Americans need to DEMAND that their health care system does NOT INCLUDE PROFIT

[mudesi]

That is the bottom line.

Any system that includes individuals making a profit is not universal health care and never will be universal health care.

Single payer, government funded through taxation, equal and fair access to all regardless of income is what America must demand.

No "subsidized mandatory health insurance", and no "two tiered public/private hybrid system".

Until profit is removed, people will die.

[gateley]

1. How do we do that? nt

[laconicsax]

3. HR 676

Rotting in committee since January 24th of last year.

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:h.r.00676:

[gateley]

5. Thank you. Maybe we could wage an e-mail campaign like Wexler is doing?

There needs to be a DELUGE of input from us. I'll definitely call my reps and some others, but it's going to take more than my raspy voice to light a fire.

[harun]

2. It just crazy the number of people who don't understand that point

Health Care != Health Profits

First step of any good health plan will be to make for profit health insurance a thing of the past. Once all the Health Insurers are non-profits we can move to the next step (which a lot more are needed but that is the first).

[lurky]

4. Thank you.

I don't like the idea of giving mandatory profits to the insurance industry under penalty of fine. Just doesn't sit right.

[JCMach1]

6. Exactly as capitalism and free markets require 'true' choice

that doesn't exist in the medical arena...