What a difference a year makes. You are one of the millions of Americans, who don't have company health insurance. Damned with a pre-existing condition, you carry so-called Obamacare (www.healthcare.gov). Next year, you turn 65 and must enroll in Medicare. There's no good news, just bad news for you. Obamacare is a far better plan … Continue reading You turn 65 and then you must go into a Medicare plan, and you pay a fortune more for far fewer benefits
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Current privatized healthcare for America costs too much, plus our lifespan here is shorter than in 25 other nations
America's dirty little secret - as a nation, we pay more for healthcare and the results are far from worth it. All of the top 50 major nations have far lower per capita healthcare costs. More than half enjoy much longer life expectancy. None of them, except Switzerland, are privatized, and their per capita medical … Continue reading Current privatized healthcare for America costs too much, plus our lifespan here is shorter than in 25 other nations
Hospital room in America now costs about 20 times as much as in the country boasting longest life expectancy
Do you suffer from a really bad heart, cancer, or need dialysis, and still want to buy health insurance? If you can find a company in the U.S.A. that will cover you, the price will be many thousands of dollars a month with a cap on total payments, plus co-pays through the roof. If you … Continue reading Hospital room in America now costs about 20 times as much as in the country boasting longest life expectancy
Medicare age hike to 68 is Heritage GOP plan
With the exceptions of Mike Huckabee and Donald Trump, all of the Republican candidates for President want to change Medicare so that it costs you much more, but guarantees profits for campaign-funding insurance companies. The details are in the Heritage Foundation plan to replace Medicare with a "premium support" plan in which you buy Medicare … Continue reading Medicare age hike to 68 is Heritage GOP plan
Rich look poorer, poor much richer – report distorted to make average Joe happy – despite Depression
It's so very wonderful to learn this week that "median household income" in 2014 was $53,657, even if it was down from $57,843 in 1999. You can still buy a nice basket of goodies on $50 grand a year. If only it were true. Most jobs pay about $31k. Many families have just one parent … Continue reading Rich look poorer, poor much richer – report distorted to make average Joe happy – despite Depression
Wendell Potter rips Baucus healthcare framework
Wendell Potter, a former vice president of communication at Cigna, has ripped Democratic Senator Max Baucus' health care reform bill in an interview with reporters Monday, calling it an "absolute gift to the industry." Potter also testifed on Tuesday before the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee: Thank you Madam Speaker for the opportunity to … Continue reading Wendell Potter rips Baucus healthcare framework
Public option not open to everyone
The so-called public option in the House bill is not an alternative for anyone offered an employer's plan, or getting VA, Medicare or Medicaid. It is only allowed for people uninsured, and was one of many choices. The public plan would have taken years to implement under the House Bill, and was really an extra … Continue reading Public option not open to everyone
Americans lose healthcare reform battle
It's all over. Insurance and drug companies won. Readers of this post have lost. "Mr. (Rahm) Emanuel said one of several ways to meet President Barack Obama's goals is a mechanism under which a public plan is introduced only if the marketplace fails to provide sufficient competition on its own. He noted that congressional Republicans … Continue reading Americans lose healthcare reform battle
You can fool nearly all the people... 