House, pass the Senate bill. Senate, pass a 'clean-up' bill. Gut it up! Show us you can govern!

[flpoljunkie]

Failure is not an option.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

1. Gut the Senate bill

so what needs to be done is to pass something that benefits people especially the poor directly. Gut the Senate bill.

Cut prescription costs.
Reduce and cap hospital charges and costs of medical equipment and drugs.
Cap health insurance premiums and subject health insurance companies to a windfall tax (so they can't raise premiums to compensate).
Insurance companies have to allow pre-existing conditions
etc etc

Then we can get on to the states having their own health systems like Sakatchewan Canada with Fed government start up money. Start pilot schemes.

(don't tell me we can't afford it when we are spending billions on futile wars and lining the pockets of Wall Street!

psst... http://www.health.gov.sk.ca/health-system

[flpoljunkie]

2. What you desire is not within the realm of the possible.

[Nite Owl]

3. That's the way to go

let the Senate bill die.