Top 10 Reasons to Kill the Senate Health Care Bill

[Better Believe It]

10 Reasons to Kill the Senate Bill
By Jane Hamsher
December 21, 2009

Top 10 Reasons to Kill Senate Health Care Bill

1. Forces you to pay up to 8% of your income to private insurance corporations - whether you want to or not

2. If you refuse to buy the insurance, you'll have to pay penalties of up to 2% of your annual income to the IRS.

3. Many will be forced to buy poor-quality insurance they can't afford to use, with $11,900 in annual out-of-pocket expenses over and above their annual premiums

4. Massive restriction on a woman's right to choose, designed to trigger a challenge to Roe v. Wade in the Supreme Court

5. Paid for by taxes on the middle class insurance plan you have right now through your employer, causing them to cut back benefits and increase co-pays

6. Many of the taxes to pay for the bill start now, but most Americans won't see any benefits - like an end to discrimination against those with preexisting conditions - until 2014 when the program begins.

7. Allows insurance companies to charge people who are older 300% more than others

8. Grants monopolies to drug companies that will keep generic versions of expensive biotech drugs from ever coming to market.

9. No re-importation of prescription drugs, which would save consumers $100 billion over 10 years

10. The cost of medical care will continue to rise, and insurance premiums for a family of four will rise an average of $1,000 a year - meaning in 10 years, your family's insurance premium will be $10,000 more annually than it is right now.



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-There are many other good reasons to oppose the health insurance industry bill, but this is a start. One thing not being considered is what will happen in 2013 to this legislation if the Republicans regain control of Congress and the White House in the 2012 elections. You can be sure they will make this terrible bill even worse in the name of "reform". If anyone thinks this bill will be improved with incremental reforms such as a strong public option (making the assumption that Democrats will increase their majority in Congress in 2010-2012!) is living in political fantasyland.-

[uponit7771]

1. Do I get medical care with the 2% "penaltie"...Hell, I'm starting to like this bill even more now

TIA

[Better Believe It]

2. No you don't. However, you do get to pay the fine!

[frazzled]

5. Think again: yes you do

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If you don't have employer-based coverage, Medicare, Medicaid, or anything else, and premiums won't cost more than 8 percent of your monthly income, and you refuse to purchase insurance, at that point, you will be assessed a penalty of up to 2 percent of your annual income. In return for that, you get guaranteed treatment at hospitals and an insurance system that allows you to purchase full coverage the moment you decide you actually need it. In the current system, if you don't buy insurance, and then find you need it, you'll likely never be able to buy insurance again. There's a very good case to be made, in fact, that paying the 2 percent penalty is the best deal in the bill.

[clear eye]

7. We've always been able to get treated at public hospitals, but

the bill comes immediately afterward.

[damntexdem]

3. Too late -- now, it's improve in conference, or ...

ten reasons to kill the conference bill.

[frazzled]

4. Top 10 reasons why this is BS (except #7)

But #7 is being fixed, apparently, as we speak. Why do you people buy into this crap?

Read: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2009/12/jane_hamshers_10_reaons_to_kil.html#more

[NashVegas]

6. Crazy

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