Heard a Congresswoman asked at a teaparty. Her answer." We all have the option to opt out of the PO". She advised that she would be keeping her plan. Of course her goldplated plan is payed for by you and me and every other taxpayer. Such a deal.
What is goldplated about the healthcare plan enjoyed by Congress?
Do you have any details or are you just spouting wingnut nonsense?
In the off-chance *I* Should embarass your ass, or leave it
alone?
Guess what *I* choose dipshit?
Health Care for U.S. Congress
Politicians Receive the CountryÂ’s Best Care - at Taxpayers' Expense
Read more:
http://public-healthcare-issues.suite101.com/article.cfm/health_care_for_the_us_congress#ixzz0W8Ft0DS5
Few would deny that a health care crisis looms large in the U.S. In a country with millions of
uninsured and underinsured citizens, health care has become more a privilege than a right. Indeed, the United States remains the only industrialized country in the world that doesnÂ’t guarantee health care to all its citizens.
But this isnÂ’t the case for members of the U.S. Congress. Representatives and Senators alike receive some of the best health care benefits in the country, much of it paid for with taxpayer dollars. Yet these same members seem unable - or unwilling - to extend similar protections to the rest of America.
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program
As soon as members of Congress are sworn in, they may participate in the
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP). The program offers an assortment of health plans from which to choose, including fee-for-service, point-of-service, and health maintenance organizations (HMOs). In addition, Congress members can also insure their spouses and their dependents.
Not only does Congress get to choose from a wide range of plans, but thereÂ’s no waiting period. Unlike many Americans who must struggle against precondition clauses or are even denied coverage because of those preconditions, Senators and Representatives are covered no matter what - effective immediately.
And hereÂ’s the best part. The government pays up to 75 percent of the premium. That government, of course, is funded by taxpayers, the same taxpayers who often cannot afford health care themselves.
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Educate yourself...or would you rather try to admonish someone for SOMETHING even YOU hadn't read?
Lotta GUTS you have...Don't you?
