Dems scramble after warning from health insurers

[babsbunny]

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By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press Writer The Associated Press
Monday, October 12, 2009 5:08 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Insurance companies aren't playing nice any more. Their dire message that health care legislation will drive up premiums for people who already have coverage comes as a warning shot at a crucial point in the debate, and threatens President Barack Obama's top domestic priority.

Democrats and their allies scrambled on Monday to knock down a new industry-funded study forecasting that Senate legislation, over time, will add thousands of dollars to the cost of a typical policy. "Distorted and flawed," said White House spokeswoman Linda Douglass. "Fundamentally dishonest," said AARP's senior policy strategist, John Rother. "A hatchet job," said a spokesman for Senate Finance Committee chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont.

[ixion]

1. so when the People bitch, we get ignored... when the insurace cos bitch

just look how quick they scramble. :eyes: :puke:

[JuniperLea]

3. We may vote with our votes...

But Corporate America votes with a checkbook.

We're very likely screwn.

[JuniperLea]

2. Of course it's getting nasty...

The Insurance INDUSTRY has all eyes on their hand in the cookie jar, and they are pissed.

They aren't going to give up their greedy billions easily.

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[JuniperLea]

11. Don't bring that RW smear bullshit here...

So disgusting.

Edited to show the good folks at DU what bullshit you are spreading here:

snip...

In these thumbnails, three dominant themes of the Obama Administration emerge - fanatically uncompromising anti-capitalism, dangerous and blatant anti-Semitism, and the societal inculcation of dogmatic Leftist, Socialist "faith" through indoctrination of American school children beginning with the earliest ages - a practice instituted by Lenin in Communist Russia and now pounding its way into the American academic mainstream through the prolific efforts and influence of self-proclaimed Communist, Obama friend, and likely "autobiography" ghost writer, William Ayers, as well as Obama appointees like Charles Freeman and Kevin Jennings.


Make no mistake. These people are about Socialism, and they are about power. Their power.

[bobbolink]

24. I don't think the poster can hear you.

[JuniperLea]

26. Awesome!

The stupidest of all Freeper Trolls have no patience. This particular moran only had three or four posts! I'm series!

:rofl:

Thanks for this! May both our days follow suit!

:rofl:

:hi:

[Kermitt Gribble]

17. The 'fools' are anyone

who believes or trusts the ins companies. That site is a freakin joke.

[Lasher]

5. Fuck health insurers

Long ago we should have realized who our enemies are.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

6. THE HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANIES SHOULD BE STRIPPED OF THEIR ASSETS!

their workers can be employed in a National health System (single payer).

[niyad]

7. WHY cannot obama and the rest of the dems call this what it is--LIES, LIES, LIES

no, instead, they bend over in obeisence to their overlords.

[Gnosticism]

8. Public option

Yet another reason a public option needs to be a integral part of any HC reform bill.

And ins companies shouldnt have the opportunity to "warn" anybody. Legislate oversight and regulation concerning how much they can charge for premiums.

What they are trying to do is outright extortion now.

[MikeE]

9. Their comments will strengthen the public option

Talk about shooting yourself in the foot

[niyad]

15. welcome to DU--I think we will have to come up with new words--extortion, etc., seem far too mild

for what these mendacious, murdering thugs are doing.

[Skink]

10. These insurance companies can bend over for all....

sorry been offline for three days with computer issues.:beer:

[Nikki Stone1]

12. Wendell Potter warned us that the insurance industry was playing both sides

Those tea parties didn't come out of nowhere.

[Zix]

13. These insurance companies are getting nervous.

A T T A C K, say I

[ecstatic]

14. That would seal their fate, because I'd have no choice but to cancel

as would millions of others. I'm not about to be paying over 600 a month *just in case* something happens. What planet are those assholes on?

[Orsino]

16. They were trained to the tug of the leash. n/t

[Autumn]

18. When have they ever fucking

played nice? If the Dems give into them, fuck them too.

[bluesmail]

19. Blackmail. Extortion. EOM.

[HughMoran]

20. Let's teach the insurance execs that we live in the same country

I'm serious - if they fuck this up they're ____.

[Edweird]

21. The ins cos. are right. We should go for single payer and put them out of business.

Medicare for all.

[TicketyBoo]

27. Amen

to that.

[MindandSoul]

22. Official blackmail!

So, this should be good news! The big business insurances are finally showing their true color and confirming what we (at least the democrats) knew all along: they have no interest in health care. . .only in the health of their bank accounts!

If people didn't really believe that big business insurances were just in it for the money and would NEVER stop raising the rates. . .now they should face reality!

So. . .I think this "blackmail" by the insurances should turn in our favor, even in the favor of a government option. . .the only way to provide REAL competition to the blackmailing record of the big insurance industry.

I'm sure, if there are enough intelligent people left in America, this official blackmail should turn in favor of health care reform!

[HughMoran]

23. It is good news - according to the 2 Dems on Keith's show, they are royally pissed off

This may be the biggest backfire in political history. I think we're even more assured of a strong public option now that the insurance companies are attempting to blackmail the American people (what else it new :mad: )

[Kansas Wyatt]

25. Yet the Democrats still don't realize that the Insurance Industry CANNOT be trusted.

This would be an EXCELLENT opportunity to put Single Payer or a STRONG (real) Public Option back on the table, and kick the Insurance Industry out of the room... No, the building.

Once again... They had their chance and BLEW IT!

When are the Democrats going to wake up, and tell the Insurance Industry to go to Hell, because the Insurance Industry does not give a shit about it's policy holders or this country?

[bobbolink]

28. They "blew it" for $$$$$.

It has nothing to do with realizing anything.