Impeding changes to our Health Care system

Originally Posted by classicman

Oh and you STILL haven't address what he said - still going on about nothing ... as usual.

WHat he said, in effect, is that the House and Senate Democrats are not in full agreement and the White House was engaged in the process to get the Senate bill passed so that they move on to the next step that will result in a consensus bill.

So what?

We know there are disagreements between the House and Senate and changes will need to be made that wont please either side 100 percent.

That is how the process works. It is called compromise and consensus building. ...but of course, you guys will nitpick the differences and blow them out of proportion or suggest it has never happened before.

And in the end, they will agree that it would be a huge mistake to throw out a good bill in pursuit of the perfect bill.

[classicman]

Originally Posted by Redux

but of course, you guys will nitpick the differences and blow them out of proportion or suggest it has never happened before.

And in the end, they will agree that it would be a huge mistake to throw out a good bill in pursuit of the perfect bill.

IMO, which I am fully entitled to have whether you like it or not, as it currently stands we as a nation are going to be saddled with an ineffective bill that doesn't truly address the cost or "reform" of our nations heath care issues. What we are doing is insuring 30 million more people (good thing) without knowing exactly how we are going to logistically provide care for them.

Originally Posted by classicman

IWhat we are doing is insuring 30 million more people (good thing) without knowing exactly how we are going to logistically provide care for them.

What you dont seem willing to acknowledge is that what we are also doing for those 200+ million currently insured is to provide unprecedented security in knowing that they wont have coverage being denied or go broke as a result of a health issue (among other benefits)....and by most objective analyses, they wont see their health care costs continue to rise at the current unmanageable rate (over 100% in the last 10 years).

BTW, one reason for the delay for the Insurance Exchange for those 30 million more people (in addition to writing the regs) is to build greater capacity and efficiencies.

IMO...it is not a "blll just for the sake of a bill". I have said repeatedly that it is far from perfect, but what you guys wont acknowledge is that it provides real reform for the first time ever that will touch most Americans in a positive way.

And yet, those opposed still have never offered a better alternative.