Democrats who supported the dreadful Republican legislation for prescription drug coverage under Medicare, which passed the House and Senate in late June, rationalized their support as a case of the camel getting his nose into the tent. In years to come, they suggested, there will be opportunities to improve prescription drug coverage once the principle is established. But the camel that… return to article
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Reader Comments (7)Page 1 of 1 pagesHow depressing! I am covered under my State retirement plan, but if I said something in Republican it would be, “I’ve got mine”. A nation that cannot provide healthcare and medicine for citizens who need it most is something to be embarrassed about. It’s downright shameful!
Posted by Esther on Jul 21, 2003 at 6:47 PM The best health care program would be one that purges the insurance companies. Bush, in the SOTU speech, made a snide comment about how law suits do not heal people. Well, neither do insurance companies heal, diagnose, comfort or prescribe relief for those who are ailing, yet this country pays per capita four times what other nations pay for measurably inferior health care.
Posted by stumpy on Jul 21, 2003 at 6:55 PM I’m astonished. You mean the legislators in Washington don’t really have the best interets of us working people in mind?
Posted by Chris Stevens on Jul 21, 2003 at 9:03 PM is there a regular regularadio program similar to “Rush” that we could listen to? I would like a program to listen to while in my car.
please reply.
Posted by p shires on Jul 28, 2003 at 2:51 AM I spent 40 years in health care administration. Universal Health Insurance is the only way to go. Cost much less and deliver a better product to all. It’s terrible the way our legislators have sold their souls. “To hell with the public”
Posted by Frederick Sage on Jul 31, 2003 at 3:50 AM Clearly healthcare in this country is in a very sad state. The additional problems of prohibitive malpractice insurance prices and insurance provider stinginess give our poor doctors just as many headaches as the people they are treating. How can we expect doctors to do their job well when they are not given the resources they need? Business, politics and healthcare have never been a favorable mix, so it’s not likely that a politician primarly representing big business will make any truly beneficial changes.
Posted by Rachel on Aug 8, 2003 at 10:19 PM The truth is that our Democrat Party leadership,senators and representatives, do not have the “will” (guts) to do anything that will make them look progressive or at least compassionate.For our fearless leaders Prescription drugs under Medicare seems like a prescription for failure to remain in office or to be elected. What courage!
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