Good luck America. May this come true. http://kdlang.org/topic/2181/Good-luck-America-May-this-come-true- en-us Copyright 2011, Yuku ceco@yuku.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@yuku.com (WebMaster) Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:28:10 GMT Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:47:20 GMT Kickapps Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Search Domain q http://yuku.com/search/direct/ <![CDATA[ Re: Good luck America. May this come true. ]]> http://kdlang.org/reply/52810/Good-luck-America-May-this-come-true-#reply-52810 feeds@yuku.com (wendy1) http://kdlang.org/reply/52810 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:47:20 PST <![CDATA[ Re: Good luck America. May this come true. ]]> http://kdlang.org/reply/52809/Good-luck-America-May-this-come-true-#reply-52809
I am totally opposed to any professional telling a woman what she can and can't do with her own body.

Even more disturbing, what about the 4%??? Insurance? There is always a huge deductible and you'll have to pay up front and claim the fees back later. How does this help? ]]> feeds@yuku.com (wendy1) http://kdlang.org/reply/52809 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:45:35 PST <![CDATA[ Re: Good luck America. May this come true. ]]> http://kdlang.org/reply/52808/Good-luck-America-May-this-come-true-#reply-52808 This is what caught my eye, although I did wonder about the remaining 4%.

"Aims to provide affordable healthcare to 96% to redress 2008 figure of 47 million uninsured"

We shall see what happens. Anyway I wish America luck.

]]> feeds@yuku.com (Abstorch) http://kdlang.org/reply/52808 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:30:24 PST <![CDATA[ Re: Good luck America. May this come true. ]]> http://kdlang.org/reply/52804/Good-luck-America-May-this-come-true-#reply-52804 would that the proposed system were more like that of la belle france, doctor.
no, we the people would be required to select an insurance plan (talk about a rabbit warren of options and possibilities!) and pay the (very steep) premiums. generally there is a large deductible, and even after that, one pays a co-pay out of pocket.
doubtless there will be some adjustment made for the poorest of the poor, but for the majority, one either dives in or is penalised at tax time. pay me now or pay me later, as it were.
refunds?
vous etes kiddeeng, non?!

ducky.
]]> feeds@yuku.com (fruitcake) http://kdlang.org/reply/52804 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:37:14 PST <![CDATA[ Re: Good luck America. May this come true. ]]> http://kdlang.org/reply/52798/Good-luck-America-May-this-come-true-#reply-52798 Interesting Fruitcake.
I respect your opinion on this.
It seemed to me that it was intended to be similar to the French system of Insurance where, one way or the other everyone including the poor is adequately insured and no-one falls through the net.
The Insurance is paid for in large measure but not entirely by the State and any expenses incurred by the patient are refunded to a greater or lesser degree. Private insurers would have to compete and give better provision or go out of business rather than being a cartel.
Unlike the British National Health System which is the only one entirely funded out of taxation but does not allow anyone using it to top things up if they want, for example a Private Room in hospital unless they completely opt out, it allows flexibility depending on whether and how much one is able to pay.

A Government sponsored Insurance competitor to the private companies would or should have an interest in getting value for... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Abstorch) http://kdlang.org/reply/52798 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:47:41 PST <![CDATA[ Re: Good luck America. May this come true. ]]> http://kdlang.org/reply/52790/Good-luck-America-May-this-come-true-#reply-52790
i'm afraid i cannot share your enthusiasm for this bill, doctor. in my opinion, it contains at least two major flaws, either of which should be a deal breaker.

first, it's a giant kiss on the insurance industry's cheek (pick one), as virtually every american would be forced to purchase health care coverage. until this nation acknowledges that health care is a right, just as is public education, and not a profit generator for big insurance, we will continue to flail in the dark.

second, the bill, in a bow to a small but exceedingly vocal segment of the population, would severely impact women's reproductive rights. in a shocking flexing of government muscle, we would have the state determining what a woman's choices are with regard to her body.

the moment is ripe for a giant step forward in... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (fruitcake) http://kdlang.org/reply/52790 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:41:45 PST <![CDATA[ Good luck America. May this come true. ]]> http://kdlang.org/topic/2181/Good-luck-America-May-this-come-true- It isn't yet Law but hopefully America will now join the rest of the Developed First World in recognising that Universal Health Care is as fundamental a Right in a Developed country as Universal Education.
It is sad about the Abortion issue though but I suppose if that's what it takes to provide tens of millions of Americans with access to a doctor, it is a price worth paying. At least it will still be available for rape, incest and to save a woman's life ( but not for severe foetal abnormality) although many would disagree with even that.
This was on the BBC Newspage today.

The US House of Representatives has backed a healthcare bill in a step towards reforms promised by President Obama, despite strong opposition.

Passed in a narrow 220-215 vote, the bill aims to extend coverage to 36 million more Americans and provide affordable healthcare to 96%.

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