out all those who voted for it without reading it first B3 e6 endorsed Post
Mar '13 Fallstaff v Yes, absolutely Obama isn't on Obamacare. Neither are the Senators. That speaks volumes. In socialism, people who have made successes of themselves providing a product or service that benefits everyone, are taxed to the teeth and made "equal" with those who don't earn much or are too lazy to work at all. The new elite are the govrnment leaders, like Obama. They live like kings and think nothing of flying down to Florida for a golf game with Tiger Woods, or taking a one month vacation at Martha's Vineyard in a $10,000 a day beach house. Obama is nothing but a Chicago gangster/thief, living large on our money. Phuck Obama and his anti-American ilk. B5 e4 endorsed Post
Mar '13 Rbowker v Yes, absolutely It should be repealed Obama should be impeached an arrested for doing everything he can to destroy this nation and pelosi and Reid with him B4 r1 reply e3 endorsed Post