Throughout the health insurance reform debate, seniors have
been the target of direct attacks by the opposition. Lies about death panels,
Medicare cuts, and rationing have invaded the debate, resulting in a confused
senior population. You probably have heard bewilderment about health reform
from the parents or grandparents in your own family.
Tomorrow, the House of Representatives is taking a historic
step forward with a floor vote on the Affordable Health Care for America Act.
This bill is significant not only because it represents a mile-marker that our
country has never reached in the history of health reform, but also because it
will enable almost every American to get health coverage.
Much of the controversy over health reform has centered
around the idea of including a public option-a government-sponsored health
insurance plan-in the final legislation. And much of the opposition has come from
Republicans, who have warned that a public option would amount to a government
takeover. (And, in their playbook, that's a bad thing.)
Betsey McCaughey is perhaps best known for contributing to the downfall
of health reform in the early '90s. And since the health reform debate
has heated up this year, she's back at it again, trying to scare
seniors and any American who will listen to her preposterous lies.
Fear. Confusion. Misinformation. There's a lot of that right now when it comes to health care reform, and understandably so. The health care system is complex, but for many of us the system works. Just because it works for some, though, doesn't mean it can't be better.
The opposition
to health reform has been busy this August. They have diverted our time and
resources away from pushing for an end to pre-existing conditions, health
insurance rationing, and rising premiums. Instead, we had to spend time
debunking "death panels," "socialism," and so-called "government-funded
abortions." But as the season changes from summer to fall, so will the
conversation.
Ted Kennedy was not simply a champion of health care reform,
he was THE champion of health care reform. He worked tirelessly to ensure that,
one day, every American can get quality, affordable health care
"Five myths about health care from around the world" debunks misinformation about health systems across the globe as reform advocates spell out why health reform will be good for seniors
Halloween has come early for the RNC and they are scaring
the daylights out of American seniors. In typical RNC fashion, RNC head Michael Steele was
blatantly untruthful when he recently claimed that health care reform will cut
millions of dollars from the Medicare budget. Steele wants to frighten seniors
into believing that reform will damage their Medicare benefits, which cannot be
further from the truth. In response to Steele's
blatant lies, Families USA's Ron Pollack had this response published in
Thursday's Washington Post....
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