Failure to disclose a pre-existing heart condition, inadvertant or not, would get any of us dropped from any insurance company, once they found out. It's considered fraud. The fact that she's undergoing chemo allows the story to be spun in an inflamatory manner, but truth is, she would've gotten dropped even if healthy.

A maze of uniformed, Fox couch educated citizens running their mouth on a subject they know absolutely nothing about. Abominable, provincial ignorance.

Go live in any developed western society, use the gov't controlled medical system there and then make the claim of the 'superiority' of the great rip called the American Health Care System.

From Samatha (above) "Susan, Americans have a right to fear government run health programs. In Great Britain, the wait to see a specialist even for life threatening conditions is months - and that's just for a consultation."

Lies, Lies, Lies...I have relatives in Great Britain...They would not immegrate to the US specifically because of our health care system. They all go to the doctor when they want. If they call that morning, they get in that day. My neice was brought to the emergency room for stitches...drive down, procedure, get home - 1 hour 15 minutes...try that here in the states.

I'm sorry, I credited the above statement to the wrong person. Samatha did not make that statement, VA did, and I apologize to Samatha.

IF THEN STATEMENTS can clarify things rather well: If...Donald Rumsfeld brought private corporation health care persons into the government in order to reduce the costs of health care for our military...THEN it follows that private insurers would do this or have done this rather well and even reward their employees to do it better. So much for whistleblower protections...

Yup, although Great Britain and other countries have a few issues with over stretched national health care and waiting lists, I would still choose this over private insurance any day of the week. You have to understand that when people go on wait lists it's because they don't have something that's critical. Everyone is prioritized and guess what, if you really want it done quickly why not pay to go private with all the health insurance money you haven't had to pay?!
Americans have long been hoodwinked into believing that they get better care for their money.

What is Medicare if not government run healthcare? As one person said, most of the statements against government run healthcare are based on fear. The fact remains, we spend more money on killing people than helping people--and in the process, the CEO's of healthcare insurances are taking home $40M bonuses--that's bonuses! And look at publicly reported outcomes & shorter life expectancy--then come back and say the European system doesn't work.

After talking to several conservatives who think national health insurance would be nothing less than evil, I finally figured out why they think this way. They are proud to be paying their monthly health insurance premium. It is a symbol of their rugged individualism, that they've pulled themselves up by the bootstraps and take care of and are responsible for only themselves. And they're petrified that the taxes that would go toward national health insurance would help pay for someone who didn't deserve it or work hard enough for it. They can't stand the idea of any of their money going toward someone who may have less than they do or might not have worked as hard as they do, but who would get the same benefits. All having access to the same health care flies in the face of their world view that we all reside at different levels depending on our resourcefulness, and money is the equivalent of virtue. To the most deserving and virtuous goes the better health care. It is to them a priviledge, not a right.

Those who fear government running the medical system don't seem to use the same argument for government run military...they don't balk at that but when it comes to poor people getting anything that the hypocritical right-wing judgmentalists fear they should not get, then all of a sudden, potential government abuse, inefficiency and waste becomes a huge issue. I don't see these same 'efficiency watchdogs' being such watchdogs over government involvement with fat cat socialism: corporate tax write offs as part of the government run IRS system, or government involvement in military defense, police,
agriculture, and a host of other programs involving government subsidy and administration of services...that doesn't bother the conservatives...but they're afraid of some poor person (remember: to them, 'poor' equates with 'lazy') might get some care that they didn't 'work hard enough for'. I don't see the same work and efficiency standards applied to Bush and his many fat cat cronies that benefit from government subsidy, administration and oversight. Just no 'universal medical care' because that smacks of 'welfare' and we all know 'welfare' is for bums and lazy and unwanted ethnic minorities we don't approve of.

quality health care should be a right
not a priviledge. and i mean birth
right. for the working class the
employer must have employee health
care insurance.before he can hire
anybody and there is no deductibles
it should cover a family of four.
i think every business should pay
a health care tax into a national
pool.that would be managed by private
interprise.
and if the company outsouce fine them
and put that money into health care -
pool. and there should be a pay-
scale for health specialist. they
can't get no more then what the scale
pay. a merit board make the decisions
no unions. and there will be a bonus
for quality work. and the pool will
be self insured.

Why doesn't Congress hold hearing about this topic? Is Congress so "sold-out" to the health care lobby that they are afraid they will lose their payola? Is the pay-off money that good? Where is the leadership in Congress to hold these health care insurers accountable? Where are our the heros we sent to Congress? Where can we find a member in Congress that is not on the take? I regret to say, there are none! Congress is completely sold-out to the lobbies and the American people can go to hell!