Beware of deals devised behind politics' closed doors

[Mari333]

Delaware Online.


The Health Care Act being crafted by special interests in Washington is modeled after the Massachusetts Health Care Act.

When the Mass-Care single payer Coalition placed their excellent Massachusetts Act on the Massachusetts ballot a few years ago, it was only defeated by a 51 to 49 margin although they were outspent 60 to one by special interest fearmongers and dishonest propagandists
Since implementing this law, here are some of its results as reported by Mass-Care and the two Massachusetts physicians who founded the Physicians for a National Health Program:



Massachusetts has the highest health care costs in the world; their small businesses experience insurance premium increases from 25 to 40 percent;


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[branders seine]

2. it's a win-win for the politicians' constituents...

the insurance and drug companies

[shopgreen]

3. "5 percent can’t afford the cost and are fined one thousand dollars;" I have

all along that the current senate bill is nothing but a remake of the Mass Kennedy bill!!

.....Quantcast

When the Mass-Care single payer Coalition placed their excellent Massachusetts Act on the Massachusetts ballot a few years ago, it was only defeated by a 51 to 49 margin although they were outspent 60 to one by special interest fearmongers and dishonest propagandists.

This scared the bejabbers out of these special interests who then bought enough state legislators’ votes to pass their act, which was signed into law by former Republican Gov. Mitt Romney.

Since implementing this law, here are some of its results as reported by Mass-Care and the two Massachusetts physicians who founded the Physicians for a National Health Program:

Massachusetts has the highest health care costs in the world; their small businesses experience insurance premium increases from 25 to 40 percent;

And of its citizens the law requires to purchase health care insurance, 25 percent can’t afford the cost and are fined one thousand dollars; and the act caused the closing of two Boston hospitals serving low-income communities.

During his campaign, President Obama pledged open, transparent C-Span coverage of this important national issue.

Political reality gave us closed, locked-door special interest deals.

Dr. Floyd McDowell Sr

[gateley]

4. As a DUer said when the topic was airing hearings on C-Span -- ALL political

deals are done behind closed doors.

[babylonsister]

5. Thank you. What deals aren't done behind closed doors, everywhere? nt