GOP: Dems ignoring public's health care concerns

[babylonsister]

Oh my. The irony is so thick here. Who is ignoring what? :crazy:

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GOP: Dems ignoring public's health care concerns


WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Democratic-run Congress is ignoring the public's concerns in the rush to pass legislation to overhaul the nation's health care system, Republicans say.

"The American people expect us to get this right and to do it in an open, honest and bipartisan debate. That's what they deserve," said Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., in his party's radio and Internet address Saturday. "But thats not what theyre getting from the Democrats on Capitol Hill."

The Senate Finance Committee is the last of five committees to take up health care legislation, which tops President Barack Obama's domestic agenda.

The committee chairman, Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., negotiated with top Republicans for weeks before talks broke down. Baucus' bill leaves out a primary demand of many Democrats - a government insurance option - and it has a lower price tag than other Democratic proposals.

But Isakson and other Republicans say it's still too costly and would require too much government intrusion into the health care system. Only one Republican, Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine, appears to be considering supporting it.

At its core, the bill is designed to expand health insurance coverage to millions of people who lack it, employing a new system of federal subsidies for lower-income individuals and families and establishing an insurance exchange in which coverage would have federally guaranteed benefits.

Insurance companies would be prohibited from refusing to sell insurance based on a person's health history, and limits would be imposed on higher premiums based on age.

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[TheCowsCameHome]

1. Straight from the Weekly Hypocrite Address. Johnny is Buffoon of the Week

These people make me sick to my stomach.

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2. Oh, are we back to the "rush" meme?

Yeah, this 90 year process is just happening too fast! The Republicans can't wrap their little heads around the concept. Everybody slow down, it's just toooooo complicated! If the reform fails to benefit even one fatcat Republican (imagine having to wait in a doctor's office with the hoi polloi!), it will ignore so many public concerns. Some of which aren't even real, but must be addressed anyway.

You want to talk about "rushed" legislation, GOP? Let's start with Terri Schiavo. You want to talk about that? Hmmm?