House Passes Landmark Health Care Reform

Updated 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Source: http://blog.aflcio.org/

Union members have rallied for health care across the country.

This is what progress looks like. Tonight, by a 220-215 vote, the U.S. House has passed a historic health care reform bill that will improve the nation’s health care system, covering millions of uninsured and making insurance work better for those who have it.

H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act, fulfills the decades-long promise to create a system that provides affordable, high-quality health ...

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kbat 2 months, 3 weeks ago on Wordpress

The complexity of the proposed reform has obscured the fact that it is writtten for the benefit of the insurers and big pharma……no matter though, they’ll come out against it as a gov’t take-over of your health care. SINGLE PAYER NOW! Medicare for all!

No bill is better than this bad bill!

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rogerkrist 3 months ago on Twitter

US health care reform

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labourstart 3 months ago on Twitter

USA: House Passes Landmark Health Care Reform: LabourStart headline - Source: AFL-CIO http://bit.ly/24E1Lk

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Retired nurse 3 months ago on Wordpress

Totally agree with you. Nurses and physicians are for single payer. The AFL-CIO membership endorsed single payer at their fall convention. Why is the union leadership falling into bed with the insurance industry? I smell a very large RAT!! We should not be rejoicing and thanking our legislators. This bill will not help those who need it. An ammendment is included to limit availability of safe abortions ... See all content

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IllegalsGoHome 3 months ago on Wordpress

This bill is going to result in a gigantic increase in bureaucracy! Wouldn’t it have been less costly to just regulate the insurance industry? Could someone please explain to me why it’s going to cost a trillion dollars to: #1. tell insurance companies they can’t deny people coverage for a pre-existing condition, #2. tell those same companies they can’t drop people just because ... See all content

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DHFabian 3 months ago on Wordpress

On health care, something is desperately wrong with this country when the fact that the great majority of Americans want the public option simply has no relevance. I’m tired of being ruled by legislators who insist (and set out to prove) that the US is too incompetent, too inferior, to establish a public health care system as good as that found in the more modern nations.

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rightdemocrat 3 months ago on Twitter

Affordable Health Care Act will make a real difference for families in the USA.

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darlt774 3 months ago on Twitter

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novenator 3 months ago on Digg

Congratulations America! You have just taken the first step to joining other developed, Western nations!

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mollydog12 3 months ago on Digg

novie,

you ever lived in europe ? do you know any canadians ? i lived in europe and part of my job was to reconcile pay plans between what we offered our american work force and what was in place in companies we were purchasing. the health care they had in great britain, france and italy, the countries i worked in, was not anywhere near as good as what we had in the us. not even close.

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mollydog12 3 months ago on Digg

novie,

like i said. you're a hypocrite, like most liberals. you ascribe the highest motives to your "love the people" message but what it comes down to is you want something for nothing. you want someone else to pay for what you won't provide for yourself and then, because after all you have no personal honesty, you flame your benefactors and call them selfish because they don't
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novenator 3 months ago on Digg

molly, I have lived in Europe twice actually. I was able to witness the wonderful Dutch health care system first hand as well, and you know what? No hassles. No waits, no problems, excellent quality care and no bill. Granted, my taxes were around 30% there, but that's not much more than I pay here, and it pays for such things as an awesome public transportation system, quality education, a wage comparable ... See all content

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PhoenixTx 3 months ago on Digg

Oh yea, the first step down to the lowest common denominator like any other mediocre nation.

I keep wondering how long you'll continue to mistake you're flawed liberal philosophy for compassion and intelligence. I guessing probably right up until the time the doctor tells you only have three months left unless something is done and the bureaucrat tells you that you have to wait six months
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novenator 3 months ago on Digg

I see your IM crowd has gained a few more lackeys. I guess Molly isn't the boss, it's you.

Seriously though, do you support abolishing Medicare and Social Security? Because people like you made the EXACT same arguments when they were passed.

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