'This Week': Sebelius, Specter and Hatch

What we need to see, is some truly unbiased discussion on what kind of workable model, might exist for health care, instead of listening to political wrangling over what everyone, already knows, is a bad plan.

He's making a list
Checking it twice
Going to find out who is
Naughty or Nice

Obama Man is coming to town

ORRIN HATCH needs to stay in UTAH and take care of his own flock and let the president take care of national health care . any comment he would give against government health should be considered bias and not truth full . the republicans and some confused americans beleive that the insurance industry is being fare

can't beleive that anyone would continue to beleive the insurance companies care about anything but huge profit .
it is sad and makes me sick watching lies being told to everyone in this country , it also shows the how few people hate the president for his color and that he steps out and trys to help america

Some of the places where hundreds of millions of dollars in health care costs can be saved is in:
1. Tort reform - Putting caps on medical liability claims. Medical liability insurance costs and tests made merely to protect doctors from being sued will be reduced.
2. Eliminating medical care for illegal aliens. Illegals have no legal status and have broken the law. If a felon loses the right to vote, what can we say about illegal immigrants?
3. Aiding doctors in converting from paper to computer medical records. Doctors offices are the least efficient due to a paper system that is confusing and slow to respond.
4. The shortfall for doctors and hospitals for treating any and all patients is cutrrently reflected in the cost of medical insurance. This is a for-profit means of dealing with a scoial-engineered governmental policy. Who is really to blame for the cost factor?
Obviously, these steps will be taken. So, either the cost will continue to rise or services cut back whether the government is involved or not. The government wants those who have insurance to pay for those who don't. "The problem with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." M. Thatcher.

Help! Need an answer to a healthcare question--Will the proposed healthcare plan cover 100% of the cost of a medical proceedure or only a percentage of the cost? I want to know if I will still need to purchase suplimental insurance to cover the remaining costs. If the gov't package doesn't cover all costs, I am going to be responsible for the remainder which can amount to a considerable cost.

What people have to understand is that a 10% increase year after year in whatever field you can think of, is unsustainable in the long run. Why ? Because salaries and productivity don't follow these trends of growth. Presently, premiums for private health insurances and drugs insurances are growing at those rates because health insurances don't have control over costs, quality and delivery of healthcare. And that's OK, because we don't want insurance companies or governement messing with our health. But it's still unsustainable in the long run. That it be a public or private system, in the end, it's still the taxpayer that pays the bill.
What to do? Well, you've got to think of ways to lower these enormous growth in healthcare and reinvent the system. Is a public option the way to go, well maybe but you have to look at ways to make the system performant. Why not a public option that borrows ways of doing things from business enterprises. You've got to think outside of the box.
People must first acknowledge that there's a problem. If individuals or lobbys continue with false statements on the state of healthcare in America, I think a great opportunity will have been lost for another generation.

I’m against that so call health reform plan. It is a soak the taxpayers scheme disguised in the dirty cloak of a Robin Hood tax hike. Bottom line, Robin Hood was still a hood, still is a hood, and the politicians and their propagandists are still taking the taxpayers for a ride. As a taxpayer I owe taxgetters only contempt, disdain, and derision not a penny of my money whether you communists call it taxes, welfare, or reform. Give those deadbeat taxgetters your money not mine….

Here is a question to ask,but I'm sure that nobody will: If the President uses a figure that is inflated by 100 times to describe surgical reimbursement for leg amputations.how can we trust any of his claims about the financing of this health caee plan? Simple question.

3 Libs and 1 Conservative on Roundtable? Sounds about right. There is absolutely no reason for so-called "public option" except as excuse for government to encroach into Middle Class and make new class of government dependents. Drop the "public option", halve the size and cost of bill, other details are negotiable.

It has been said that we people on medicare have to many intitlements. If madicare advantage is taken away I for one will be intitled to pay a lot more money for my health care. I would also like to know about drug costs, and where we will get the money to pay for our scripts. I have a health problem that keeps me from working outside the home, but am still active in my 70's. I worked hard all my life, saved money, and hoped for the "golden years" to be pleasant, Yea right! Someone should stop the drug companies from charging so much for our drugs? Why can we not order our drugs from Canada, as drugs are cheaper there.

URGENT MESSAGE TO MR. GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS.

Dear George, the world is witnessing the ongoing passionate debate on Health Care in the USA and many people do not foressee what is gonna be the concrete results. One of them is the Canadian Council of Churches about which I am sending you the following note:
With a view to the upcoming 2010 Interfaith Leaders' Summit, the Toronto-based Canadian Council of Churches has written to three of the largest church bodies in the United States – the National Council of Churches (NCC), The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), and the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) – to share experiences in similar debates on health care that have taken place in Canada. Noting that Canadians are aware that certain lobby groups and media outlets in the United States regularly use critical references to Canada’s health care system and interviews with Canadian citizens to support their arguments, and that a publicly administered, single-payer system such as we have in Canada has not been proposed by Washington law makers, the letter states that, “the principles guiding our health care system have an unmistakable affinity with the love of neighbour...” The experience of the Council is offered to the NCC, USCCB, and the NAE, with a view of sharing wisdom without imposition. The letter is one of solidarity, which affirms the belief that health care is a moral enterprise that must be undertaken in the advocacy work of Christian churches.

What do you think? Is there any way you might invite the three major bodies to wwhich the Canadian Council of Churches did write and engage a frank and honest debate which goes beyong the experts and Congressmen and Senators' discussions?
Thank you in advance for your kind response.

Mathias Bizimana

Orin Hatch is a LIAR and wants to sustain the profits of the insurance industry at the expense of middle class America. I wonder why he is unwilling to extend to us the same insurance coverage that he receives from the US taxpayer. LIAR LIAR LAIR

I've never watched Jake Tapper, but I am shocked at how transparently biased he is and it's a joke that ABC allows him to interview any politician. Softball questions to Arlen Spector & attempts to corner Hatch. What was even more amazing is that he would comment on Hatch's answers with facts and opinions from the other side; WHO DOES THAT? He was blatantly trying to make his own cases throughout the hour on a handful of issues by asking assumptive questions and phrasing each questions in favor of Govt Run Healthcare. At least George Steph is able to hide most of his biases for 1 hr each Sunday.

I think you did a good job, Mr. Tapper. I also think you have the best, most relevant blog on ABC.

A non-profit co-op would be a better choice than a government run "public option". However, perhaps the best way to ensure competition in the market is to remove the interstate barriers, allowing all insurers to sell plans in all states - or for co-ops to do so.
It is almost impossible today for a multi-state organization to find any plan to offer thier members.

When Orin Hatch refused to say that Sarah Palin was wrong for invoking "death panels" in her critique of the health care plan, I stopped listening. He loses all credibility after that. He's unwilling to stop an egregious lie, so what could his opinion on the more substantive points of the health care debate be worth? How can he be trusted on anything complicated if he gets the simple so wrong?

Thanks, Mr. Tapper, for not letting Mr. Hatch's reference to the Lewin Group go unchallenged. He got it in once, and I was afraid you were going to let it go, but the second time he brought it up you pointed out that the Lewin Group is operated by United Healthcare. Again, thank you for that.

my health care system works fine and has been working fine since finding a good job over 30 years ago after working at learning in school and not playing hooky and using drugs. my health care systems doesn't need reforming. what needs reforming are those lazy, drug addict deadbeats who think I'm paying for their trip trough life. Swim or sink baby cause all I have for your kind is an anchor not a lifesaver....

Senator Hatch danced around the first question and tried to put the blame on the unions and other dem. he did not mention the these townhall meetings are mainly GOP and it was a GOP ex gov. Sara palin that are making these statements. there will be a " perfect plan "

Sen. Hatch....answer the question. Do you agree in the term "Death Panel". He will not answer. Politician!!

Mr. Tapper I stopped counting the number of times you used the words DEATH PANEL..on this show. By constantly repeating those words - a pathetic lie- as somehow worthy of debate just perpetuates the misinformation and helps no-one. You should have declared it at the start as a fearmongering lie and then continued with more relevant items. I happen to be a Nurse Practitioner who would be considered evil because I work with end-of-life decisions and choices with families. It is a subject MOST doctors know very little about, nor are they willing to offer the option of palliative instead of curative treatment to their patients. I am passionate about this. All over this country older people lie hooked up to machines, suffering and slowly dying, because no-one ever stopped and offered them a choice or discussed advance directives. The fact that the money spent on maintaining a lingering death is astronomical is an unfortunate truth but is not relevant to the heart of what is wrong. All those people healthy enough to go to town meetings and shout out their long held fears of change remind me of the people who demand everything be done to save a dying person, even if it means prolonging the dying and suffering. And in a way that is exactly what they are doing with our nation's healthcare. They would rather prolong the suffering of our nation than address the real true hard issues that will improve care for all. These are mal-informed, scared people, and you appeared to be similar.
I expect more from those in the media.
You come with me to my hospital and I'll show you the reality.
JBF

Jake Tapper you did a great job this AM.
Much better and more pointed questions. Thanks for that.

Sebelius just said the end of life care
consultation she and her family received when a parent died was helpful. She then said we needed that coverage because we don't get end of life care consultations. How did her family get the consultation without gov running health care ? She stated that this consult is one of the most important times in a families lives. If it is that important, and if the time comes, I do not need to be reimbursed by Obama to do it.

Mr Tapper did a descent job with two crafty politicians. Part of the problem is we as a nation that do not fall on either side of the political agenda recognize the political rhetoric from both sides. Can we get some sincerity and politics without an agenda. Doubtful.

Orin Hatch is a LIAR Mike Deighan >>>> This is funny. You dont point anything out he misstated and you call him a liar. The fact you dont want insurance companies to make money is also a joke. I watched Rachel Maddow on NBC get stomped on when she made her sly medicaid is more efficient argument. The Congressmen (dont remember who) stated that when you add in all the fraud that Medicaid is MUCH worse less efficient than any insurance company. Basically they are using fuzzy math to make a point. And Spector looked like someone who has been beaten and knows it. He made an open invitation to Hatch to SAVE this thing. The public option looks like its going down the toilet and that would be a good thing but Obama will have burnt tons of capitol and ignited the base and democrats better get worried about 2010. Its stomping time.