Sent på lördagkväll röstade USA:s representanthus för Obamas sjukvårdsreform (SvD). Men röstsifforna 220-215 visar att de kommande och slutliga besluten inte kommer gå på räls. Nu fortsätter processen i senaten där det väntas bli ännu tuffare att få igenom förslaget.
Det är på tiden att USA, som är världens rikaste land, ser till att alla sina medborgare omfattas av sjukförsäkring. Trots att 36 miljoner medborgare saknar sjukvårdsförsäkring spenderar USA långt mer på sjukvård, både per person och som andel av bruttonationalprodukten, än andra industriländer. Detta utan att det innebär bättre kvalité i vården.
Nu hoppas vi att Obama lyckas genomföra sjukvårdsreformen och att han blir lika framgångsrik i senaten som han varit i representanthuset.
Läs gärna vad Angie Roger, Swedish reporter, Mattias Larsson, Dr Cais blogg och Amanda Brihed skriver.
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#1 by EF, Utah, UA at 08.11.2009
You have know idea what you are talking about. Have you read the bill? The bill just got published. The politicians voted blind on a bill that they have never read. Everything was just a guess. Now after the vote, they published the bill. I think it was over 1900 pages. It will take a normal person 3 full days to read it. How can you vote on a bill that you have never read? ONLY IDIOTS and SWEDES !!!!!
Nearly unanimous in their opposition, minority Republicans cataloged their objections across hours of debate on the 1,990-page, $1.2 trillion legislation. That is $1,2 trillion in money the government do not have. So there will be more new taxes. And how will pay the taxes. Not the rich, but the poor and middle class. Now is that a good bill? NOT!!!
This is making me sick,”‘ jabbed Rep. Candice Miller, R-Mich., adding that Democrats were intent on passing ”a jobs-killing, tax-hiking, deficit-exploding” bill.
The 220-215 vote cleared the way for the Senate to begin a long-delayed debate on the issue that has come to overshadow all others in Congress. Is that a big victory 220 yes and 215 no? Half the country does not like this bill. The politicians in the US are as stupid as in Sweden, but the different is that we can elect them out of office and you cannot. Watch out, next year, you will se that a lot of them will lose their jobs in Washington.
It provides coverage for 96 percent of Americans. What happened with the last 4%?
In the bill’s most controversial provision, the government would sell insurance, although the Congressional Budget Office forecasts that premiums for it would be more expensive than for policies sold by private firms. Is this not stupid?
Both consumers and companies would be slapped with penalties if they defied the government’s mandates. Do you under stand “consumers”? If you do not have a job and do not have any money to buy the government insurance, you have to pay a fine of over $100 per month! Are you going to eat or pay the fine to the government? Make sure you sleep in the streets and do not eat, but remember to pay you fine! Is that a good bill? Do you know how much insurance cost here in the US? Probably not! You think you now everything! For a family of four and you live in California, you will pay around $ 500 per month! So what did you do before? If it was an emergency, and you did not have insurance, you just went to be hospital and they HAVE to take you by Federal Law. Then the hospital tries to get the money out of you later. If you did not have any money, they will just right it off. Why is insurance so expensive. Do you know that? Probably not! The lawyers sue the doctors for everything and get millions of dollars in compensation. That is why the insurance is so expensive; it is not the health care but the lawyers that are taking the money! The doctors give you all kinds of tests to protect him against lawsuits. So if you only need one test, the doctor will give you 8 tests, every test cost money. Does this Obama bill put a cap on lawsuits, NOT!!! Why? Obama and the Democrats got millions of dollars in campaign contributions from the lawyers! I hope you are smart and can figure that one out! Does the Obama bill stop the extra tests? NOT!!!! The politician’s gets the best health insurance in the world, called “Cadillac Insurance” and the taxpayer’s pays it.
The bill is projected to expand coverage to 36 million uninsured, resulting in 96 percent of the nation’s eligible population having insurance. Nobody will tell you that there are over 270 million that have insurance. (2009 – 307 plus million people in the USA). Lets do some math…. That is $1,2 trillion : 36 million = $ 33.333 per person over 10 years = $3,333 per year. That is more than a normal family makes per month! Is that a good bill?
The times that I needed to see a doctor, I paid around 150 dollars for a visit when I did not have insurance and were out of work. That is much better then insurance for a single person $ 300 per month. Americans do not run to the doctor for everything like the Swedes do. People take care of each other and they do not get so much sick as the Swedes.
Do you know that 15-20 million illegal aliens will also get government-sponsored health care? They do not pay any taxes and still get the benefits! Is that a good bill?
Did you know that we have a shortage of doctors? Everybody will not be able to get a doctor. Did you know that a doctor could refuse new patience? Did you know that the doctor only get around 40% paid by the government if he sees a person with government insurance? Did you know that private insurance would increase next year around 10 – 15%? Now, you do not pay $500, you pay almost $600. Where are you going to get that extra money from? Cost of living is up over 10% the last year. Companies will not pay any pay raise next year. So, if you do not have a very good paid job, it will suck with this bill. Yes, many employers will pay your health insurance, but know they will make you pay a part so, no pay raise and less money to live on. Is this a good bill?
The Swedes are so “mesiga” so they would not protest. But people here are and will do it. I know several small businesses that will lay people off and downsize and not hire any more employees. Is that a good bill
So now you know more then the ‘political correct, political controlled and corrupt Swedish media will tell you. So, next time try to read up on the issues and do not just jump to conclusion of what is printed in the Swedish media. After reading the Swedish on-line papers – the Swedes look stupid! All the facts are not there!