Obama Seeks Doctors’ Support But Opposes Caps on Malpractice Awards

June 17, 2009

  • June 18, 2009 at 2:10 am
    Nobody says:
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    BTW. I am not an advocate of Government controled anything.
    What happened to our Country anyway? What happened to the Constitution Of The United States?
    The government needs to be downsized if anything and the people that run it need to be brought into check with the dsame provisions that we the people are allowed or offered.

  • June 18, 2009 at 3:25 am
    Joanne says:
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    What happened to the constitution? It was voted out on 11/04/08 as Obama, who has not proven he is constitutionally eligible to serve as President, was voted in.

  • June 18, 2009 at 3:41 am
    TAR says:
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    The Constitution? Today’s society believes it is their “Right” to health care. You have revisionists who justify healthcare by stating well it would have been the intentions of our Founding Fathers. Nowhere in the Constitution does it say healthcare is a right.

    If insurance companies were smart they would get together and resolve this issue without government intervention, so when a marxist like Hussein Obama is elected government takeover of the private sector is not priority one.

    And “Nobody” I am the TAR which you and I have been conversing these past two years.

  • June 18, 2009 at 3:59 am
    Joe says:
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    Nobody,

    Of course, I didn’t verify the facts in Mr. Elder’s column, but I’m sure that they could be found on the internet. And I agree that hospitals do go after people to pay bills; however, people such as you, who pay those bills (and I’ve paid such bills myself for services not covered by my insurance) are a small percentage. This is due to the fact that almost all uninsureds use hospital emergency rooms for routine medical care (sore throat, colds, & etc.). So, to this extent, I’d guess that Mr. Elder is correct. Also, his reputation for veracity is unimpeachable.

  • June 19, 2009 at 8:39 am
    Nobody says:
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    What you right here has some merit and is already being used.George W passed the Patriot Act when he was in office and it’s being utilized for everything except that for which it was intended.
    Anyway what you mention really has nothing to do with malpractice but many of your comments are reality.
    I have a problem with allowing immigrants total amnesty and award them to the entitlements that people of this country built.(If you paid in you are entitled if not you’re not)It’s that simple!
    The problem is with lobbyists constantly persuading our elected officials to lean their way that of corporate amoerica we are stuck between a rock and a hard place and no place to move.
    On another note the Unions that swayed the winning of Mr BinObama should be so ticked off at him for what he has done!
    I don’t condone $90 an hour to any worker unless they own their own business but now that Uncle Sam will have his fingers in GM I am anxious to see how they handle the pay of such people because that is what has ruined this countries economy businessman and wommen have opted to move their businesses over seas or to Mexico to hire cheap labor so they can still reap the rewards of screwing the rest of the working man!
    It will be interesting but is carey at best to sit back and see what happens as TAR says the children of today may be in for big trouble!

  • June 19, 2009 at 9:58 am
    Joe says:
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    Plus, Nobody, you and I paid for the methodone. Of course, there’s a simple, free market solution to drug use that doesn’t require taxpayers to fund the habit, reduces the cost of law enforcement devoted to drug laws, and effectively would de-fund many terrorist organizations and other crime syndicates.

    Why not make all drugs legal? This would save taxpayers over $100 billion a year, plus, it’d make it easier for US IRO foreign policy. For example, organizied crime, terrorists, and rogue states, such as N. Korea, Libya, Syria, and the Taliban-controlled and FARC-controlled areas of Afghanistan and Columbia, respectively, would lose a major, if not sole source, of funds for their activities. Not to mention what this would do to reduce, if not eliminate the lawlessness in Mexico. So, there could be additional savings in this area.

    However, no drug addict gets any gov’t support for anything related to drug use. Also, employers may test anyone at anytime for any drug use and fire them if they test positive. Or employers may choose to test only for certain drugs and not others. Or employers may choose not to test.

    So, employers who don’t test, likely could hire workers for less pay, but at least the druggies would have a job and if drugs were legal, they could afford to buy them. Also, such employees of a non-testing employer would pay more for health ins., b/c the employer likely would have to pay more, the employee contribution would have to increase, unless the lower wages offset the additional health ins costs of such employers.

    Also, allow health ins companies to charge more for those who use drugs, just as life companies may charge more for smokers.

    Also, drug users would be ineligible for social security disability benefits for disability related to drug use.

    Anyway, I threw out several ideas here, in no particular order, but it’s something to consider.

    Would it work? Who knows? But nothing is working now and the US is spending billions and having to deal with the foreign policy implications of fighting drug cartels worldwide.

    So, is it worth a try? Maybe.

  • June 19, 2009 at 10:16 am
    TAR says:
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    Why should Americans worry about that old document, the President of the United States has no regard for it. He violates it by not producing a valid birth certificate, takes over private business with the debate and consent of Congress and now he seeks to sink his teeth into the government taking over the U.S. healthcare system. “Change” that will leave us and our children with no “hope”.

  • July 14, 2009 at 11:53 am
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    Sorry for the late reply .I just got the to my computer been ill!
    So the majority says BinObama is a jerk! Why was he voted into office is my question?
    I guess it was the people that don’t work sit home and watch Oprah all day!

    We people need to write our Representatives and tell them to nix this plan BinObama is trying to push through the house.This guy is shoving his backside in everyones face.I would like to see him impeached for not knowing what the heck he is doing or having the knowledge to run our Country,OUR COUNTRY!
    We are about to embark on the biggest expense that anybody has every seen in freebies to people that are not legal immigrants and have been in this country working and NOT PAYING TAXES AS WE HAVE FOR YEARS!
    They filter their money to Mexico and other small and large countries to get theior families here so that they to can work for pennies and NOT PAY into the system.
    Well I am damn tired of paying into the system myself.Why can’t I stoppaying taxes?
    I wonder how many people are going to be placed into a higher tax bracket this year when income tax time comes.They lowered the federal taxes withheld so this is going to increase our income hence placing us responsible to pay the government instead of collecting an income tax check at the end of the year.HHHHmmmmm.
    I wonder if anyone else saw the Amnesty Bill that Pelosi and those idiots are trying to push through now.
    copy and paste this link to your browser and you will see what the Demmies are trying to push through.If the link does not work google (CNN Lou Dobbs Amnesty)

    Here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP1UQMd7VMw
    This is insane!

    TAR Love ya kiddo say hi to sher for me!



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