Boehner Admits That He’s Now Heard From Supporters Of The Public Option

[Mr. Shaman]

Boehner is a sorry sack of shit who will burn in hell.

yeah just all the rest of those bastards that wont give you other peoples stuff!!!

Sorry, don't know what you are talking about.

Using my tax dollars to take care of the old and the sick is fine with me.

Wasting my tax dollars on a hole in the desert called Iraq is not.

January 16, 2013

Public Option;
BACK-ON-TRACK!!!​

"House Democrats on Tuesday introduced the “Public Option Deficit Reduction Act,” which would provide consumers the choice to opt into a government-run health insurance plan in the Obamacare exchanges.

The bill, which almost certainly cannot pass in the Republican-controlled House, is a mostly symbolic effort meant to keep the public option alive as a policy prescription. It is sponsored by Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), who is on the Energy & Commerce health subcommittee, along with Energy & Commerce Ranking Member Henry Waxman (D-CA) and 43 other lawmakers.

“The Public Option Deficit Reduction Act will give health care consumers more choice and lower their premiums,” said Schakowsky. “And, by providing a lower-cost alternative to private insurance, it would put pressure on all insurers to lower their premiums in order to compete.”

Citing an earlier estimate by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, Schakowsky expects it to reduce the deficit by some $100 billion over 10 years by boosting competition among insurers and paying providers at Medicare rates. The 2010 version of the public option was expected to reduce the debt by $68 billion over 10 years."

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0MPsYk2hXg]Wendell Potter speaks out for the Public Option - YouTube[/ame]
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[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBi8A_HutII]Robert Reich Public Option Video - YouTube[/ame]
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[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QwX_soZ1GI]BILL MOYERS JOURNAL | Wendell Potter | PBS - YouTube[/ame]​

BILL MOYERS: Why is public insurance, a public option, so fiercely opposed by the industry?

WENDELL POTTER: The industry doesn't want to have any competitor. In fact, over the course of the last few years, has been shrinking the number of competitors through a lot of acquisitions and mergers. So first of all, they don't want any more competition period. They certainly don't want it from a government plan that might be operating more efficiently than they are, that they operate. The Medicare program that we have here is a government-run program that has administrative expenses that are like three percent or so.

BILL MOYERS: Compared to the industry's--

WENDELL POTTER: They spend about 20 cents of every premium dollar on overhead, which is administrative expense or profit. So they don't want to compete against a more efficient competitor.

 

[Lakhota]

It's sounding like the Public Option debate may be returning. I hope so...

The "Public Option" Is Back | Alan Colmes

 

[Seawytch]

It's sounding like the Public Option debate may be returning. I hope so...

The "Public Option" Is Back | Alan Colmes

The insurance companies are pushing us right into it.

 

[Mr. Shaman]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi1acHg3mhw]BILL MOYERS JOURNAL | Single Payer Health Insurance | PBS - YouTube[/ame]​

 

[Seawytch]

A $55,000 hospital bill includes $16 for a generic Tylenol pill. Obamacare may end the systematic inflation of prices.

 

[Mr. Shaman]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ip8vnq5TwfY]Obamacare: The 'Public Option' is Back on The Table in Congress - YouTube[/ame]
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[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqvWJnH97JY]Bill O'Reilly Supports the Public Option! - YouTube[/ame]
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[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT61GNLBclk]Fox's Shep Smith Argues In Favor Of Public Option - YouTube[/ame]​

 

[Katzndogz]

If it's in Think Progress it's going to be a lie.