- Your money AND your life: Blue Cross CEO Bob Greczyn
President Obama held a town hall-style meeting in Raleigh yesterday before 2200 people, drumming up support for his health care reform effort. He finally took off the gloves regarding the health insurance companies who currently dominate the timing and pricing of health care delivery in the United States. That would be the same industry that denies coverage to people with pre-existing conditions which, in any country that respects its own citizens, would land insurance execs in jail. But no. Not here.
Anyhow, Obama said he wanted to be sure “that those who have insurance are treated fairly, and insurance companies are held accountable.” Reasonable goals that everyone can agree on, right? Oh, hell no. Bob Greczyn, the $4 million-per-year CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (which has become a main mover in national anti-reform efforts), said he was disappointed that Obama “used so much of his time in North Carolina bashing insurance companies.” Well, guess what, Bob? There are 2 million people in North Carolina who are “disappointed” that you won’t insure them. People like Raleigh’s Jerry Thompson, a Vietnam vet and 30-year state employee who, because of a chronic disease, is on the verge of going bankrupt because of medical bills. Add any number of people whose equally horrific stories you’ve heard — then think about the $1.3 billion in reserves held by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina — and, as they say, do the math.
Our favorite part of Obama’s meeting was when he attacked the incredible pile of, um, lies being spread by reform opponents. “Nobody is talking about some government takeover of health care,” the President said. “I’m tired of hearing that. I have been as clear as I can be. Under the reform I’ve proposed, if you like your doctor, you keep your doctor. If you like your health care plan, you keep your health care plan. These folks need to stop scaring everybody.”
This article appears in Jul 28 – Aug 4, 2009.
According to the CBS/New York Times poll, survey respondents get nervous about the low quality after the reform.
In case you are a doctor, and your pay is dependent upon your patient’s outcome, you will strive to prescribe the best medicine for your patient, let alone avoiding unnecessary cares, and hope your patient will feel better as quickly as possible.
No mention of dealing with the 7.5% in Medicare fraud, huge malpractice expense, and the failure of Massachusetts and Tennesee to cut costs while covering more. Just more class warfare. Utopia Health Plan – free for some people, while us taxpayers overpay our share.
The government can’t even run a post office system that has no competition. It still loses over $6 billion a year. I won’t mention Amtrak.
Look at the recent porkulus bill rammed through to “jolt” the economy back to life. A lot of bureaucracy and waste already in the first 6 months. And somehow Obama and the Democratic Congress know how to manage nearly 16% of our GDP in a better way. This is more that England’s entire economy. Some committee can figure it out in a couple of weeks. Get Real!
Why do these open border, free traders (GLOBALISTS) insist on calling illegal aliens–IMMIGRANTS? They are what they are I-L-L-E-G-A-L I-M-M-I-G-R-A-N-T-S! They broke the laws of a sovereign nation! We must go after the purveyors who attract these, poor uneducated people! Be honest I’m fed up with supporting any person, who crosses the border, stays on an expired tourist visa, or leaves a ship with an entry document. The corporate world have for decades, dumped millions of this people on the doorstep of Taxpayers. We, as Americans cannot even access, half the benefits that are handed to illegals on a free platter. GOD HELP THE TAXPAYER! Don’t let the fumblers in Washington weaken E-Verify–part of the SAVE ACT.
The usual imbeciles in the Democratic leadership, Reid, Pelosi, Feinstein and most you can guess for yourself. Now if the Democratic health care package goes through–TAXPAYERS WE WILL STILL BE UNDERWRITING all the foreigners that businesses can use. There is a sordid conspiracy going on with a group called “IMMIGRATIONWORKSUSA” brought and paid for by corporate–CHEAP LABOR–executives. This group wants the Free movement of foreign labor, across our border. All the truth, without the lies at NUMBERSUSA. Fight back or we will be paying higher taxes tell the sun turns–NOVA. Call your lawmaker TODAY! at 202-224-3121
“People like Raleigh’s Jerry Thompson, a Vietnam vet and 30-year state employee who, because of a chronic disease, is on the verge of going bankrupt because of medical bills. Add any number of people whose equally horrific stories you’ve heard — then think about the $1.3 billion in reserves held by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina — and, as they say, do the math.”
— they should be more upset that our Republicratic Govt bought and paid for by special insterests will do absolutely NOTHING to change the status quo. They want neither Gubmint Car nor free market care.
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