Help spread the word about the campaign to pressure Congress into saying "NO" to Obama's prescription for a government takeover of our nation's healthcare system.Posted on 09/01/2009 10:35:10 AM PDT by Drew McKissick
Help spread the word about the campaign to pressure Congress into saying "NO" to Obama's prescription for a government takeover of our nation's healthcare system.
Over the past several weeks conservatives have gained momentum and public support for Obama's plan has begun to fall.
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We can't afford to let up. The stakes are simply too high!
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Typo on widget - “Aktion”
I take that back - “Aktion” was intended. :-)
AARP: Where We Stand
Medicare Recipients Would Save Under House bill, patients would see total drug spending decline.
End-of-Life Counseling Matters But rational planning for debilitating illness, death attracts misconceptions.
Q. Will the government ration care?
No. But the specter of “rationing” is the battle cry of reform opponents. They say people in their 90s, 80s or even 70s will be deemed “too old” for joint replacements and cancer care—and even, in one persistent rumor, that “Obamacare” would deny treatment to people going blind in one eye as long as their other eye still works.
Where did this myth come from? It’s part of the “government takeover” argument, playing on often inaccurate beliefs that countries with national health systems severely ration care. In a widely circulated memo, political consultant Frank Luntz offered Republicans language that he believed would most resonate with Americans to defeat the Democrats’ push for reform. He suggested they say: “In countries with government run healthcare, politicians make your healthcare decisions. They decide if you’ll get the procedure you need … We can’t have that in America.”
What do the proposals say? In fact, they seek to prevent denial of care. Under every proposal, insurance companies would no longer be able to deny coverage on the basis of current health or preexisting medical conditions.
The proposals also would require plans to offer benefits packages with a comprehensive range of medical services equal to those in typical employer-sponsored plans. An independent advisory board, removed from political influence, would recommend new specific services to be covered based on scientific evidence. Annual or lifetime limits on coverage would be prohibited. None of the bills places any age limits on receiving medical care.
You can read 'ALL ABOUT IT' here http://bulletin.aarp.org
AARP suggests you go here for the 'FACTS'
I’m on Facebook. Is there a way to be involved without the Facebook Widget??
Meet A. Barry Rand, CEO of AARP
Meet Jennie Chin Hansen, President of AARP
A note from Barry Rand and Jennie Hansen:
"The cost of doing nothing is unacceptable."
"There has been a lot of misinformation and fear-mongering in this debate. From allegations about rationing care to wild reports of gevernment-sponsored euthanasia, the rumors just keep getting crazier. Haven't we all had enough".
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