tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post9195155650382941427..comments2024-03-28T16:08:29.578-04:00Comments on Sardonicky: Doing the DOOKaren Garciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15612731479365562803noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-36396768318984154152013-11-17T17:29:39.895-05:002013-11-17T17:29:39.895-05:00Here's an idea --Let's Get Loud! (h/t Jenn...Here's an idea --Let's Get Loud! (h/t Jennifer Lopez)<br /><br />Ask your representative why he/she hasn't signed on to H.R.676 yet. Remind him or her that they can actually read the text of this bill before they vote for it, unlike their experience with the ACA, or TAFTA or the TPP trade bill mentioned earlier by Valerie. <br /><br />If there's a problem with H.R.676, ask the congressperson for specifics on how H.R.676 can possibly be inferior to the mess we have now?<br /><br />Make it easy: copy in the link Karen provided earlier, where the bill sits, a beautiful and brainy wallflower inexplicably ignored on their very own government site.<br />https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr676/text<br /><br />Then turn to your senators to ask why they haven't introduced a comparable bill in the Senate.<br /><br />Did I mention the bill's number? H.R.676.Jay–Ottawahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10360356126450612113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-21140867546113285232013-11-17T15:13:39.917-05:002013-11-17T15:13:39.917-05:00Hi Rose,
Under the Expanded Medicare for All Act ...Hi Rose,<br /><br />Under the Expanded Medicare for All Act (see my post "The Ghost Bill" with link to the legislation) there would be no co-pays or deductibles. "Providers" would not be allowed to bill patients for more money as under current Medicare ... they would have to accept full assignment. It would also move providers away from the fee for service system and into salaries. Karen Garciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15612731479365562803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-87739319789485255232013-11-17T15:00:14.112-05:002013-11-17T15:00:14.112-05:00Karen: you forgot "Obama's Katrina!"...Karen: you forgot "Obama's Katrina!" It's not, of course, but it is indicative of the overall incompetence of his administration so far. No one has died -- yet. But his latest cave practically assures that many will die, courtesy of junk "insurance" policies that charge little but cover nothing.<br /><br />Single payer for all is the optimum solution. NOT Medicare-for-all, as Medicare is inadequate. I'm on Medicare, but I can't afford to treat the condition that is costing me my hearing and may eventually cost me even more ( I can't be more specific because I can't even afford the MRIs and CTAs that might help in diagnosing the problem, but one possibility might eventually be fatal).<br /><br />The answer is clear. Socialized medicine. It's cheap, it works, and it saves lives. Funding it is a no-brainer -- especially compared to the costs we're about to confront thanks to the Obamacare mess. Which is precisely why, this being America (FREEEEEDOOOOOMMMMM! EXCEPTIONALISM!!!!!!!) "it can't happen here."Rose in SE Michigannoreply@blogger.com