Howard Dean: Health Care Bill "Bigger Bailout for the Insurance Corps. Than AIG"

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Source: ABC News

Howard Dean: Health Care Bill 'Bigger Bailout for the Insurance Industry Than AIG'

By HUMA KHAN and JONATHAN KARL
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, 2009
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President Obama said he likes the Senate health care compromise and wants it passed by Christmas, but he faces a revolt from some liberals who say the health care bill has been gutted to appease insurance companies.

"This is a bigger bailout for the insurance industry than AIG," former Democratic National Committee chairman and medical doctor Howard Dean told "Good Morning America's" George Stephanopoulos today. "A very small number of people are going to get any insurance at all, until 2014, if the bill works.

"This is an insurance company's dream, this bill," Dean continued. "This is the Washington scramble, and I think it's ill-advised."

Dean sent shockwaves when he said Tuesday in an interview with Vermont Public Radio that the removal of the Medicare buy-in means Democrats should just kill the health care bill and start over.

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Can the liberals on this board do us a favor and contact your reps please? 

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Dean is possibly the smartest none conservative in washington way to go, having some back bone and standing up to the commie admin

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Dean is possibly the smartest none conservative in washington way to go, having some back bone and standing up to the commie admin

At least Dean is being honest about what this bill really does, and what I have been saying for months. 

This thing is a complete disaster and even Dean admits as such. 

Hope & Change bitches! 

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At least Dean is being honest about what this bill really does, and what I have been saying for months. 

This thing is a complete disaster and even Dean admits as such. 

Hope & Change bitches! 

How would you like the health care bill to look?

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How would you like the health care bill to look?

1.  Interstate competition number one.  That will drive down costs. 

2.  Tort reform.

3.  Allow for catastrpocih c plans for young people.

4.  give the tax break to individiduals as well as businesses who purchase insurance.

5.  go after waste fraud and abuse. 


That is just to start.   

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1.  Interstate competition number one.  That will drive down costs. 

That's an assumption that just hasn't been backed.  A theory.  Risk is Risk.  A 60 year old smoker doesn't pose less risk just because the policy is being underwritten in a different state.

2.  Tort reform.

3.  Allow for catastrpocih c plans for young people.

We agree. 

4.  give the tax break to individiduals as well as businesses who purchase insurance.

IDK, I would think they would have to be some fairly serious tax breaks for businesses to consider it.  In fact, IMO, the tax breaks would have to be at least equal to what the employer will shell out including administrative expenses.

5.  go after waste fraud and abuse.   

Agreed!