So we aren't looking for something to replace medicare/medicaid, but rather we want...

SamCooke

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Sat Jun-13-09 02:57 PM
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So we aren't looking for something to replace medicare/medicaid, but rather we want...

a health care plan that keeps medicare and medicaid but just adds the uninsured ton it. Is this correct? If so, I don't like this now. I see where the republicans are coming from. I though we were going to scrap medicare/medicaid and replace it with something better. Now it seems we are just trying to add to it.

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elehhhhna

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Sat Jun-13-09 03:19 PM
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1. let's build on the good parts of it, rather than reinvent the wheel, eh?

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firedupdem

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Sat Jun-13-09 03:20 PM
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2. You see where the republicans are coming from?... n/t

Edited on Sat Jun-13-09 03:20 PM by firedupdem

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MadMaddie

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Sat Jun-13-09 03:23 PM
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3. Here is the thing

Medicare and Medicaid actually are the few things that are actually working. They only need to be tweaked and updated for 2009 environment.

The problem the Repugs have with it is that the Insurance Companies have absolutely no say in those programs.

We need to be vigilant about what they are doing because if they make a mistake America's health system (what's left of it) will come apart and we will have more Americans dying from treatable and manageable health care issues.

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SamCooke

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Sat Jun-13-09 03:53 PM
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4. how can u tweak something that is bankrupting the country though? nt

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Mojorabbit

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Sat Jun-13-09 04:42 PM
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6. You can rewrite

the part of the medicare drug plan so that the govt can negotiate lower prices for drugs. That would save millions alone. There are a lot of tweaks that could be made but I don't think paying providers lower than they are doing now will work. They are already paying family practice docs next to nothing.

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Turbineguy

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Sat Jun-13-09 04:36 PM
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5. It would seem the proper way to do it

is to build on the system we have now, rather than put in a new and "ideal" system that will create chaos. Since medical is now such a large part of GDP do we want it in chaos? Will that help?

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Skittles

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Mon Jun-15-09 10:02 PM
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7. maybe the real reason you "see where the repukes are coming from" is

you ARE a fucking repuke

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grantcart

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Mon Jun-15-09 10:16 PM
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9. he can't hear you, he has pizza in his ears.

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grantcart

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Mon Jun-15-09 10:16 PM
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8. Sam you came back from the dead!!!!!!!!!!! How did you do it?????

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rasputin1952

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Mon Jun-15-09 10:18 PM
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10. I was going to lock this one, as I missed it earlier...but, I figure a little

Kick the Corpse can't hurt...:evilgrin:

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NYC_SKP

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Mon Jun-15-09 11:33 PM
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11. LO f'n L!!!

I remember a certain Obamamessiah flameout thread last year that was unlocked for a thorough pulverization.

WOOT!

:P

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