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bertman

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Sat Oct-24-09 08:36 PM
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26. It was pointed out in a thread yesterday that Medicare is already administered through

private insurance companies and it works very well. Those companies already have the systems set up for tracking and billing and they do the Medicare administration for a minimal cost.

I was very pissed when I first read about this, but if it's already being done and it is helping Medicare to keep costs low, I don't see the problem with it.

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Won't Get Fooled Again?- “Public option” bait-and-switch campaign	Orwellian_Ghost	Oct-24-09 11:18 AM	#0
what a bunch of real fuckers they are	fascisthunter	Oct-24-09 11:24 AM	#1
That is funny	zeemike	Oct-24-09 11:26 AM	#2
"Public option likely to be managed by private insurance company"	Libertas1776	Oct-24-09 11:29 AM	#3
"Public option likely to be managed by private insurance company"	a kennedy	Oct-24-09 11:34 AM	#4
yes	dana_b	Oct-24-09 11:41 AM	#7
They want to confuse you...	maryf	Oct-24-09 12:40 PM	#13
The difference	Inuca	Oct-24-09 11:35 AM	#5
Controled by a wing of a "for profit" co.???	MNDemNY	Oct-24-09 01:24 PM	#15
It was pointed out in a thread yesterday that Medicare is already administered through	bertman	Oct-24-09 08:36 PM	#26
The biggest problem will be the cost via taxes falling on the middle class and no benefit to economy	clear eye	Oct-25-09 11:40 AM	#45
Cant be too cynical	Knight Hawk	Oct-25-09 10:12 AM	#35
Now, now Obama has stated that he will be the last president to deal with health care reform and he	SammyWinstonJack	Oct-25-09 10:12 AM	#36
did you mean--NOT deal with........	joeycola	Oct-27-09 12:47 PM	#48
K&R so that more folks who might know more will weigh in. WTF???	Liberation Angel	Oct-24-09 11:36 AM	#6
Had again.....	blindpig	Oct-24-09 11:44 AM	#8
What a Legacy. Dismantling the Safety Net.	OHdem10	Oct-24-09 11:46 AM	#9
very frustrating isn't it! I made an OP saying for "Pete's sake just vote on it", already, because	Divine Discontent	Oct-24-09 12:21 PM	#10
Thanks so much, OG!!	maryf	Oct-24-09 12:31 PM	#11
Big K&R ....	slipslidingaway	Oct-24-09 12:37 PM	#12
people love to have opinions about things they know nothing about	MH1	Oct-24-09 12:43 PM	#14
The messages have been mixed ...	slipslidingaway	Oct-24-09 02:09 PM	#17
but that was never in the congressional plan, was it?	MH1	Oct-24-09 02:54 PM	#19
I'm not exactly sure when it was thrown overboard, but the early...	slipslidingaway	Oct-24-09 03:03 PM	#21
I'm sure they'll raise our wages to cover all this reform	leftstreet	Oct-24-09 01:32 PM	#16
SCAM from the Get-Go.	bvar22	Oct-24-09 02:37 PM	#18
+1	Individualist	Oct-24-09 02:54 PM	#20
Good old DLC Al From .	bvar22	Oct-24-09 03:14 PM	#22
+1, +1, +1, +1, +1,+1, +1, +1, +1, +1,+1,+1, +1, +1! !! ! K&R	flyarm	Oct-24-09 04:04 PM	#23
its why they have so many on DU trying to shut down the flow of info..lots of un-rec's and lots of	flyarm	Oct-24-09 04:07 PM	#24
agreed and thanks for stating it so plainly.	tomp	Oct-25-09 10:50 AM	#41
Evening kick...	maryf	Oct-24-09 07:20 PM	#25
knr. many of us having be saying this for months! but good to get the info out again	nightrain	Oct-24-09 09:15 PM	#27
But, but, but. It's all good. Right?	Jakes Progress	Oct-24-09 09:38 PM	#28
I think that vast majority WANT a public option so they have the option to PARTICIPATE in it	debbierlus	Oct-24-09 11:28 PM	#29
65% want a universal health care system for everyone...	slipslidingaway	Oct-25-09 01:29 AM	#30
Thank you thank you for posting the "truth".	saracat	Oct-25-09 04:31 AM	#31
Obama and company are starting to look SO lame...	whathehell	Oct-25-09 06:58 AM	#32
and exactly where does this info come from?	intaglio	Oct-25-09 09:36 AM	#33
Well they are on Bill Moyers quite a bit so for people like you	ipaint	Oct-25-09 10:25 AM	#37
Ron Wyden is a United States Senator from Oregon	Bluenorthwest	Oct-25-09 11:25 AM	#44
any PO is just a steaming pile of rearraging of the deck chairs, anyway.	KG	Oct-25-09 10:09 AM	#34
K&R nt	DaveinJapan	Oct-25-09 10:35 AM	#38
Even Obama said it would cover less than 5% in his health speech.	joeycola	Oct-25-09 10:48 AM	#39
REC	joeycola	Oct-25-09 10:48 AM	#40
K&R.	SlowDownFast	Oct-25-09 10:59 AM	#42
the other day it was dominos - he's settin' 'em up, and knockin' 'em down.	KG	Oct-25-09 11:08 AM	#43
Bump	Orwellian_Ghost	Oct-25-09 10:08 PM	#46
Excellent post, OG!	Kermitt Gribble	Oct-26-09 11:46 AM	#47
The United States of Corporate America- the real name for the U.S.A.	earth mom	Oct-27-09 01:03 PM	#49

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