Ntl Health Care Forum with Obama on now Live 2:30 Eastern

tune in here if you are interested

http://www.barackobama.com/forum/live.html

Talking about the town halls and the behavior at the town halls now

Obama to lay out plans for going forward for OFA on health care reform

There's a BIIIIIIIG difference.
Health insurance reform sounds like another handout to corporations.

A point of irritation for me, as well

nothing in the bills really being pushed in Congress guarantee access to care only access to insurance and that insurance will still have some pretty large out of pocket expenses (depending on income) that will still keep people from getting care.

Jeremy Bird, Deputy Director, Organizing for America on now, talking to the volunteer organizers who have held meetings, gone door to door to talk about urgent reform

now

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1143604.html

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz sprained her ankle and broke her leg sliding into second at a charity softball game late Tuesday. But she didn't miss a scheduled meeting at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, nor did she skip House votes

We worked hard to elect Obama for real change

We have to work boldly

This is our moment to work for health care reform and end unfair practices of health insurance industry

We need you to keep volunteering.
"The most sweeping reform of our generation is at our hands. We" must seize it."


Again with the health INSURANCE reform, not health CARE reform

"Nothing more important than EVERY American has affordable coverage that cannot be taken away from them"

then Obama!

It must be a talking point she said "we have to get health care... insurance reform passed."

It seems like they have changed it.

Let's see what O'Bama has to say on this!

That was my point early. They mix it up all the time.

speaking now on her efforts to lead in her state

"Yes we can" shouts in the audience

referencing the campaign and what change meant for them, knocking on doors, phone calls

But winning was just the beginning

just win the election, or lose the election.
Some of us have been in this fight for 30, 40, 50, 60, or more years. We know we have to be vigilant even when one of our guys get in.

Let's see if Obama calls it insurance reform or care reform. That will tell me which direction this fight should go.

He just said it

going over what his administration has gotten done

Recovery program - cobra, unemployment insurance, tax cut for 95% working families, thousands of people back to work on infrastructure jobs - stabilization of financial system. Housing crisis, auto cos, etc.

Lift ban on Stem Cell Research

Ntl Service bill

Lilly Ledbetter Act

Credit card COnsumer protection

To paraphrase.

It will help keep insurers honest etc., etc.,

if you like your doc, you can keep doc

if you like your health ins plan, you can keep it

if you do not have health ins, we intend to provide affordable option - a menu of options and help to make premiums more affordable

One of the options is a public option - been a lot of confusion about this - market place where people can select ins plan that works best for them. If a public option is in there, keeps ins cos honest, it means that not only do ins cos have to abide by regs but they have to compete with insuring that Am people get decent health care

We want to make sure ins cos can't prevent you from getting ins because of pre-existing conditions

no life time caps

Keep ins if you get sick, lose your job or change jobs

bring down sky rocketing costs

We want to make Medicare more efficient - get rid of donut hole in prescription drug plan

just waved to those of us at home, lol :hi:

Now answering three questions and more from the audience

"What do you think is most compelling arguement for Health reform?"

...where you get to choose from a menu of options...the Public Option will be only ONE option.

explaining misinformation because hse thought his plan was only public option

retired health care administrator, new OFA community organizer "Are we winning support from members of Congress? ... Are we making a difference?"

best defense is the 'truth'" Going on to dispel myths.....

Where are these lies coming from?

Obama, making joke reference to Fox News

They are coming from planets far and wide to the US, because we have the best health care anywhere!
:sarcasm:

discussing its origin - referring to provision in House bill permitting reimbursement for counseling that Repubs even introduced in Prescription drug bill for terminally ill patients passed by Repubs

it "Scared Grandma"

a disinterested third party who can validate what is true and what is untrue because they're not bound by ideology.

The term "disinterested third party" is used in human services and counseling situations to indicate someone who can listen to two sides who are at odds with each other.

horseshoecrab

edit for spelling

the truth.

I have two wonderful children and 4 grandchildren so I'm working for them ...you've been outrageously good in trying to get a bipartisan bill ... but America needs this to happen ... and you know that, so where are you going to go?

We are just going to continue to see if they can get a product done. At some point, they will get it done or not. My intent is to get a good product which includes Repub ideals ...but my obligation to AM. people is we are going to get this done one way or another.

We are going to get this done one way or another!"

Seemed like that was going to happen whether or not any Republicans signed on or not.

I personally am not thrilled about that statement, since I believe that just about every single Republican idea has been about watering down the legislation.

When she talks to people in her town, it all Comes down to money - who's gonna pay for it?

Obama - the public option is just one component

only one component of the overall plan...."

up your pants" WTF? Could it be more convoluted and obscure?

meaning that both were different ways of approaching the same problem - keeping the pants up (Reform in general)

I thought the questioner was looking for an affirmation about the public option and I don't think he (or I) got that.

Also need new regulations for insurance cos

large number of young adults wondering where they fall in health reform plan - how does your plan account for these young people?

We've proposed to extend number of years these folks can stay on their health plan...

to get these people insured

will help loweer health care costs. childhood obesity rates less active lifestyles. programs need to be required to include prevention, and wellness. poor school lunches/distribution/ suggests local farmers to distribute healthy food to schools.j


glad to hear this as part of Health care reform.

fighting that narrative - we are going to prove they are wrong
with your help, we are going to get this done for the American people.

and couldn't post :hi:

what he meant about the public option just being a part among many aspects of health reform, and reinforced his support. It's good that he also dispelled myths, and talked a lot about cost containment, and how the reforms would be paid for. First time i've heard requirements for insurers to promote prevention and wellness, and we need to promote healthy eating and exercise. In other forums he's also promoted best practices of delivery- mayo/cleveland clinic models for cost control. When he and the media focuses too much on the "public option" then the RW just thinks it's a big expensive government takeover that THEY personally are going to have to pay for.