Health Care Reform Is "just going to be like Christmas"

By Duane Lester - March 23, 2010 - 8 Comments -

Quote of the day from the recipient:

“It’s just going to be like Christmas,” said DeCarlo Flythe, who lost health coverage for his family when he was laid off almost three years ago. “It’s going to be great. You know, no worries (about) the bills. We are going to go ahead and pay our co-pay and be alright.”

I have health insurance. I have to worry about the bills. I even get to pay my premiums.

Now I get to pay his also.

Here’s a picture to illustrate how this works:

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Martin

Which GOP House or Senate member had the foresight to see insurance as a big deal and introduce tort reform and state line cross purchasing when they had the house/senate and a no veto president? Can someone help me. I cannot find those folks.
Martin

Which GOP House or Senate member had the foresight to see insurance as a big deal and introduce tort reform and state line cross purchasing when they had the house/senate and a no veto president? Can someone help me. I cannot find those folks.
http://www.rightofanation.com Scott

This is reminiscent of the lady at one of Obama’s speeches who was interviewed, saying something along the lines of “I can’t wait until Obama is elected so then I don’t have to worry about buying gas and paying my mortgage.”

The sad thing is, to a certain extent, she was actually sort of right, at least about some of the mortgage part.
.-= Scott´s last blog ..Healthcare bill to help “control the people” =-.
http://www.rightofanation.com Scott

This is reminiscent of the lady at one of Obama’s speeches who was interviewed, saying something along the lines of “I can’t wait until Obama is elected so then I don’t have to worry about buying gas and paying my mortgage.”

The sad thing is, to a certain extent, she was actually sort of right, at least about some of the mortgage part.
.-= Scott´s last blog ..Healthcare bill to help “control the people” =-.
http://www.rightofanation.com Scott

Also, you mentioned premiums.

As I recently posted on my own site, there apparently is going to be a $750 fine for people who don’t get health insurance, and it is no longer legal for health insurers to deny coverage because of pre-existing conditions.

What is stopping me from paying the $750 fine (which is cheaper than my health insurance) and just getting an insurance plan whenever I need to go the hospital, when I get in a wreck, when I need a surgery, etc.?
.-= Scott´s last blog ..Healthcare bill to help “control the people” =-.
http://www.rightofanation.com Scott

Also, you mentioned premiums.

As I recently posted on my own site, there apparently is going to be a $750 fine for people who don’t get health insurance, and it is no longer legal for health insurers to deny coverage because of pre-existing conditions.

What is stopping me from paying the $750 fine (which is cheaper than my health insurance) and just getting an insurance plan whenever I need to go the hospital, when I get in a wreck, when I need a surgery, etc.?
.-= Scott´s last blog ..Healthcare bill to help “control the people” =-.
http://starboard.blogtownhall.com Doug Edelman

Now that the Pelosi House has rammed ObamaCare through and the President has signed it, opponents of the legislation have been wringing their hands over what to do next. “REPEAL” they shout.
The Obamabot Mainstream Media has already begun the counter-assault by framing the repeal argument as taking back goodies that people are celebrating as “Christmas gifts”! And, of course, taking away something now perceived as an “entitlement” is very difficult.
We must shift our emphasis. The very distraction that caused the bill to pass… focusing on minutiae rather than the overarching unconstitutional power grab and curtailment of liberty… is now threatening any efforts to keep this abomination legislation from going forward.
The uninformed see the bill as a cookiejar of goodies for them. The media hypes “how can you take that away?”
The stock market does not see an immediate drag on the economy, though one is coming down the pike. They do see goodies for Big Pharma. The market rises, and the media hypes “see, Wall Street likes ObamaCare”. (Never mind that Germany’s economy grew after the Enabling Act gave Hitler dictatorial powers… but we all know the results on liberty!)
So what to do?
Firstly, the narrative must focus NOT on abortion, deficits, spending, death panels or any other minutiae. The focus must be on unconstitutional usurping of power and limitation on individual liberty.
Next, along with the states’ lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of ObamaCare, efforts should be made to secure a restraining order from the Supreme Court to prevent ANY provisions of the act from being implemented pending the outcome of legal challenges to it’s constitutionality.
In addition, the Republicans should come together NOW and craft the alternative healthcare reform they WOULD have liked passed. Tort Reform, purchases across state lines, small-business cooperative group purchases, etc – and INCLUDING the acceptable provisions from ObamaCare such as the pre-existing condition changes and denial of coverage changes. The new bill would also begin with the phrasing to the effect that, “ObamaCare is repealed in its entirety and replaced with the following.”
They should ALL Co-Sponsor this bill – written IDENTICALLY in the House and Senate, and introduce the bill as soon as it’s written. (Yes, it will never see the light of day in a committe of the 111th Congress.) They should post this “Healthcare Reform Repair Act of 2010” bill online, and all conservative candidates, whether incumbents or challengers, should pledge and campaign that the first act of a conservative majority after the election would be to pass the Healthcare Reform Repair Act!
By writing INTO the repeal legislation the REPLACEMENT legislation, and by KEEPING the “goodies” that have been touted in ObamaCare while repealing the Government Takeover… we not only win the policy and ideological battles, but the propaganda battle for public opinion.
The Progressives have awakened the sleeping conservative giant. They have no idea how big and strong that giant is. We have lost a battle, but are regrouping for a counterattack which will decimate their movement.
http://starboard.blogtownhall.com Doug Edelman

Now that the Pelosi House has rammed ObamaCare through and the President has signed it, opponents of the legislation have been wringing their hands over what to do next. “REPEAL” they shout.
The Obamabot Mainstream Media has already begun the counter-assault by framing the repeal argument as taking back goodies that people are celebrating as “Christmas gifts”! And, of course, taking away something now perceived as an “entitlement” is very difficult.
We must shift our emphasis. The very distraction that caused the bill to pass… focusing on minutiae rather than the overarching unconstitutional power grab and curtailment of liberty… is now threatening any efforts to keep this abomination legislation from going forward.
The uninformed see the bill as a cookiejar of goodies for them. The media hypes “how can you take that away?”
The stock market does not see an immediate drag on the economy, though one is coming down the pike. They do see goodies for Big Pharma. The market rises, and the media hypes “see, Wall Street likes ObamaCare”. (Never mind that Germany’s economy grew after the Enabling Act gave Hitler dictatorial powers… but we all know the results on liberty!)
So what to do?
Firstly, the narrative must focus NOT on abortion, deficits, spending, death panels or any other minutiae. The focus must be on unconstitutional usurping of power and limitation on individual liberty.
Next, along with the states’ lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of ObamaCare, efforts should be made to secure a restraining order from the Supreme Court to prevent ANY provisions of the act from being implemented pending the outcome of legal challenges to it’s constitutionality.
In addition, the Republicans should come together NOW and craft the alternative healthcare reform they WOULD have liked passed. Tort Reform, purchases across state lines, small-business cooperative group purchases, etc – and INCLUDING the acceptable provisions from ObamaCare such as the pre-existing condition changes and denial of coverage changes. The new bill would also begin with the phrasing to the effect that, “ObamaCare is repealed in its entirety and replaced with the following.”
They should ALL Co-Sponsor this bill – written IDENTICALLY in the House and Senate, and introduce the bill as soon as it’s written. (Yes, it will never see the light of day in a committe of the 111th Congress.) They should post this “Healthcare Reform Repair Act of 2010” bill online, and all conservative candidates, whether incumbents or challengers, should pledge and campaign that the first act of a conservative majority after the election would be to pass the Healthcare Reform Repair Act!
By writing INTO the repeal legislation the REPLACEMENT legislation, and by KEEPING the “goodies” that have been touted in ObamaCare while repealing the Government Takeover… we not only win the policy and ideological battles, but the propaganda battle for public opinion.
The Progressives have awakened the sleeping conservative giant. They have no idea how big and strong that giant is. We have lost a battle, but are regrouping for a counterattack which will decimate their movement.