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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 07:36 AM Original message |
President Obama to Set Rules for Health Insurance Companies - eight consumer protections |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 07:45 AM Response to Original message |
1. Good start |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 08:02 AM Response to Original message |
2. Nice to see specifics |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 08:31 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Glad to see he's willing to re-regulate for-profit healthcare |
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clear eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 09:32 AM Response to Reply #4 |
18. No, single-payer is the only way to control cost effectively. |
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kickysnana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 08:06 AM Response to Original message |
3. Probably costs $24,000 a year who can afford it? n/t |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 08:33 AM Response to Original message |
5. Biggest question for the President - effective as of when? |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 09:25 AM Response to Reply #5 |
14. The crucial question. |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
6. He "wants" to be part of the reform |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 08:40 AM Response to Original message |
7. And, oh by the way, what happened to "public option" ? |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 08:58 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Does sound a little like goalpost shifting.... |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 09:06 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Not just the goalposts - we're in a whole new stadium in a different town altogether |
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clear eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 09:38 AM Response to Reply #11 |
20. Well, like Churchill famously said, |
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Teaser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 09:30 AM Response to Reply #9 |
16. nope. |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:53 AM Response to Reply #16 |
24. they live for this despair shit. i can't tell if it's funny or pathetic. |
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Teaser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 09:29 AM Response to Reply #7 |
15. uh, these principles are about the benefits the package will bring |
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clear eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 09:41 AM Response to Reply #15 |
21. Please, DO tell me what the "package" is. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 08:49 AM Response to Original message |
8. Good start, but as someone who is unemployed, I still won't be able to get insurance. nt |
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Teaser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 09:31 AM Response to Reply #8 |
17. why not? |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 09:55 AM Response to Reply #17 |
23. Health insurance companies will not sell me insurance because I'm unemployed. |
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crazylikafox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 09:05 AM Response to Original message |
10. Back to INSURANCE REFORM, not health care reform. |
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Laelth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 09:10 AM Response to Original message |
12. For-profit health care is immoral and inefficient. |
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clear eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 09:44 AM Response to Reply #12 |
22. Hope you can make it to the single-payer rally in DC tomorrow. |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
13. If passed, when will these health insurance reforms become effective. |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 09:36 AM Response to Original message |
19. When, how much and how bad will the injustice be toward |
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