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Change.Org Action Alert: "Give Us Health Care Freedom Now!"


US Politics & Gov't  (tags: HealthCare, Health Care, health, wellness, medical, doctors, nurses, hospitals, medicine, government, politics, activists, change.org, legislation, u.s., congress, Washington D.C., United States, HealthCareReform, americans, democrats, freedoms )

SirRobert
- 140 days ago - care2.com
Now is the critical time to take Health Care action! Lobbyists, Drug Companies, and Special Interest groups are already twisting the Health Care Reform Bill for their own benefit - not yours. These decisions will be locked-in and affect decades to come!
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SirRobert THE FIFTH KNIGHT (274)
Thursday July 9, 2009, 7:33 am
Take Action Now! -- Or -- Forever Accept The Outcomes Of Inaction!!!
 

Joycey B. (693)
Thursday July 9, 2009, 8:38 am
Already took action. Thanks Robert.

Joycey Berry Canton, NC
Sent letter to Richard Burr and Kay Hagan
about 15 hours ago
 

marilyn s. (99)
Thursday July 9, 2009, 9:10 am
Done - signed and forwarded...It is very important health care has gone way out of reach of millions of Americans in the last 10 years it has gotten so bad that people just wait and go to Emergency then don't pay. Here in San Diego we are having lots of problems...I try to keep on top of this. Thank Melinda for giving me a heads up on this one...and thanks Robert for the great information. Are you really riding a white horse or does it just look that way...take that to Washington!!!
 

Claudia Peters (322)
Thursday July 9, 2009, 9:22 am
I'm lucky to live in a country where health care is well taken care off
 

Mandi T. (261)
Thursday July 9, 2009, 9:29 am
Thank you for signing the petition "Give us health care freedom!"
Tx Robert/Mellinda.

Claudia~yes you R :-)))
 

Dee C. (506)
Thursday July 9, 2009, 10:37 am
Thank you Robert..
 

Jan Gone Away G. (73)
Thursday July 9, 2009, 11:08 am
Signed this one and others, Thanks Robert.
 

mary f. (74)
Thursday July 9, 2009, 11:32 am
thanks robert health is pretty dodgy in ireland
 

Blue Bunting (855)
Thursday July 9, 2009, 12:48 pm
Republican SC lawmaker: GOP needs to ‘lose the stinking rot of self-righteousness.’


Health Care For All : What If ... We Stripped Away the $13 Billion Insurance Company Profits ...
President Obama's health care plan will get rid of exorbitant corporate profits, bloated CEO bonuses, endless denials, and skyrocketing costs while giving voters more choice and making private insurance companies behave better.



Here is how your Representatives/Senators are voting on the public option.

http://standwithdrdean.com/where_congress_stands?chamber=&party=&state=&hc_status=&commit=Filter

Contact info, included.



Senate Report Finds Insurers Wrongfully Charged Consumers Billions
24 Jun 2009 Health insurers have forced consumers to pay billions
of dollars in medical bills that the insurers themselves should
have paid, according to a report released today by the staff of
the Senate Commerce Committee. The report was part of a multi-pronged
assault on the credibility of private insurers by Commerce Committee
Chairman John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.). It came at a time when
Rockefeller, President Obama and others are seeking to offer a
public alternative to private health plans as part of broad health
reform legislation. Health insurers are doing everything they
can to block the public option.



Public Health Plan Could Save Money Faster: Policy Group
A nationwide health insurance exchange that includes a Medicare-like government option could save $1.8 trillion more than if only private plans are offered, a prominent private U.S. health policy group said on Wednesday.


Medicare for All (Single-Payer) Reform Would Be Major Stimulus for Economy 2.6 Million New Jobs,$317 Billion in Business Revenue

First-of-Its Kind Study: Medicare for All (Single-Payer) Reform Would Be Major Stimulus for Economy 2.6 Million New Jobs,$317 Billion in Business Revenue, $100 Billion in Wages


TransGriot: 10 busted myths about the Canadian health care system.

Americans Who've Used Canada's Health-Care System Respond to Current Big-Lie Media CampaignMy wife and I used Canada's health care system for years, and we've been incensed by the lies we've heard back here in the U.S. about how it's supposedly broken.

 

Raffi OUT-NO POSTSPLZ (337)
Thursday July 9, 2009, 5:29 pm
Done Robert-
 

Tierney G. (300)
Thursday July 9, 2009, 6:34 pm
Signed July 8 Thanks Robert
 

Rosemary AWAY NO FWDS PLS (294)
Thursday July 9, 2009, 10:27 pm
Robert I have signed thanks >
Thank you for signing the petition "Give us health care freedom!"
Shaheen D 'yes' Gregg R 'no' !
 

Past Member (0)
Saturday July 11, 2009, 3:48 pm
Thank you dearest Robert!
 

Blue Bunting (855)
Monday July 27, 2009, 3:21 pm
From: "Health care system and health care reform in Germany"

http://www.bmg.bund.de/cln_160/nn_1169696/EN/Gesundheit/gesundheit__node.html?__nnn=true


This is the official website of the Ministry of Health and Social Matters in Germany

Quote:

"However, a health care system is not a "normal" market. After all, it places even more importance on care standards and service quality than other sectors do. Here, too, Germany scores high on quite a few counts:

* It is far easier to obtain out-of-hours medical attention here than in most other countries and, very importantly, this is so regardless of income or insurance status.

* Wait times for hospital care ... are shorter here than elsewhere.

Also, no such thing as "Preconditions" exists in Germany!

And

"Universal coverage

From now on, all citizens in Germany will enjoy health insurance coverage. From 1st January 2009, and for the first time in German social history, all residents are obliged to take out health insurance unless they are otherwise covered. Persons who had lost their insurance cover must return to their most recent insurer. This applies to the statutory and the private insurance system alike. "

Addendum: If someone cannot pay for his own health insurance (minimum wages apply), the state pays the premiums. This is a legalized RIGHT for citizens of Germany!

Don't opt for less, Americans! Don't let them tell you, it can't be done - because it can!

If we can, then you can, too. YES, YOU CAN!
 
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