Here, not only do we have the right wing Chamber of Commerce health care Czar telling you flat out that the for profit health care providers can not compete in a free market with Medicare, a government run single payer program... But the fact that it starts with a Tom Daschle hint of things to come that damn near made me have a heart attack.Daschle, the point man for Obama's campaign to revamp the health care system, supports the concept of "a government-run insurance program modeled after Medicare." It would, he says, give consumers, especially the uninsured, an alternative to commercial insurance offered by companies like Aetna, Humana and WellPoint.
But the proposal is anathema to many insurers, employers and Republicans. They say the government plan would have unfair advantages, like the ability to impose lower fees, and could eventually attract so many customers that private insurers would be driven from the market. "The public plan option is a terrible idea — one of our top concerns in the health reform debate," said James Gelfand, senior manager of health policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Why would employers object to a public plan that would be better and cheaper for their workers?
If this is the starting point of the health care debate than it is already over... (And, for a change of pace from the last 8 years, America wins!)
2 comments:
HAhahahahahaha of course they can't compete with a low cost massive health care plan whose focus is on the well being of the patient and not their profit margin.
It's a point that capitalists are afraid to admit - that when push comes to shove, greed simply isn't competitive.
Oh, and I'm totally stealing this post for my site :D (OK, only a quote or three)
Anok: You are always welcome to take any and all from this Blog. Even when it is to tell me I am wrong about something... Though, I would hope that wouldn't happen too often? lol
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