Solution To obamacare?!

[smitty]

I have been saying that doctors should not deal with anyone that is involved in obamacare.  This is one way to help it "die on the vine."  Well lo and behold, I just heard that a famous doctor's center in Houston has a sign that states: Will Not Accept ACA (obamacare) patients.  With the looming court case that may declare obamacare unconstitutional, and with what the doctors are starting to do, there may light at the end of the tunnel! 

[new tobie]

I say that patients should not go to doctors that don"t accept ACA. Lets see how well that works out......

[new tobie]

your guy had from 2000 to 2008 to do something about healthcare, but chose to do nothing.

[CraigS]

I say that patients should not go to doctors that don"t accept ACA. Lets see how well that works out......

why would I not go there? I have insurance that I've CHOSE to purchase....OH...and those Doctors WILL see me! I think it work out very well....I get the best care, and I don't have to wait in line.

[CraigS]

your guy had from 2000 to 2008 to do something about healthcare, but chose to do nothing.

GOOD - there wasn't anything WRONG with it. I paid less and got more, than this current "fix" we are in.

[baddog]

......a republican congress.

[BS Wildcats]

your guy had from 2000 to 2008 to do something about healthcare, but chose to do nothing.

And what has your guy done other than tell lie after lie about his plan.

[smitty]

your guy had from 2000 to 2008 to do something about healthcare, but chose to do nothing.

What exactly was wrong with healthcare that had to be dealt with?

[BS Wildcats]

What exactly was wrong with healthcare that had to be dealt with?

Gotta make sure the libtards are gonna continue getting them votes.

[thetragichippy]

I went from a 90/10 plan to an 80/20 plan......Higher deductible and higher co-pay......

 

Thanks Obama......

[LumRaiderFan]

I went from a 90/10 plan to an 80/20 plan......Higher deductible and higher co-pay......

 

Thanks Obama......

 

Cheer up, Hippy...someone's insurance somewhere went down or was provided free,  thanks to hard working taxpayers such as yourself.

[new tobie]

I went from a 90/10 plan to an 80/20 plan......Higher deductible and higher co-pay......

 

Thanks Obama......

Most companies were headed in that direction before the ACA took effect.

[new tobie]

Gotta make sure the libtards are gonna continue getting them votes.

After both Obamaelection wins, if you look into the audience at the victory speechs, looks to me like mostly whites celebrating and they didnt look like people looking for free stuff 

[new tobie]

What exactly was wrong with healthcare that had to be dealt with?

GREED by the insurance companys, healthcare facilities, pharmaceutical companys and so forth.....and the poor getting free healthcare anyhow with no penalty, or someone choosing not to buy insurance when they can afford it, but when something happens they get free help or go bankrupt because they dont have healthcare. Some may not be able to afford it beacause of pre-existing conditions. Some may be denied because of pre-existing conditions.

[stevenash]

New tobie, if elections are what you want to look to for meaning, can you tell me what the mid term blasting of the Dems meant?

[new tobie]

 

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Every president since 1933 has struggled with the complex issue of health care. Extensive health care reform is very difficult to achieve.

Disease is universal. Financial ruin touched Dwight Eisenhower's extended family. Richard Nixon's brothers contracted tuberculosis; the family went into debt. George Bush's sister received experimental leukemia treatment. Franklin Roosevelt with paralysis and John F. Kennedy with Addison's disease knew illness firsthand.

In "The Heart of Power - Health and Politics In the Oval Office," authors David Blumenthal and James Morone researched health care reform through 11 consecutive presidencies.

In 1952, President Eisenhower stated, "It is morally and economically wrong to ignore the problems of those who cannot pay." The Revenue Act of 1954 made health insurance premiums, paid by employers or employees, tax-free. He approved the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program.

As a former U.S. representative and senator, President Lyndon Johnson understood how Congress worked with its complicated processes and rules. In 1965, he signed Medicare/Medicaid into law.

President Nixon brought innovative proposals to the health care debate: 1. Allow Medicare patients to enroll in health maintenance organizations. 2. Create a family health insurance plan for the poor and unemployed. 3. Require private employers to provide health insurance to employees. Watergate ended the debate.

In 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed a Social Security bill that contained a Medicare provision for changing the payment rules to hospitals. (Medicare would set fixed fees according to diagnoses.) Catastrophic illness insurance coverage for seniors became law, but was later repealed.

President George W. Bush oversaw the passage of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 - prescription drug coverage for seniors.

Health care debate will occur in the decades ahead. Three House and two Senate congressional committees with large memberships draft legislation. The $2.2 trillion industry spawns six lobbyists for every congressman. Stakes are high.

Karen Cleary,

Appleton

 

[new tobie]

New tobie, if elections are what you want to look to for meaning, can you tell me what the mid term blasting of the Dems meant?

It meant that pubs have two years to show there true colors and then the Clinton machine will mop the floor with them like Obama did TWO times!

[EnlightenedMessiah]

I'm not a fan of obamacare, but how can some of you sit here with a straight face and say healthcare was fine pre 2008? Are you serious?

[new tobie]

New tobie, if elections are what you want to look to for meaning, can you tell me what the mid term blasting of the Dems meant?

The days of Hate winning is over Steve, and too many people are watching now to steal an election like the Bushes did in Florida!

[new tobie]

I'm not a fan of obamacare, but how can some of you sit here with a straight face and say healthcare was fine pre 2008? Are you serious?

Had they tried to do anything when they held the office, we probably would not be discusing obamacare.

[new tobie]

Republicans are the party of do nothing and complain about everything

[LumRaiderFan]

I'm not a fan of obamacare, but how can some of you sit here with a straight face and say healthcare was fine pre 2008? Are you serious?

 

It was fine by me...liked my coverage and was fine with my premium.

 

Besides, why does every problem need to be addressed on the federal level...that's not a very fiscally conservative view.

[stevenash]

Had they tried to do anything when they held the office, we probably would not be discusing obamacare.

Some day you are going to understand that government is not the solution to all issues.  Greece is in the middle of that discovery.  Sorry, but "trying" is not the solution.  Pat Knight "tried" at Lamar.

[RETIREDFAN1]

It is INFINITELY better for nothing to be done, than to have The Constitution trashed.........

[EnlightenedMessiah]

Exactly, it was fine by YOU, not by the millions of Americans who go bankrupt over medical bills.

I'm no healthcare expert, but on the surface it seems Canada has a pretty alright system. If I recall correctly, healthcare taxes come out of their paycheck, and if they need a bandaid or prescription they normal uninflated prices. I went to the clinic the other day for a cold and the total bill would've been $400 without insurance. That's just stupid.

It was fine by me...liked my coverage and was fine with my premium.
 
Besides, why does every problem need to be addressed on the federal level...that's not a very fiscally conservative view.