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Obama’s Family Physician Dr. David Scheiner Prescribes Single-Payer for America
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Description: www.democracynow.org DR. DAVID SCHEINER: The question of who—the question of who was responsible, of course, is hard to know, whether it was ABC or whether it was somebody at the White House. AMY GOODMAN: What would you have asked? DR. DAVID SCHEINER: I would have asked about single payer, insofar as we already have one that works, and why we just couldnt have universal Medicare and eliminate the insurance companies, which are causing incredible costs and havoc on the system. … It hurts …
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25 Comments
November 18th, 2009 at 8:43 pm
so, we’re going to rely on a doctor that will be largely unaffected if healthcare reform happens or not. if anything, this guy will have more security because he treats politicians. Ya, we can trust him, just like we did with Osama to fight the Russians. wonder how that worked…oh,ya, that was bad.
November 18th, 2009 at 8:49 pm
really? Alot? based on what?
November 18th, 2009 at 9:42 pm
Because they are getting paid by the same bastards paying the politicians.
November 18th, 2009 at 9:53 pm
it means something such as Medicare for all. Government paid health insurance completely ala every other western democracy in the world
November 18th, 2009 at 10:18 pm
Weird question, but whats a single payer.
November 18th, 2009 at 10:21 pm
HOW MUCH WIDER CAN HIS SUPPORT GET? 65 percent to 1/3 of the population WANTS SINGLE PAYOR!
November 18th, 2009 at 10:47 pm
We need to go back to the Hill Burton General Hospital System we use to have before the Wall Street Privet HMO & Insurance corporations came into power and shut them down. Check out this video. It will show you the Hill Burton Public Hospitals we use to have. YouTube: LPACTV: Franklin Roosevelt and Public Health
November 18th, 2009 at 11:04 pm
Yes, Obama has charisma.
We must not be taken in just by charisma.
We must keep our eyes on the prize: SINGLE PAYER, NOT FOR PROFIT HEALTH CARE!
And we must FIRE (with our votes) ANY politician who does not favor it.
November 18th, 2009 at 11:04 pm
noformstyle: AMEN! Let me second your comment by posting it again:
WE NEED CAMPAIGN REFORM AND HEALTHCARE REFORM!
We also need media reform too, but in some ways the very existence of the Internet takes care of that.
November 18th, 2009 at 11:56 pm
I’ve watched a few very well presented, articulate discussions about single payer. And, each time, I get so angry and upset because we are all getting screwed. Public ignorance and fear coupled with scare tactics that simplify an enormously complex issue has created a barrier that is hard to overcome. The private health insurance industry is going to continue their rule; and, we will continue to suffer.
November 19th, 2009 at 12:26 am
fuck politics
November 19th, 2009 at 12:49 am
private company
November 19th, 2009 at 1:13 am
Who is your health coverage plan thru??
Do you work for an government entity??
November 19th, 2009 at 1:32 am
and of course theres a lot of feinting thats how politics works.because the media plays up the feints most people lose sight of the big picture.
November 19th, 2009 at 1:54 am
Theres no doubt that with a final bill containing the public option hed have the theoretical power to put the insurance companies out of business in two years but theres not the remotest chance hes going to do it for a host of pragmatic reasons like insurance employment, operational efficiency and the market caps of health insurers which are a sizeable chunk of the S&P and therefore 401ks.
November 19th, 2009 at 2:00 am
Actually I dont think the president wants a single payer system(dont give me links to speeches years ago) because at the moment it couldnt be made to work and hes interested in primarily what will work because thats what his record will be judged upon
November 19th, 2009 at 2:22 am
canceled his appearance. is it because you are not %100 inline with obama’s health care plan
November 19th, 2009 at 2:47 am
I also believe in Single Payer, just look at TAiwan’s HealthCare System. However, it won’t never pass the Senate. Republican took the insurance company money and that is the way it is unfortunately. WE NEED CAMPAIGN REFORM AND HEALTHCARE REFORM.
November 19th, 2009 at 2:53 am
Of course I understand the concept of insurance my Grandfather owned an insurance company in the Midwest.
Health insurance in itself is not a bad concept–it is what it has become in current times–cherry picking the healthy, charging high premiums that keep rising, denying benefits and coverage, for a multitude of reasons. You need to do a bit of reading and stop just putting out statements showing your ignorance of the subject. You need to educate yourself.
November 19th, 2009 at 2:58 am
So what? Every form of insurance is “for profit”. Profit is not an evil word (unless your an blind liberal or communist). Fire and car insurance are profitable businesses.
If I want treatment for an illness, why is it so horrible that I, myself would need to pay for what I, myself use? Why am I entitled to have some other magical source pay for it?
November 19th, 2009 at 3:52 am
Insurance is a shared risk pool and if one is not too sick or unhealthy –you win–but in this country insurance companies for health are FOR PROFIT and must answer to shareholders–they are corporations. It is wrong to profit by the illness and sickness of others. Talk about rationing–I see insurance companies deny care everyday as a nurse. If you want some treatment for an illness one day it may be denied if it is deemed experimental by your insurance–do you realize that.?
November 19th, 2009 at 4:27 am
That is a different issue than we have been discussing.
November 19th, 2009 at 4:42 am
For your information we do have homes in Egypt and Germany but live here in the USA. It is great and America is great –we are just hoping it will improve in the area of Healthcare for all.
November 19th, 2009 at 5:11 am
I don’t work in the health care industry, but do you even understand the concept of insurance? Do you understand where the money comes from? I’m sure you are aware of how car insurance works. Why don’t you apply those principles to health care. It may help you understand why a company would drop you from coverage and why things cost so much.
There is no such thing as a free lunch. It is sad to see people try to constantly refute that. It just shows the extent of economic illiteracy.
November 19th, 2009 at 5:26 am
I’m not informed on that so I don’t feel it would be wise for me to go stating opinions right off the bat.
I am opposed to the FDA. If people want to try a drug that the benevolent government has yet to improve, they don’t have any right to make it illegal for them to do so.