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[calmcookie]

There is ONE thing for SURE - the current health system IS unsustainable. Change must occur, the only question is how. Dear Friend, Anyone that's watched the news in the past few days knows that health insurance reform is a hot topic — and that rumors and scare tactics have only increased as more people engage with the issue. Given a lot of the outrageous claims floating around, it’s time to make sure everyone knows the facts about the security and stability you get with health insurance reform. That’s why we’ve launched a new online resource —WhiteHouse.gov/RealityCheck — to help you separate fact from fiction and share the truth about health insurance reform. Here's a few of the reality check videos you can find on the site: CEA Chair Christina Romer details how health insurance reform will impact small businesses. Domestic Policy Council Director Melody Barnes tackles a nasty rumor about euthanasia and clearly describes how reform helps families. Matt Flavin, the White House's Director of Veterans and Wounded Warrior Policy, clears the air about Veteran's benefits. Kavita Patel, M.D., a doctor serving in the White House's Office of Public Engagement, explains that health care rationing is happening right now and how reform gives control back to patients and doctors. Bob Kocher, M.D., a doctor serving on the National Economic Council, debunks the myth that health insurance reform will be financed by cutting Medicare benefits. There's more information and a number of online tools you can use to spread the truth among your family, friends and other social networks. Take a look: We knew going into this effort that accomplishing comprehensive health insurance reform wasn't going to be easy. Achieving real change never is. The entrenched interests that benefit from the status quo always use their influence in Washington to try and keep things just as they are. But don't be misled. We know the status quo is unsustainable. If we do nothing, millions more Americans will be denied insurance because of pre-existing conditions, or see their coverage suddenly dropped if they become seriously ill. Out-of-pocket expenses will continue to soar, and more and more families and businesses will be forced to deal with health insurance costs they can’t afford. That's the reality. Americans deserve better. You deserve a health care system that works as well for you as it does for the status quo; one you can depend on — that won't deny you coverage when you need it most or charge you crippling out-of-pocket co-pays. Health insurance reform means guaranteeing the health care security and stability you deserve. President Barack Obama promised he'd bring change to Washington and fix our broken, unsustainable health insurance system. You can help deliver that change. Visit WhiteHouse.gov/RealityCheck, get the facts and spread the truth. The stakes are just too high to do nothing. Thank you, David David Axelrod Senior Advisor to the President

Edited by calmcookie, 10 August 2009 - 10:19 AM.

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Drugmakers Ramp Advertising Campaign For Health Care Reform

Be prepared for a barrage of commercials from pharmaceutical manufacturers telling you what a "tremendous deal" the health care reform package is. Clearly reform is a "tremendous deal" for them, otherwise they would not be pushing it so hard.

The pharmaceutical manufacturers would not be spending $120 million in advertising if it did not mean immense profits for them.

The more promotion there is for this package the more leery of it you should be. The reason the AMA, AARP, and now PhRMA are all lining up behind healthcare reform is because everyone of them has been bought out by sweeteners.

The manufacturers smell another handout at taxpayer expense. Don't fall for it.


http://globaleconomi...g-campaign.html

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After seeing their mandate for health-care reform dissipate in a blizzard of CBO analyses showing the costs of ObamaCare and the resistance of Americans to give up choice in coverage, Democrats revamped their message in the last two weeks. Instead of calling their effort health-care reform, they began calling it health-insurance reform.

Has it worked? Rasmussen says … no. In fact, voters fear government control more than insurers:

When it comes to health care decisions, 51% of the nation’s voters fear the federal government more than private insurance companies. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 41% hold the opposite view and fear the insurance companies more. Seven percent (7%) are not sure who they fear the most.

Among those who have insurance, 53% fear the government more than insurance companies while 39% take the opposite view. Those without insurance fear the insurance companies more.

Adults under 30 fear the insurance companies more while those in their 40s are evenly divided. However, a solid majority of those over 40 fear the government more.

http://hotair.com/ar...save-obamacare/

[SemiBizz]

I could say a lot here... But this turns into a political discussion... Then we get into wealth distribution... I move this thread be closed and deleted. Before I have to say something.

[Rogerdodger]

It's funny that only David Axelrod and the White House have the facts straight. The President himself said he was not familiar with parts of the bill. Senators and congressmen say they have not read the bill, and it's too complicated for them to understand. Besides the effort to stop any discussion, it's the RUSH that has me worried. WHY RUSH? Most of it will not even be administered for several years if it's passed. WHY RUSH? Why not get it right with support from the American people who have read and understood it? Will the final draft be another multi-trillion dollar 3 a.m. rush job forced down our throat? Mr. David Axelrod is a Chicago political operative. How many patients has he treated... who survived? The SCARE is coming from the door-to-door salesman who insists you sign the contract now.

Edited by Rogerdodger, 10 August 2009 - 12:58 PM.

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George Soros Pledges $5 Million To Bankroll Health Care Reform Push, Group Says

In another sign of the urgency gripping the pro-health care reform camp, billionaire George Soros has pledged to sink $5 million into the fight, the group getting the money confirmed.


http://theplumline.w...ush-group-says/

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AARP Town Hall Meeting on Health Care - Dallas, August 4, 2009

[colion]

I'd like to see the administration + Pelosi + Reid debate instead of only spouting the party line. This guy does a good job of highlighting a number of the major issues.

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The White House deal with Big Pharma


Last week, after being reported in the Los Angeles Times, the White House confirmed it has promised Big Pharma that any healthcare legislation will bar the government from using its huge purchasing power to negotiate lower drug prices. That's basically the same deal George W. Bush struck in getting the Medicare drug benefit, and it's proven a bonanza for the drug industry. A continuation will be an even larger bonanza, given all the boomers who will be enrolling in Medicare over the next decade. And it will be a gold mine if the deal extends to Medicaid, which will be expanded under most versions of the healthcare bills now emerging from Congress, and to any public option that might be included. (We don't know how far the deal extends beyond Medicare because its details haven't been made public.)


Let me remind you: Any bonanza for the drug industry means higher healthcare costs for the rest of us, which is one reason why critics of the emerging healthcare plans, including the Congressional Budget Office, are so worried about their failure to adequately stem future healthcare costs. To be sure, as part of its deal with the White House, Big Pharma apparently has promised to cut future drug costs by $80 billion. But neither the industry nor the White House nor any congressional committee has announced exactly where the $80 billion in savings will show up nor how this portion of the deal will be enforced. In any event, you can bet that the bonanza Big Pharma will reap far exceeds $80 billion. Otherwise, why would it have agreed?


In return, Big Pharma isn't just supporting universal healthcare. It's also spending lots of money on TV and radio advertising in support. Sunday's New York Times reports that Big Pharma has budgeted $150 million for TV ads promoting universal health insurance, starting this August (that's more money than John McCain spent on TV advertising in last year's presidential campaign), after having already spent a bundle through advocacy groups like Healthy Economies Now and Families USA.


http://www.salon.com...9/08/10/pharma/

[mss]

DO NOT LISTEN TO WHAT THE POLITICAL PAID EXPERTS SAY ABOUT THE REFORM.

THERE ARE MANY OUTLINES OF TOPICS AVAILABLE ON LINE ABOUT THE REFORM - GET SOME

THE 1017 PAGE BILL IS AVAILABLE FROM THE GOVERNMENT ON LINE - DOWNLOAD IT

READ FOR YOURSELF THE SECTIONS THAT YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT - SEE THE TRUTH

SOME OF THE CHANGES ARE GOOD - SOME ARE DEADLY, IF YOU ARE 65+ OR LESS THAN 4 YEARS OF AGE

THE NEWS MEDIA AND PAID POLITICAL ACTIVIST ARE NOT THE PLACE TO GET THE TRUTH