AP Sources: Senate group omitting Dem health goals

Yahoo News / AP ^ | 07/27/2009 | David Espo

[EagleUSA]

WASHINGTON – After weeks of secretive talks, a bipartisan group in the Senate edged closer Monday to a health care compromise that omits a requirement for businesses to offer coverage to their workers and lacks a government insurance option that President Barack Obama favors, according to numerous officials.

Like bills drafted by Democrats, the proposal under discussion by six members on the Senate Finance Committee would bar insurance companies from denying coverage to any applicant. Nor could insurers charge higher premiums on the basis of pre-existing medical conditions.

But it jettisons other core Democratic provisions in a reach for bipartisanship on an issue that has so far produced little.

The effort received a boost during the day from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, normally a close ally of Republicans. In a letter to committee leaders, the business group called for the panel to "act promptly, preferably before" the Senate's scheduled vacation at the end of next week. In doing so, the business organization dealt a blow to the Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and other GOP lawmakers who have called repeatedly for Democrats to slow down.

In yet another boost for the drive to enact legislation, PhRMA, which represents drug companies, has purchased more than $500,000 worth of television ads to air during the week in nine states.

[EagleUSA]

Be careful what you believe until it really happens. There is SOME good in this, but it is all still very bad -- by the way, many recent polls show that well over half of Americans DO NOT WANT ANY GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION IN THEIR HEALTH CARE!!!! NO SOCIALIZED MEDICINE!!! But that may not matter.

[Secret Agent Man]

Doesn’t matter, don’t like anything they’ve come up with. Their little compromises will suck 100% too. These are dems we’re talking about. They are working to try to get it done. I don’t want it done at all. So why would I want the compromise to pass?

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

What stinking traitorous Repubs are in thie “bi partisan” group?

[Man50D]

We have seen in the past on more than one occasion how these bipartisan compromises take us one step further down the socialist path.

[Jeff Head]

They are going to have to reject them all before that monstrosity can be considered worth anything. And if the House bill passes, you will see most of this movement go away.

Here is a link to the full House Democrat Health Care Plan in PDF. In Section 1233 E & F, pages 426-433, you find the part about mandatory end-of-life counseling for anyone over 65 years of age. Section 152 Page 50: All healthcare services will be provided without regard to "personal characteristcs" which is not defined within the document but is understood to include immigration status.

A lot more provisions now being documented at that site.

HOUSE DEMOCRAT HEALTH CARE PLAN - http://www.jeffhead.com/DemHealthCare.htm

Also, here's a large image of the Democratic (Obama) Health Plan chart-another Obama empty promise. This is the one the House democrats are censuring. Email these links or the image to everyone you know.

Decmocrat (Obama) Health Plan
http://www.jeffhead.com/DemHealthCare.htm

Obama and all those pushing his radical agenda are abject marxist ideologues. Their "fundamental; change" is nothing more than a destruction of the American free market and fundamental republican principle.

A PETITION FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RESTORATION

THE AUDACITY OF TRUTH ABOUT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA

A 4TH OF JULY TEA PARTY SPEECH

UNITED SOCIALIST STATES OF AMERICA - A SONG
By Ron and Kay Rivoli

...and on the lighter side, take your mind off the Obamanation for a few minutes and enjoy some beautiful Western US scenery slideshows.

JEFF HEAD'S WESTERN US SCENERY SLIDE SHOWS

[Uncle Miltie]

"bar insurance companies from denying coverage to any applicant. Nor could insurers charge higher premiums on the basis of pre-existing medical conditions."

In Other Words:

1) Wait until you are sick
2) Sign up for insurance
3) Get treated
4) Drop insurance

Only an idiot would keep insurance with those rules.

[screaminsunshine]

Looks like Grassley and Snowe are the designated RINOS on this one.

[kidd]

Nor could insurers charge higher premiums on the basis of pre-existing medical conditions.

This will make it virtually impossible to switch insurance carriers.

And there is "bi-partisan" support for this???

[Cicero]

I agree with you. If they just make a few compromises, it will still be a disaster.

We don’t need no stinkin’ Gubbermint Health Plan.

[EagleUSA]

Looks like Grassley and Snowe are the designated RINOS on this one.
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We already know Snowe has a “D” for Marxist after her name. I do not know much about Grassley. But he probably is not much different — the onus remains on the Senate to either squash or tame this hideous monster that will basically destroy our health care system and kill seniors. The libs would have had to work very hard to put a worse person in the White House. REAL HARD!!!

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Once again, the GOP gives us socialism lite.

Where is Sarah Palin when you need her?

[Munz]

I don’t want them messing with my health care, but anything that they do will just open the door for them to do just that.
KILL THE BILL BEFORE IT KILLS US!

[jveritas]

There should be no compromise what so ever on this evil of socialized medicine. It must be destroyed.

[jveritas]

She just quit her first term as a governor.

[Munz]

I don’t want them messing with my health care, but anything that they do will just open the door for them to do just that.
KILL THE BILL BEFORE IT KILLS US!