Comments on: Conservatives Try to Kill Health Care Reform as Thousands Die http://www.americaforpurchase.com/american-injustice/conservatives-try-to-kill-health-care-reform-as-thousands-die/ Democrat and Independent Political Commentaries, News, US Congress, Economy, War, Big Oil, American Debt, Earmarks, US President, US Deficit and Hope Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:14:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Wellescent Health Blog http://www.americaforpurchase.com/american-injustice/conservatives-try-to-kill-health-care-reform-as-thousands-die/comment-page-1/#comment-180 Wellescent Health Blog Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:01:24 +0000 http://www.americaforpurchase.com/?p=3113#comment-180 Such tactics on the part of the insurance lobby are to be expected as they stand to lose control and profits as a result of any reforms that are meaningful to the public. That said, it is important to ensure that ongoing fact checking is used to counter any attempts to spread fear, uncertainty and doubt. What is unfortunate, however, is that we have seen few health insurers trying to strategically take advantage of the changes coming from health care reform. Were some companies to act as good corporate citizens in endorsing reform, they could stand to gain market share with the public. Such tactics on the part of the insurance lobby are to be expected as they stand to lose control and profits as a result of any reforms that are meaningful to the public. That said, it is important to ensure that ongoing fact checking is used to counter any attempts to spread fear, uncertainty and doubt.

What is unfortunate, however, is that we have seen few health insurers trying to strategically take advantage of the changes coming from health care reform. Were some companies to act as good corporate citizens in endorsing reform, they could stand to gain market share with the public.

]]> By: Tom Degan http://www.americaforpurchase.com/american-injustice/conservatives-try-to-kill-health-care-reform-as-thousands-die/comment-page-1/#comment-179 Tom Degan Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:57:25 +0000 http://www.americaforpurchase.com/?p=3113#comment-179 I don't know what kind of health care reform will come out of this session, but I strongly suspect it won't be much. There is, however a silver lining behind this very dark cloud. I am reminded of the Civil Rights Act of 1957. Don't be embarrassed if you've never heard of it, there really isn't a hell of a lot to remember about it; a mere pittance, really - a scrap of leftovers tossed out to "American Negros" (in the parlance of the age) in order to appease them. But it made the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - the one we remember - all-the-more easier seven years later. We'll live to fight another day. http://www.tomdegan.blogspot.com Tom Degan Goshen, NY I don’t know what kind of health care reform will come out of this session, but I strongly suspect it won’t be much. There is, however a silver lining behind this very dark cloud. I am reminded of the Civil Rights Act of 1957. Don’t be embarrassed if you’ve never heard of it, there really isn’t a hell of a lot to remember about it; a mere pittance, really – a scrap of leftovers tossed out to “American Negros” (in the parlance of the age) in order to appease them. But it made the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 – the one we remember – all-the-more easier seven years later.

We’ll live to fight another day.

http://www.tomdegan.blogspot.com

Tom Degan
Goshen, NY

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