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I'm guessing Obama is going to turn this debate on its head. He needs to take all the Republican Talking Points and aim them squarely at the current system. For example:
- Republicans are right to fear Death Panels. There are Death Panels every day as part of Insurance Companies who deny claims. Americans who pay their premiums are suddenly dropped when they become sick and forced into Medical Bankruptcy to be followed in many cases by death. - Republicans are right to fear involvement by Bureaucrats who say what medicines they can have and what treatments they can receive. It happens every day with Insurance Company Bureaucrats who dictate what medicines a doctor can prescribe or a treatment he can give. They also are strong handed when it comes to paying the doctors, hospitals and pharmacies for their services and often times delay payment to these services for more than 6 months. Needless to say, the insurance companies have a direct hand in the credit crisis. - Republicans are correct to worry about rationing of health care. It's already happening. More than 50 million Americans who cannot afford healthcare are going without it. - Republicans are right to raise issues of cost to the government. Because people can't afford healthcare, they are not going to the doctor when they should be, putting the load on the emergency rooms and hospitals who will never get paid and must rely on government funds to keep them operational.
All of the issues Republicans raise against a Public Option are already caused by Private Insurance. Putting a Public Option in place will actually solve these issues while remaining deficit neutral. A Public Option is the most efficient way to solve the Health Care Crisis.
Of course, he will do a much better job than I've outlined here, but I get the feeling this is in line with what he is going to say.
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