Comments on: A Sign that Obama Plans to Act on Healthcare Immediately

By: Unstable Isotope

Unstable Isotope — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:12:35 +0000

I read there’s already negotiations with the insurance companies. They’re agreeing to dropping the pre-existing conditions clause in exchange for a mandate for all. What do you all think? I think this is a pretty fair trade because you don’t want people to go without and then sign up only when they’re sick. It seems to me that Obama is a pragmatist and is going to try to work within the existing system, so I think it will take some incrementalism before we have one that really works for everyone.

By: xstryker

xstryker — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:26:29 +0000

Anyway, we’ll probably get something incremental. I doubt Tom Carper or Joe Lieberman (or Mark Pryor or Ben Nelson or Diane Feinstein) would vote for single payer. Stupid DINOs.

By: xstryker

xstryker — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:25:17 +0000

Then Daschle can implement Ted Kennedy’s plan.

By: liz

liz — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:18:27 +0000

You can read Daschles plan on line. It’s not single payer or anything close to it. Keeping those for profit’s firmly in place.

By: Unstable Isotope

Unstable Isotope — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:56:26 +0000

It’s more expensive to do nothing at all IMO.

By: Unstable Isotope

Unstable Isotope — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:55:42 +0000

So true pandora! I have the feeling fiscal “conservatism” is going to make a comeback!

By: pandora

pandora — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:24:31 +0000

I find it ironic that after 8 years of spending like drunken sailors republicans are suddenly concerned about what things cost.

By: Mike Protack

Mike Protack — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:20:01 +0000

I agree fixing health care is essential, we offered Delacare which was universal health care but the Washington solution is very very expensive and the money is not there.

Any plan which passes muster with Democrats will cost too much and any plan that passes muster with the GOP won’t cover everyone.

I wonder what Daschle’s wife will get out of this post. She has been a lobbyist for years.

By: cassandra_m

cassandra_m — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:55:25 +0000

And while we're fixing healthcare, we ought to really put more teeth in Privacy Laws so this crap doesn't happen.

By: Unstable Isotope

Unstable Isotope — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:32:45 +0000

I’m actually pretty impressed with the action on healthcare so far. It looks like coordination between the executive and legislative is already happening. Obama really has his act together, and Ted Kennedy is ready to leave one last contribution.

By: h.

h. — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:02:09 +0000

Very true statement Pandora.

By: David

David — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:59:35 +0000

Fixing healthcare could be the best boost industry could get other than the credit market.

By: pandora

pandora — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:53:49 +0000

True. You can’t walk down the street in D.C. without getting hit with a healthcare plan!

By: cassandra_m

cassandra_m — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:52:13 +0000

I’d bet on Colin Powell to NOT come back to government in a formal position, altho I think you are quite right that Education is his current mission in life…

By: xstryker

xstryker — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:50:28 +0000

Hagel could go to Homeland Security, Napolitano could go to Education, and Colin Powell could go enjoy his retirement. Anything he got would be a demotion anyway.