Caps on Health Coverage cause 2/3 of bankruptcies; what small % hires a lawyer to file anyway; so..., who'd choose bankruptcy over CHEAPER Public Option? Big Industrial States w/ High-Risk people = Insurers don't even want High-Risk policies!!! Consider: "... a smart card ... The doctor puts it in a reader and the patient's history and medications all show up on the screen." "So Taiwan has the lowest administrative costs in world: less than 2 percent." (Taiwan Takes Fast Track to Universal Health Care / NPR -- http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89651916 ) Smart Card = combat $60 BILLION annual Medicare Fraud--OR, current $1,000 reward system -- http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/rmf.pdf The Disproportionate Share Hospital Payment Program = funding for hospitals treating numerous illegal aliens... "...charging people without insurance significantly more than they charge those insured ..." (Suits Challenge Hospital Bills Of Uninsured / NY Times -- http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/17/business/suits-challenge-hospital-bills-of-uninsured.html ) In other words..., Hospitals not plagued with illegal aliens = also profit from inflated rates! "... in the six months after ... pharmaceutical industry profits increased by over $8 billion." (Pharmaceutical Industry Profits Increase by Over $8 Billion After Medicare Drug Plan Goes Into Effect / US Govt. -- http://oversight.house.gov/documents/20060919115623-70677.pdf ) "Both sides claim the deal will save consumers ... $80 billion over the next decade." "A close look ... precisely the opposite effect by substantially raising spending on pharmaceuticals." (White House drug deal won't save money / CNN -- http://money.cnn.com/2009/08/31/news/economy/drug_donut_medicare.fortune/index.htm ) "... top ten drug companies make more in profits than the rest of the Fortune 500 combined..." (The Truth About Drug Companies / Mother Jones) "'... nearly one-fourth of every dime raised by Baucus ... has come from groups and individuals associated with drug companies, insurers, hospitals, medical-supply firms, health-service companies and other health professionals.'” "The Washington Post revealed almost thirty key lawmakers helping draft landmark healthcare legislation have financial holdings in the industry ..." (Report: Senator Max Baucus Received More Campaign Money from Health and Insurance Industry Interests than Any Other Member of Congress / Democracy Now--
http://www.democracynow.org/2009/6/16/report_senator_max_baucus_received_more ) "Nearly two out of three bankruptcies stem from medical bills, and even people with health insurance face financial disaster if they experience a serious illness, a new study shows." (Medical Bills Cause Most Bankruptcies / NY Times) It's not REFORM--it's RIP-OFF!!! (DUH!!!) | 
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