Since Arlen Specter opposes a public option for buying health care insurance, I suggest that he perform an exercise. He should shop around for private health insurance and see how a 79-year-old cancer survivor is treated by the industry and what kind of rates he can get.
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I can’t even get health coverage for my little girl because she was born with a herniate belly button, which is perfectly normal and cleared by the time she was 4 weeks old.
OR he could opt out of his Congressional coverage and see how well he does with NO insurance like the rest of us 47 million with no coverage at all.
Then, when he sees how tough it is without insurance-providing he doesn’t die in the meantime-he can go out and try and buy some.
What a complete ASS he is.
Damn right. I was just about to suggest the same.
Then add that he’s a 79y.o. cancer survivor. He’ll see how wonderful our “system” truly is. Idiot.
At his age, he’s only eligible for the most efficient healthcare delivery system in the world. One that many millions of Americans wish they had access to instead of their lousy free-market for-profit insurance. He would be able to choose any doctor he wants and see any specialists that he wants, without having to get the permission of any insurance company bureaucrats. Care would not be rationed under this plan. The premiums are a very reasonable and would be taken from his Social Security check each month. And in order to avoid paying deductibles, he could choose a private supplemental plan to fill in any gaps in coverage for a reasonable premium.
It’s not a perfect plan, but it’s the best we’ve got in this country. It is a single payer plan and it’s administered by the government with the help of contracted companies who manage the paper. No one is denied coverage as long as they’re 65 or older. Pre-existing conditions are expected and can’t change your premiums.
It’s called Medicare. Ask any senior citizen. It’s a great plan and they wouldn’t trade it for anything. It’s a shame everyone can’t have such a good health plan because politicians are so busy fluffing their corporate masters instead of delivering basic services to the people they claim to represent.
Yes! I now have 2 years experience in Medicare coverage, having taken over paying all my mother’s bills for her. Through several falls, broken bones, recoveries and various other ailments, she had excellent care and didn’t pay one cent above the Medicare B monthly charge and supplemental gap policy which was less than $200 per month.
interestingly, i calle dtheir office today about just this issue, and all they cojuld say, over and over again, is that senators’ health is paid for by the taxpayers.
i mean, no doy? also, they say arlen will “consider” the public option.
i hope the cancer kills him yesterday.
l know all the rhetoric he’s spouting about changing parties, and running for re-election, yadda, yadda, yadda, but…this guy’s 79 yrs. old. he looks and sounds like he’s got one foot in the bone yard, the other on a banana peel, and they’re prepping a hole for him. he’s never gonna outlive byrd and thurmond’s records for longevity, and he’s certainly outlived his relevance to either party.
do you really think he’s going to run? especially if you PA folks can find a decent primary challenger. l certainly wouldn’t were l in his position.
or is this just another blast of hot air to salve his ego and get back at the RATs who wounded his pride?