What Does the President’s Promise "You'll Be Able to Keep Your Health Care Plan, Period," Really Mean?

For those of you out there who have health care already or are providing it to your employees of course you see no problem with our health care as it is today! But what about those who have no health care. It's not about you and you alone! it's about those who are dying on the streets who can't even walk into a hospital and get the appropriate care because of people in this countrys greed. You can go to any other country and receive the proper care immediatley without having to do as much as give your name and in order for us to that if I have to pay a few more dollars in taxes I would rather it go to helping another than into the pockets of the greedy. I work in the health care industry. I do all the billing to the insurance companies and they spend more time trying to get out of paying then anything else! They are not worried about patients receiving care and getting better. It's all about $$$. Our health care system is not working for all of us only those who can afford it! That's rediculous, we were once the country that everyone envyed now we are the most feared and greedy country! That is not because of President Obama it's because we aloud a crook to run this country for 8 years!!!! Health care reform is not going to hurt us, it is going to help us. It's going to show that there are still people out there that care about others. It will be the begining of refacing our defaced country! We should stand by each other not step over the dying man on the street!

Do you have more and brighter ideas or solutions, approach or whatever you may call it than President Obama's stratagem? If you have, call the press and speak up!

Wow...most of these comments are terrifying. Not terrifying in a "good way" but terrifying in a "I can't believe I live in the same country as these paranoid schizophrenic people way". I put up with George Bush for 8 long years...quit whining because you have to put up with Obama. That is how a democracy works...sometimes your guy loses.

loved Watcher's comments above that said: note to ABC News, read these comments! It is very obvious from reading all the comments here that the American people are not dumb, quite the antithesis! i would not be surprised if ABC is not storing all of our email addresses for the new bho admin, as we will very soon all be targets of the government at the new "terrorists" of the country. Good job everyone...very articulate and very well expressed. now lets keep up the fight! We want our freedoms back!

I believe that Obama can do some changes.

Obama has been entirely consistent you can't ignore it.

Sounds to me like you people have not had any major illnesses. There are people who cannot afford insurance because the rates are so high due to a pre-existing condition. So they file for divorc to be able to get Medicaid that your tax dollars are paying for already.

Danita,
Are you an illegal looking for a free ride? You seem to be the only taken by his lies.. Do a little research, he has done the opposite of each campaign promise! How many lobbyist on his team??? He has created CZARs that only answer to him.. No checks and balances, the largest spending in our history, NO country has ever spent it sell in to prosperity. He promised unemployment of 8% for his stimulus.. we are at 10%.. Just wait until hyper inflation kicks in and a gallon of milk is 10 bucks.. His new bill for energy will tax everybody not just the rich.. and now the idiot wants to add a VAT tax of 20% (ever been to Europe?) I have been to over 100 countries and it doesn't work! It may have been Bush's recession but it will BE Obama's depression.. Get a life and open your eyes because you will not like the new direction

Logic clearly dictates that tne needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. This president is a pathological liar and a elitist. He tries to pander for personal popularity. The next thing you know he will be shaving his head if things don't go his way.

Wow! We learned today (Wednesday) that President Obama may have opened the door to taxing employee benefits. I have yet to hear whether there is a $250,000 threshold for taxing benefits. Could it be that President Obama is going to once again break his promise: "Not your income taxes, not your payroll taxes, not your capital gains taxes, not any of your taxes," on those making under $250,000?

We've heard about the 47 million people without health insurance. This is the impetus for taking over the health industry. What they don’t tell you is that about 43% of those people can afford insurance but they choose not to buy it. Many of the others are temporarily uninsured. Those who can’t afford insurance or health care have medicare or medicaid and rest are illegals who are never denied critical care.

Why in the world would we change the entire system to cover ALL of us when only a relative few (10%) need help?

Why would we change to a more costly, inferior care system without at least trying market reforms that would cost nothing?

If most of us weren’t forced into employer paid health insurance, if we could buy insurance across state lines, if we could pay only for the insurances services we need, we wouldn’t be talking about a health cost crisis.

For example, why should men have to pay for pregnancy benefits? Why shouldn’t we be allowed to shop around for the best deal in insurance?

If health care costs were more reasonable, we might only have to purchase insurance for catastrophic illness or accidents. In fact, many doctors are quitting the whole insurance merry-go-round and giving deals to patients who pay cash.

The middle man always costs more. If we can get away from using insurance to pay for routine care, we’ll save a lot of money.

Here's the crux of the issue: There is no incentive for the government to truly reduce costs. Unlike businesses,
all they have to do is loot more taxes from us and force it upon us. Businesses must, in order to survive, compete by providing the best services for the least costs. The government has no competition and doesn't have to provide quality service at the best cost.

Why would we entrust our health care to an entity that maintains operations that lose money hand over fist – The Postal Service, Amtrak, etc.

Why would we want to give MORE money to a government that wastes untold billions – some of which goes to studies about why men don’t like to wear condoms. Or how much methane is in cow farts. Or some building with politicians name on it. On and on.

Why would we trust a President who bought a car company with our money just to pay back the Unions who helped him get elected?

Why would we add government health "care" when we can't even pay for the services we currently have like Social Security and Medicare that are unfunded by trillions?

It makes NO sense to me.

Baah Baah. Get used to that sound because that's what you'll hear when all of you sheep are lined up for healthcare under this plan. When did Americans start loving security over liberty?

The only way to win the war between Free Men and this Fascist Government is to give the Democrats *everything* they want. When they turn America into a third world nation they will have destroyed only themselves. We will still be here. It's just the natural cycle of Birth, Life, Decline and Death. All hail 0bama, bringer of Death.

ROFLMAO@serfs...

The only way to win the war between Free Men and this Fascist Government is to give the Democrats *everything* they want. When they turn America into a third world nation they will have destroyed only themselves. We will still be here. It's just the natural cycle of Birth, Life, Decline and Death. All hail 0bama, bringer of Death.

ROFLMAO@serfs...

Note to ABC News: read these comments. Pay attention to the opinions of your readers. Watch what happens to your ratings when you explore the depths of media bias.

Will there be a single person on the Obamacare special asking questions like, "How do you expect to reduce healthcare costs, when Medicare spending has increased ~30% faster than private spending on a per-person basis?" and "Where in the Constitution do you find a delegation of power to the federal government to institute a health insurance program?"

The President and Congress are disingenuous in that no health care plan yet proposed addresses tort reform. Why does health care cost so much? Because attorneys are standing by ready to litigate at the drop of a hat for a doctor or nurse's failure to achieve perfection. If tort reform is NOT a part of a health care reform package then it can't work.

This President is incapable of being honest. Everything that comes out of his mouth is deceiving. He always sounds fair, but what he actually does and supports is the opposite of what he says. The Hypocrite in Cheif.

Also, This Cap and Trade(TAX) is a huge scam and is being voted on this Friday! New taxes will be priced into Everything we buy and our Electric bill. Call/email your Senetors and Congress representative and tell them to "Vote NO" on Cap and Trade

Why would I keep my health insurance if I can get it cheaper through the government?

The entire problem with health care costs smells of a lack of true free enterprise and interference by the government. But, unlike buying a car at your leisure and from any number of dealerships (well, I guess fewer now) you don't have too many choices when it comes to hospitals and health care systems.

Also, you can shop around, but if your employer is kicking in a percentage for insurance company X they probably won't do the same for insurance company Y that you found yourself since you're probably on a group plan. So then company Y would most likely cost you more anyway.

Joe~

He's not ANYBODY'S President, he wasn't born in the U.S. and therefore, is not President.

Danita~

Open your eyes!