So, another healthcare reform Sunday. I had to post the article below because it is about a couple things I saw on the news this past week or so that really ticked me off & makes me so mad that politicians abuse the media with lies. This is about politicians saying how great our healthcare system is & why it is fine the way it is (say what????) .... BUT THEY HAVE GREAT INSURANCE COVERAGE ALREADY! They are not talking about the many out there that can't afford it or can't afford what they have. Give us the option to have what the politicians have .. now that would be reform! And Rush, talking about his experience in Hawaii. By the way Rush, Hawaii is a state that is closest to what we want to see in reform but not quite there .. but Rush, you have health insurance so of course it worked for you! How dumb do these guys think we are! Having some of the best insurance & going to the doctor is NOT what we are talking about.... HOLY CRAP! GET REAL!

No, I am not happy with what is going on right now. I do & don't like parts of both the House & Senate bills so why can't we just have the best of both? Why? Politics, lobbyists & money, that is why! RIDICULOUS!

OK, sorry for the tirade .... article below:

Mike Coffman's Excellent Adventure: U.S. Health Care System Works!

After receiving treatment for an ankle injury, Colorado Congressman Mike Coffman told The Denver Post, "I successfully tested our health care system," he said, with a laugh. "It works."

Whether it was a pathetic attempt at humor or just plain insensitivity, access to affordable health care is no laughing matter to tens of millions of Americans who are either underinsured, or have no health insurance at all. So the system "works." Nice to know. Now how about letting the rest of us in on it?

The Republican Congressman, who voted against the health care reform bill passed by the House, is covered by the Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan. A large portion of his health care premiums are paid for by the taxpayers -- you and me. He has had the benefit of choosing from many taxpayer subsidized plans (sounds like proposed "exchanges") with reasonable deductibles and co-pays for doctors and prescriptions, not to mention a healthy salary as a Congressman.

Of course we all know that everyone in the U.S. has access to health care, at least that’s what people keep telling me. That’s why we have emergency rooms. But it’s not as simple as all that, is it?

The emergency room will not give you preventative care, or ongoing care, and rest assured -- you will be billed and you will be expected to pay. If you are uninsured, you will be charged top dollar. If you own a home or have any other assets, they will be put in serious jeopardy. If you went to the ER for an injured ankle, you may come out oaky, but if it was a more serious injury or illness, charges can quickly add up into the tens of thousands. Many a bankruptcy has resulted from such a scenario. 

Indeed, unlike the comfortably insured Congressman, many Americans are forced to skip needed health care or prescription medications. Congressman Coffman and his like-minded anti-reform peers enjoy a level of security that many of their constituents lack, and it must be a particularly good feeling because it tends to blind them to the plight of others.

Wealthy conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh also recently had a brush with the health care system and had this to say, "Based on what happened to me here, I don’t think there is one thing wrong with the American healthcare system. It is working just fine."

The loudest voices against reform seem to flow from those who have access to the finest medical care money can buy, with little regard for those who do not. You’re right, guys. Medical care in America is not a problem -- access to care is.

Read more about the health care benefits to being a U.S. Federal Employee/Member of Congress: The Widest Selection of Health Plans in the Country. 

Would Congress Put Their Own Health Insurance Benefits on the Line? Now that would be a strong statement of conviction for those members of Congress who stand against reform.

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