Comments on: Morning Bell: Reality Begins Bursting Health Care Hype

By: Patty, Lady Lake Fl.

Patty, Lady Lake Fl. — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:45:26 +0000

This health care program is SCARY. Please do not let the Dems. do this to our country. Obama is scary. He doesn't have a clue what he is doing. All of this spending has got to stop. Obama is in way over his head,and Biden, we won't even go there. Lets hang together America and stop this.

By: Lisa M, South Caroli

Lisa M, South Caroli — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:36:25 +0000

I can buy generic Crestor from Canada at 1/3 cost of brand name Crestor in the US. I can't buy generic Crestor in the US at all, because the patent doesn't expire until 2016.

The funny thing is that they are looking to squeeze the savings out of providers, who are making less in real dollars than they did 20 years ago. In order to get cost savings from health care, one needs to follow the money (and with the average PCP making less than $150K/yr, doctors aren't it). Big pharma (see my first sentence), insurance companies (who cherry pick and dump the rest on Medicare/Medicaid), 'cosmetic' care for government beneficiaries (which pays for things like Viagra and penile implants). Also, shouldn't we be means-testing Medicare? Should a family making $70K/yr be subsidizing someone who has a few million in assets?

Oh…but it's all about the votes. To consilidate and maintain central power, one needs to secure large voting blocs with well-paid lobbyists. That pretty much leaves out the interests of the two groups who will be most adversely affected by all this "change": doctors and their patients.

By: Jennifer, Canada

Jennifer, Canada — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:38 +0000

It's insane how wrong you are. Most Canadians love our health care system. Right thinking people can't comprehend why you would rather have you health care managed by profit seeking corporations rather than an elected government of your peers. I hope for your sake, for your health and peace of mind that you escape the awful system you're in.

By: dennis braunreiter

dennis braunreiter — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:30:59 +0000

i have a couple of points. 1. we have millions of foreign students in our schools, they are part of the uninsured. we could require their families to pay for their own insurance now. 2. i object to insuring illegal immigrants. we pay for them now.3. congress and the president emporor obama and all the governments and union employees, are all exempted from this very dangerous plan. as a former business owner and bank president, i can tell you that any projections that go out more than 90 days are fraught with errors and are always understated. if they were really accurate, the american people would be rioting in the streets like they are in iran

dennis

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Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:22:10 +0000

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By: Joe White, Quinton T

Joe White, Quinton T — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:49:57 +0000

As for the firing of Mr. alpin- what did you expect from an arrogant child who "thinks" himself king? He needs a lesson in the realities of being a full-grown adult and the incumbent responsibilities.

He and Congress are the largest gathering of fools in history; unless, of course, you count in the dupes who voted for the Empty Suit in the first place…

He and his fellow Kool-aid drinkers should just leave the healthcare industry alone; however, with that having been said, the healthcare industry needs to stop insuring ONLY young folks who graduate from the Marine Corps Basic Training program and offer reasonable rates that allow for folks to have annual physicals- the cost for which is over $1,000- in order that a potentially costly terminal illness is caught BEFORE becoming so; thereby actually saving money [and their oh-so-important bonuses]

Illegal aliens do not deserve nor have they earned the right to that for which Americans pay. Let them go back to the "places" from which they came and make THEIR countries like ours. Of course, the white liberals would only see the loss of more voters to keep THEM in office/power- their ultimate aim OR is their ultimate aim to destroy this nation?

By: chyatt, albuquerque

chyatt, albuquerque — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:37:43 +0000

“My husband will make sure you never live like you have in the past”. Indeed that will be about the truest statement to come out of this administration. The administration is giving no thought to “down stream” consequences. This is what the majority of Americans voted for, regardless if they understood or not. The personal and business casualties are starting to rack up. This damage is done without any benefit to the mass who voted him into office. Healthcare tinkering will make what he has done to the financial industry look like child play. As the old saying goes, “Be careful what you wish for”, in this case be careful what you vote for. As for Kennedy, his tenure should have ended just past the bridge.

By: Bob O'Donnell,

Bob O'Donnell, — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:17:09 +0000

The government could not run anything, if it tried. They have totally screwed up social Security, Medicare, this whole stimulus mess, and of course, the poster child of government inefficiency–Amwreck. They lead people to believe that the new healthcare system will be affordable. But it won't. Look at Medicare– cost increases every year and more restrictions. Eventually the plan will be just like Social Security where they will tax the individual and the employer to cover their costs. Of course those who have no intention of ever working, and the illegals will get their medical help for free (I guess their still is a free lunch for some.) The costs will be shifted to those who do pay, just like they are now. Without competition, costs will spiral, fraud will be rampant, and no one will have a clue as to where all the money is going–our government at its finest. Trillions of dollars down the toilet with no one held accountable. Services will be rationed and/or denied at the whim of "job for life" government nit wit.

If this is to go through, everyone should be on it, including the president, every member of congress, and the wealthy. They should all have to stand in line and wait for some bureaucrat to make a decision as to their doctor, treatment, timeframe to obtain it. No special VIP treatment. Concierge doctors not allowed, even if you can afford it. What is good for one is good for all–isn't that his royal highness, Obama, preaches–comrades.

If you want to see government healthcare in action, just go visit a VA hospital. Great doctors, but long waits to see them.

By: Dennis A. Social Cir

Dennis A. Social Cir — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:00:19 +0000

The current administartion is full of itself, they believe their own lies. This is bad enough but then lots of the American also believe their lies too. Socialized medicine is not the way to go, government run medicine is not the wonderful fix for health care. People want to think the "guvernment" will solve their problems fro them Medicare is not what it is supposed to be. I am a retiree from state government, and have health insurance, I pay about $230.00 per month for myself and my wife. Each year the premiums go up as well as the deductable and the co-pay for each visit. I have been informed that I must sign up for medicare and all that goes with it when I reach 65, or I will have to pay the total preminum for the insurance. See I am getting into old age, and my cost of care is going up, never mind that 36 years was spent in service to the state, I just cost to much now. I have reached then end of being a productive part of society and am expendable. The stae believes as does the federal government that I am cheaper to replace than to repaire. So goes the way of socialixes medicine. I am also a vet and the VA is of the same mind set, cheaper to replace than to repaire.

HOW ARE YOU GOING TO FEEL WHEN YOUR LOVED ONES ARE TREATED THIS WAY BY SOCIALIZED MEDICINE????

By: oscar

oscar — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:45:07 +0000

Perhaps the time is "ripe" for the country to start up CO-OPS. Many of the depressed parts of the country could benefit from well run CO-OPS -

"High Quality" good or service" in exchange for a

"HIGH Quality" Contributed good or service. American's own this country, eventhough the government is allowing it to be sold out from under us to foreign business etc. However, we live here and the more the American's move to get "off the Grid" whereever possible the more independent we will be and the less effected by changes of power etc. Would like to see some smart business heads running High quality CO-OPS.