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suzebearie — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:57:15 -0000

um ... the GOP was majority in the Senate from '81- '87, and then '95- '07.

In the House, the DNC were majority from '81-'95, and GOP majority from '95 - '07.

GOP controlled Congress from '95 through '07 --- 12 years.

DNC had only controlled the Congress for the past 2 1/2 year.

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suzebearie — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:37:30 -0000

Believe me, I do. I'm just surprised that you favor borrowing from China to pay for our nation's wars. Call me whatever, but I do not approve of my tax dollars being spent paying interest to China. China! Aren't you outraged? It's bad enough most everything we buy in this country is made in China, but we pay them interest too?

My children and grandchildren are beholden to the Chinese govt. And you prefer that than being responsible to our own nation? What's American about that?
Kind alike saying "I feel like a beaten wife who is thankful that I wasn't hit a moment ago."

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suzebearie — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:30:34 -0000

His mediCare would have paid for it had the dr. prescribed it. The private insurance, we're not so sure. They are slower to pay than MediCare and they pay less. When I go to the dr., he always has to know what insurance I have and then he prescribes/codes what that insurance company will pay most for.

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suzebearie — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:08:22 -0000

And you trust those that put our country on the verge of bankruptcy? You approve of borrowing national funds from another country (China) to pay for our wars and rebuilding and investing in the country we destroyed? You approve of building hospitals and supplying that country with medical supplies on those borrowed funds?

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suzebearie — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:05:33 -0000

ok .... what needs are not being met by your supplemental insurance to medicare or medicaid? My father pays $290/month for his supplemental and it has covered $133.50/day that MediCare doesn't pay for his skilled nursing for .... however many days the dr. prescribes his need for skilled nursing (rehab). Whereas, he pays $90/mo to MeciCare and it's paid 100% of his hospitalization, ventilator, ICU and step down, and the first doctor-prescribed 20 days of rehab. After that initial 20 days, MediCare pays all but $133.50/day for again, however long the dr. prescribes the need for his therapy.

Oh yeah, we had to pay $230 and $89 for two different ambulance to get him to the hospitals. Sounds pretty darned good to me, but i'm wondering why MediCare costs him so much less and pays for so much more than the supplemental that costs so much more?

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suzebearie — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:52:14 -0000

I heard nothing of a gov't option. I'm a proud member of the public, and I bet you are too. I'm proud that as a member of the public in my community I know that if I need them, the firemen are there to assist me.

The President said last night - "if you've got health care you can afford and like, you keep it." That is unless your state bar assoc. decides to do away with it. Wonder if they'll lower the yearly dues too?

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suzebearie — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:49:17 -0000

sounds as though your county is in need of some real help with such long lines of those in need. Wouldn't preventative-care lessen those lines? And everyone who is able to see a doctor, get cured and healed, I'm thinking they are pretty darned appreciative of that "local socialized medicine", right? Cheaper than going to a family doctor, specialist or the hospital via private insurance.

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suzebearie — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:41:20 -0000

Samcat ... you would deny care to an ill person because you have to wait to see the doctor? Evidently you've lived a very fortunate life.

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suzebearie — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:39:49 -0000

it had nothing to do with the government. His doctor explained that more intrusive testing would put my father's life in danger. thanks for the well wishes ....

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suzebearie — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:35:26 -0000

Isn't that the Bill that John McCain sponsored?

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suzebearie — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:34:34 -0000

Ann - references please? My insurance pays for a necessary medical care for me, the patient. What do you have done with a tubal pregnancy?

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suzebearie — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:25:55 -0000

Nancy - Page 143 states: "Nothing in this subtitle shall allow Federal payments for affordability credits on behalf of individuals who are not lawfully present in the United States." ?Doesn't that cover illegal aliens?

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suzebearie — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:16:51 -0000

Maybe, but my dad's cardiologist said "nothing more" ...

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suzebearie — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:13:29 -0000

Yeah, but I'd like the opportunity to find out. I mean really, my daughter fainted while volunteering at MD camp years ago, they discovered a slight heart murmor ... along with her asthma ... so she's "uninsurable" or it would cost $1,800/month to insure her. Along with teh copays - there's no way for her to be a responsible young adult paying her bills, college loans and making her tithe. So we're now ordering her inhaler from Israel. Made in the USA, shipped there and we ship it back as "samples".

She traveled to England while in college and loved the care there. Of course, she was in London and not out in the country where care is more sparse.

Rationing care? If I can't afford my copay, I don't go to the dr. now and in the UK, like here in the US it depends upon where you live. How far do you have to travel in say, South Dakota to a dr?

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suzebearie — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:05:18 -0000

What lie? It says on page 143 that "Nothing in this subtitle shall allow Federal payments for affordability credits on behalf of individuals who are not lawfully present in the United States."
Doesn't that cover illegals? My neighbor's cleaning lady went to the county hospital ER when her kids needed stitches. I don't know how much she paid or if they asked for her ID.

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suzebearie — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:58:15 -0000

where do you live? what is local socialized medicine? The VA? They've been pretty darned good treating my father. In fact, wonderful. I do have to schedule his appointments, but geez, with my own insurance I wait sometimes up to an hour to see the dr, and that's with an appointment. But then I've heard the VA in Florida is better than anywhere else. And my dad had a heart attack 2 months ago, the cardiologist said "we'll treat only the damage we see from the Echo, no intrusive because he's over 80 years old. Treatment will be medicinal only." and that was utilizing his private supplemental insurance.

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suzebearie — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:54:10 -0000

What were our Republican legislators waving? Is that our health care reform suggestions? What does it include? Does it include something to prevent our children from being denied coverage because of pre-existing conditions? My children need that. Immediately.

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suzebearie — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:51:38 -0000

Candy, a scowl is far different than proper behavior. As Meghan McCain said today, she wasn't permitted to yell at her brother across the dinner table.