There are so many things that can happen and if they are going to happen, the Health Care reform Bill may stall. The reason for this is the special elections that are about to happen. These two seats in the senate can give the Republicans to to do some damage or may stall the final passing of the bill especially with a lot of people being unhappy with the government of Mr. Obama tilting to what they felt is Socialism.
There are two seats to that needs to be filled and the seat of the late Ted Kennedy which was suppose to be a no problem for the Democrats is not a big problem for them if they can their candidate to win. About two weeks ago the white house according to news suggest that they are in control but now they have doubts if they still win it.
This will be huge loss for the Dems if they cannot win the two seats as this are crucial to the passing of the health care reform bill.
And how about the public health insurance option? Is there any talk about it? I think it is almost dead but my guess is that somehow they will make it available to the more needy people.
I hope they will include a part of the bill where all Americans can have health insurance even at least a basic one. It would be great to have a more comparable health insurance to Canada and Australia.
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There is a big rap going around on how the health care reform bill is being discuss on it’s final merging. The Obama government transparency is completely thrown off the window and the Public health insurance option which this writer really supports is now almost a foregone conclusion. Why? There are so many Americans who do not have their own health insurance and they are are not expected to get as much coverage in the present form of the bill.
Who benefits from all of these supposed health reforms?
Is this for the big people of the health industry and the pharmaceutical companies lobbying feverishly to avoid the Public Health Insurance Option?
Shall we all get private health insurance? Too bad!
This is a shame as All Americans should have health coverage just like the citizens of Canada of some other industrialized countries in the world.
How can America proudly say the world Leader and but cannot provide health insurance for 47 million of its own people?
This is not a good impression from anyone and people in the third world can think that they have their counterparts in the US…..What A Shame!!!
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The antagonists and protagonist are preparing for a big fight for the approval of the Health Care Reform Bill which they are going debate for final passage. And for the Public Health Insurance Option, it is almost dead or does it? To some congressmen in the lower legislature are still hopeful they can squeeze the public option which will be run by the government. Public health care should be encourage and be included in the final bill.
The problem with the public health insurance option is that too many Americans are opposed to it. They do not like it but the argument is really not helpful as most of these lawmakers who oppose the public health care option are those that are probably gotten to the big pharmaceutical lobbyists echoing the same sentiment.
I just hope that these million dollar lobbyists will be controlled and do not have the controls over these lawmakers.
The fact of the matter is, there are so many people who doesn’t have health insurance and without the public option they will never get any health insurance even the basic ones.
While lawmakers in both the lower and the upper house are preparing for the final spar, it has to encourage that did should include some form of health insurance for the poor. After all, it’s the poor people are who are suffering in all of these.
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What happened to Mr. Obama’s promise of government transparency and open government!? The health care reform bill is now being discuss and has to be merge but everything is being done in closed doors. Wow! What a year makes. Last year he vow that he the President of the US will be transparent and he promised this too during his campaign. Was those promise an empty lie? Were they deliberately done to win the elections as many people are clamoring for Government Openness? I hope not.
But is very evident these days that we are not hearing the real story and what is going on with the public health insurance option and the whole of the bill regarding health care reform. So does anyone except from the few congressmen and senators involved know anything on who gets what?
It’s funny how this bill is manipulated by the very people whom the people put to the legislature to voice their rights and privileges and now being sold. Remember that vote buying in the senate so the bill will pass? Giving those perks to senators Nelson and few of those asking for a huge chunk of money for their vote?
It is a shame that Obama always said “Not In My Watch”!!!…. Not in his watch that things are being done behind closed doors??? Not in his watch that the health care reform will be done in secrecy? What happened to the promise, Mr. Obama?
Putting in perspective what this is all about is not hard. With the public health insurance option being proposed the the liberal democrats now being shoved to nowhere land, they are the only stumbling block to passing this health care reform. So they can easily get this done through closed doors so that no one really knows what is going on and they simply ship this back to the Senate for final approval.
So what will this new and merge health care reform will look like? Nobody knows until one or two or the Powers that be will come out in open and say” Everything is Done!”
So all we need to do is wait and see and feel for ourselves what they want to let us know and follow. Is that how democracy works? Well, after all this I am not a politician neither the Powerful, just your ordinary man.
How about private health care system? Does this mean that the private sector who are offering this health insurance or health care right now are going to suffer?
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There is so much vote buying going around the Senate just to pass or to get a few of their colleagues to be in favor of the Health Care Reform Bill. Yes! it did pass by 60 to 40 votes and there is a reason to celebrate because this has never been done by the past 6 US presidents. But vote buying? This is appalling to me. There has always been the backroom deals but never heard of anything in this magnitude or proportions. Giving these Senators hundreds of millions to thee pet projects is totally unacceptable. With no public health insurance option totally strip in the Senate and it’s still favored in the lower house, I just don’t see how this is going pan out.
For a layman like me, it is very hard to comprehend how the magnitude on how far they go just to get these votes even it is so unpopular to masses. How can a trusted lawmaker stomach that kind of deals or bribery? is there anything ethical or morally right these days or simply these words are just writing on the encyclopedia?
A 100 million for the lawmaker from Louisiana so they can secure her vote! Compromise on how to tax other health services such increasing one and the getting rid of the other just to satisfy the request for a senators State. Public health care should be given to every American citizen but not at this expense.
The Health Care Reform bill has gone too far and has disregard the very foundation of what the US pres. profess to do. Clean and transparent government and upholding ethical and moral values.
Can any one step in and say “with TEETH” this has gone too far and has to Stop!???
Good Luck America!
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.
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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.
My personal view on the subject
Private health insurance is very expensive and some 44 million American do not have proper health insurance coverage. When they become ill or sick or have an emergency illness, they are not covered and makes the US look like a third world country. This is why many Americans now are asking for a Public health insurance option in the current proposed Health care reform bill. But then again there are many people too in the US who doesn’t want huge government that will control and manage a behemoth corporation. Where do you stand guys and gals?
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Private Health Insurance Coverage
Private health insurance is simply insurance coverage provided by insurance policy providers not run by the government. More specifically, it refers to the policy provider as a corporation that does not receive subsidy from the government for its activities. A private insurance company is just like any other business, in this respect. It gives more access to private hospitals which may be better than the state-run. It also gives the policy holder more choices in doctors. This article will give you an overview of the kind of coverage a private health insurance offers.
The premium
The premium is the amount you have to pay every month for the policy provider to keep your account active. This amount entitles you to the benefits of your policy. These can vary in size, depending on the results of your screening, the size of your initial payment to the insurance company, and other factors.
The deductible
The deductible is the initial amount you are required to pay in case of hospitalization before your policy coverage sets in. Occasionally, this is designated as a dollar amount, but can be designated by a particular number of days in the hospital as well. Usually, this kind of policy requires that you be confined in a particular hospital. If your policy has a $1,000 deductible, that means you must pay $1,000 in medical expenses before the coverage takes effect.
The relationship of the deductible to the premium is simple: the lower the premium, the higher the deductible, and vice-versa. For example, it is entirely possible for a policy to provide you two differing policies: one that may have a $10 premium with a $1,000 deductible, and another policy with a $30 premium and a $500 deductible. At this point, you must decide for yourself which policy will be more advantageous for you.
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Most of the White house aides to President Obama is downplaying the public option and their leader is no longer demanding a government run health care system. With all the opposition form the Senate from both the Republican and the Democrats, it seems that Obama has mellowed down and will not like to see a government run health care system. These war of words from the within the democratic party has echoed through the halls of power!
The differences amongst the democrats is not good in the eyes of many Americans as it just has created more confusion and getting more unfavorable response even the ardent follower of Obama. So where does the public health insurance option go from here!?
Obama still thinks that the best health system will include the public option health insurance but because of the many senators opposing it, he has mellowed down to something that will in effect diminish his power – this is just my opinion.
To read more on this pronouncements from the online news, read more here…
I would really appreciate any comments on this matter and hopefully, together we can make a difference…
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Julie
According to former DNC chairman and governor Howard Dean, the public health insurance option is worth fighting for. He was a quest blogger at Thinkporgress.org post and written some interesting post about how and why the public health insurance option is indeed worth fighting for.
But if you think about it, this is Howard Dean after all so it must be pro DNC type of article or view and opinion of the debate about Obama’s Health care reform plan. While he put forward to best of what is yet to come or possibly what is going to happen if we have a public health insurance option , it remains to be seen if this particular proposed bill will go through congress.
For more on Howard Deans Blog Post- Why The Public Health Insurance Option Is Worth Fighting For
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