Senator Reid & Co (Public Option) = Reformers or Con Artists???

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Caps on Health Coverage cause 2/3 of bankruptcies; what small % hires a lawyer to file anyway; so..., who'd choose bankruptcy over CHEAPER Public Option?

Big Industrial States w/ High-Risk people  = Insurers don't even want High-Risk policies!!!


Consider:

"... a smart card ... The doctor puts it in a reader and the patient's history and medications all show up on the screen."

"So Taiwan has the lowest administrative costs in world: less than 2 percent."

(Taiwan Takes Fast Track to Universal Health Care / NPR -- http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89651916 )


Smart Card = combat $60 BILLION annual Medicare Fraud--OR, current $1,000 reward system -- http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/rmf.pdf  


The Disproportionate Share Hospital Payment Program = funding for hospitals treating numerous illegal aliens...


"...charging people without insurance significantly more than they charge those insured ..."

(Suits Challenge Hospital Bills Of Uninsured / NY Times -- http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/17/business/suits-challenge-hospital-bill... )


In other words..., Hospitals not plagued with illegal aliens = also profit from inflated rates!


"... in the six months after ... pharmaceutical industry profits increased by over $8 billion."

(Pharmaceutical Industry Profits Increase by Over $8 Billion After Medicare Drug Plan Goes Into Effect / US Govt. -- http://oversight.house.gov/documents/20060919115623-70677.pdf )


"Both sides claim the deal will save consumers ... $80 billion over the next decade."

"A close look ... precisely the opposite effect by substantially raising spending on pharmaceuticals."

(White House drug deal won't save money / CNN -- http://money.cnn.com/2009/08/31/news/economy/drug_donut_medicare.fortune... )


"... top ten drug companies make more in profits than the rest of the Fortune 500 combined..."

(The Truth About Drug Companies / Mother Jones)


"'... nearly one-fourth of every dime raised by Baucus ... has come from groups and individuals associated with drug companies, insurers, hospitals, medical-supply firms, health-service companies and other health professionals.'”

"The Washington Post revealed almost thirty key lawmakers helping draft landmark healthcare legislation have financial holdings in the industry ..."

(Report: Senator Max Baucus Received More Campaign Money from Health and Insurance Industry Interests than Any Other Member of Congress / Democracy Now--
http://www.democracynow.org/2009/6/16/report_senator_max_baucus_received... )


"Nearly two out of three bankruptcies stem from medical bills, and even people with health insurance face financial disaster if they experience a serious illness, a new study shows."

(Medical Bills Cause Most Bankruptcies / NY Times)


It's not REFORM--it's RIP-OFF!!!

(DUH!!!) 

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