AP Source: Obama to add GOP ideas to health plan

[Bluebear]

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama will incorporate Republican ideas on medical malpractice reform and trying to rid the health care system of waste and abuse in a revised proposal he hopes jump-starts his stalled overhaul drive, a Democratic official told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

Obama planned to send a letter to Democratic congressional leaders later in the day detailing his plan and make a statement at the White House on Wednesday.

A Democratic official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the White House had not released the letter, said the plan would include expanding the use of fraud investigators disguised as patients to uncover waste and abuse. The plan also would expand pilot programs on medical malpractice reform and would address health savings accounts and Medicaid providers.

Obama's announcement is not likely to win any votes from Republicans, who want the president to tear up the existing bills and start over. Nor is there any guarantee that Democratic leaders will agree to incorporate the administration's suggestions in revised legislation. But it could give wavering Democrats political cover by showing the White House has been willing to compromise in the wake of last week's televised bipartisan health care summit.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100302/ap_on_bi_ge/us_health_care_overhaul

[ThomWV]

1. Well, there's the solution to health care reform - put spies in the system

[Bluebear]

17. That's correct.Undercover spies will solve the dilemma of the uninsured.

:silly:

[Winterblues]

21. T.I.A. ~ bring back Poindexter

[yurbud]

2. doctors will not practice any medicine influenced by the theory of evolution

or procedures developed with stem cells.

Gay doctors will wear pink triangles and required to wear a red flashing light and siren, so homophobic patients can choose not to be served by them.

[katandmoon]

3. Fucking pathetic.

[mac56]

4. Remember, this is exactly what he offered to do during the State of the Union.

I don't see why anyone is surprised.

[Bluebear]

19. He offered to put undercover spies into the system?

[mac56]

29. "incorporate Republican ideas",

wise guy.

[mac56]

30. dupe

[tularetom]

5. Guess what - they still won't vote for it

How long is this shit going to continue.

Just adopt the goddamn thing and go on.

[xultar]

6. +1

[Triana]

7. They have dragged this out entirely too long. RAM it through there

WITH a strong public option - that's what REPUBLICANS DO when THEY want something done. They DO NOT WASTE A YEAR AND A HALF pussyfooting around whining about "bipartisanship". People are SICK of this issue (literally and otherwise) and they have NO idea what is or is not even in the damned bill from day to day anymore.

We HAVE OTHER ISSUES to attend to, as well.

GET.

IT.

DONE.

And then MOVE ON to the next issue. I have never SEEN such a passel of timid, pantywaist NINNIES as this administration.

[tekisui]

37. I've been saying that for a year.

I just hope we aren't still saying it next year. But, who knows?

[DJ13]

8. I have an unusual idea

How about he adds some DEMOCRATIC ideas for a nice change of pace?

[saracat]

14. No kidding.

[Bluebear]

25. That would be refreshing!

[Better Today]

9. Depending on what "addressing" health savings account and Medicaid means,

I don't see this as a bad thing, outside the fact that the bill sucks in general. This is no worse than where we stand right now with the existing Senate bill. Again depending entirely with what the hell "address health savings accounts and Medicaid providers" means.

[saracat]

10. Making a bad bill worse.Godammit. WHY IS HE KISSING THEIR ASS? STILL?

They aren't gonna vote for it.

[mmonk]

11. Anyone who needs cover isn't on our side.

[Bluebear]

33. .

[democrank]

12. I`m going to start celebrating any minute now.

Republican ideas in Obama`s health plan? YAY!!!! I love Republican ideas.


Republicans have added so much to our Torture Policy, our Pre-emptive Strike Policy, our Shame the Poor Policy, our Make Gays Pay policy, our Crush the Unions Policy,our Flat Earth Policy, our Tax Breaks for the Wealthiest of the Wealthy Policy,our Let`s Flip Burgers and not Build Anything Policy,Our Let`s Hire Out-Of-Control Mercenaries Policy, Our Let`s Blow Up the Middle East Policy. Our Let`s Hate Teachers but Love AIG CEOs Policy.

Yes, indeedy. Let`s join hands with President Obama`s friends across the aisle and help them help America.

[G_j]

13. you mean Death Panels?

that is a GOP idea.

[Duer 157099]

15. Only if it is the "blank sheet of paper" idea

I mean, just insert a blank sheet, you know, the kind that says right on it:

"This sheet left intentionally blank"

and let everyone know that you included their idea.

Solved. Next?

[amborin]

16. the Senate version, which Obama backs, is itself a rethug plan:

[Tailormyst]

18. Grrrrrrrrr

[FiveGoodMen]

20. Exhibit #3541 that Obama is not on our side.

[c brand]

22. Insurers profit enhancement bill is now "Insurers profit guarantee & tort protection act"

[bluethruandthru]

23. Why is it that Obama's still bending over for the republicans?

Maybe I'm a little thick...but why does he keep offering them more and more? I wish he'd spend as much time and effort trying to make the American people happy as he does the repukes.

[ClassWarrior]

24. You mean there are still some that he HASN'T added?

NGU.

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

26. So if "Obama's announcement is not likely to win any votes from Republicans"

...then why add them?

[corpseratemedia]

27. Now that republiks are every day proving themselves to be the Eugenics Party,

why would anyone negotiate with them or use their ideas?
It's like kow-towing to the Nazi Party. That's what it looks like.


The WH needs to stop negotiating with eugenicists, period.

[Smashcut]

28. So: Mandated purchase of private insurance, no public option, and malpractice reform

That's what we're getting under this "Democratic" president.

[Bluebear]

32. nodding

[Nite Owl]

35. I think we got fooled big time

Obama was my very first Republican vote.

[QC]

31. Maybe now the Republicans will finally love him!

If not, maybe betraying two or three more Democratic constituencies will do the trick. It's always worth a try!

[Bluebear]

34. In the end, they will vote no anyhow.

But that's chess.

[QC]

36. I'm glad you finally understand.

He is playing intergalactic googledimensional chess, while we just sit here flailing vainly at our withered little members.