Now the Senate democrats have the number to push the Health Care Reform bill to pass before the Christmas timetable. Senator Ben Nelson who was a hold out and wanted some more changes to abortion part of the bill got his wishes. So now they have the Magic 60 votes to get through Senate. The remains if the public health insurance option would still be an option. Or did they change the wording on it and would still have the public health care option?
This is Big Win for Pres Obama who has been the main supporter and or probably the author of this bill in essence. Whether we will see the public health insurance option or not the passage of the Health Care Reform bill is almost a done deal!
This is very great news to all democrats and Americans who were in favor of this health care reform but great sadness for those republicans and other Americans who thought that it will cut a lot of the services going to Medicare and left some seniors in serious trouble.
There are two sides to this and if this bill passes through it got to have the real value otherwise people would shouting on the streets for a hush-hush health care reform.
The other question now is who are the winners and losers in all of this big debate and sometime personal debates between the Democrats and the Republicans?
Some of the health care insurer are going to be hit by this and some estimates has it some will close down and since the economy is very weak and still a working progress, companies closing down is the last thing you need to see.
With the news of Senator Ben Nelson not yet in favor of the health care reform bill, the Democrats badly needed his vote to make the 60 votes needed to prevent the filibuster from the Republicans.
Sen. Ben Nelson withheld his vote because he needed to see more stricter rules on abortion and unless it is modified he is withholding his vote. This bill is fully supported by Pres. Obama.
The problem of democrats to get this done before Christmas become unrealistic when when Sen. Olympia Snowe said after a meeting with the President that the timetable given is “totally unrealistic” According to the AP Associated Press news from yahoo news online.
This has put any chance of getting some form of publicly funded public health insurance option for people who cannot afford it. With the strong lobbying by big insurance companies for the bill not to pass has makes things worse for the President and the Democrats who have tabled this bill.
Without the public health insurance option or public health care option on the table or on the bill, it will be hard for those 47 million or whatever the number is, to get any decent type or form of health insurance.
This will most likely not going to pass the Senate floor before the Christmas timetable that Pres. Obama has said.
I just hope that these Senators will have some kind of a compromise to this historical health reform bill so that Americans can get what they deserve.
Thanks
Now the Public Health Care Option vote is finally in! The Bill is Passed!!!! the yea is 220 votes and the nays is 215!
Just 5 votes differential…. Give your opinion and voice as what does this means…
Does it really matter big time? and will this really hold for the long haul? this public option health care might not be good in the long run as the government may be cash strapped to maintain and sustain such a huge government spending. Will this kill all those private health care providers who are part of the engine of the economy?
There are too many questions about how this public health insurance option will work.
The pros and cons of this debate needs more attention than ever!
The far right is saying or contending that if the public option health care run by the government, it will become in direct competition with the private sector and thus kill this health insurance companies. But does this really going to happen?
And the far left is saying that this can get rid of all the bad or devilish practices being done by the private health insurance companies and will put a stop to this bad practices.
To get a better understanding of how this whole health care run by government, we need to know the details on how they pal to run it and how the financing will of this government run health care program.
But the problem is there is nothing said or written about how they plan to make this work and running.
The US congress is in session now and will be finish voting soon and we will know if the bill passes the first acid test. There are still some democrats who are expected not to vote in favor of the bill so it is not certain yet if its going to go through or not. This public health care option or what is called public health insurance option to some will soon get a vote if its going forward or would stop on its track.
There has been so many changes and amendments to the original bill just it can pass the Congress but still too many lawmakers are worried about “Too Big Government” and it will just become a crown Jewel of of Government infusion of taxpayers money! Public option is good on paper but we do not have a clear understanding as what is going to happen when the feds start spending billions or trillions of dollars to sustain and maintain this insurance service.
But that is not up to my opinion or some people’s opinion because it is now in the hands of the lawmakers who will decide if it’s going to become a law or not.
