The healthcare reform bill, while not perfect or comprehensive, is a big step forward in the fight to regulate the insurance industry and expand coverage. But now that the ball is in the court of the US House of Representatives, a number of procedural hurdles must be addressed, including the question of whether to include the public option in the reconciliation bill. Most of us have questions- you can use this page to post yours here or vote on your favorites. We'll work to get the top voted-on questions answered by progressive members of Congress and their staff by the end of the week. To receive the feedback from these questions, please make sure you're on our mailing list: http://action.progressivecongress.org/t/5866/signUp.jsp?key=3129
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134 votes
We need "Medicare for All". Why can't we have it?
The Majority of Americans WANT Medicare for All. NOW!
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52 votes
80% of America wants a Public Option or "Universal Medicare" - why isn't Congress including that?
So many members of Congress have expressed support for a public option - it's the only way to introduce genuine competition in American healthcare.
The "personal mandate" does exactly the opposite: forcing citizens to buy expensive, unregulated health insurance on their own dime from c... more
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43 votes
Economists: "Provider monopolies raise costs as much as insurers". How is this fixed?
Many economists specializing in healthcare say that provider monopolies (which tend to be regional, and very strong) cause at least as much cost increase as insurance companies -- likely more. Even the Public Option doesn't fix this (indeed, only dilutes the clout of insurance co's in a given reg... more
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38 votes
Why do the things needed NOW (pre-existing conditions) have to wait years to kick in?
My mother needs the Medicare D loophole closed, will this also take four years before anyone can access it?
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31 votes
Does the proposal keep the agreement to protect drug companies?
Drop agreement with drug companies
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22 votes
Wouldn't it be easier to pass the health care reform bill if we gradually expanded Medicare?
We could drop the age limit by say 3 years every year (next year the age to get Medcare would be 62, the year after 59 etc. This would allow time to triple the number of Doctor's and health care workers graduated every year. After all Health care coverage without Doctors, Pharmacists and nurses e... more
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21 votes
Who do you think you're fooling? Fix it when? You haven't improved Medicare in the last 44 yrs.
Fix it later? Other than adding the disabled to the senior eligible for Medicare, I don't see any real improvements to the coverages. (Part D is not a real improvement; it is a time bomb.) Do you consider the explosive growth (3667%) in Part B premiums an improvement? I do not! Other than fi... more
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20 votes
What will prevent insurance price increases in 2010?
People are loosing their insurance today, necause the company's are raising their prices. How can we stop it now? Or how and when will we stop it?
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15 votes
Why do the democrats not fight for a public option?Pay the docs well and get the business out!
Why do the democrats not fight for a “public option?” It is most likely because the democrats really do not represent their constituency? Are they not just going to make it much harder to have a “public option” by allowing the insurance companies, in the long run, to do what they want anyway? ... more
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11 votes
Why are you insisting on that ridiculous excise tax?
http://www.labornotes.org/2010/01/anger-over-health-care-bill-creates-uncertain-future
“I’ve never seen this much anger at the Democrats from union people,” said Jeff Crosby, president of a General Electric factory local near Boston, as he prepared a last-minute leaflet to hand out in the plant.... more