The Health Insurance Debate

[Webcastr]

Health Insurance Reform is top of the news these days. Is the system broken? Are prices too high and coverage too low? Are the big companies gaming the system or is the coverage about right?

What is the truth and what's with all the myths? Are these protests real or staged by special interests to keep their profits rolling?

What do you think of where things are going and where do you stand on the issue?

Tell us where you stand and what the system is like in your country. Join us and post your opinions here!

[Lynn Creelman]

Techboy,

I understand how money infuences polititcians but what makes average people come out so firmly against their own interests on health care? Clearly, we’re paying too much for too little. (Enjoy this great video on our ranking of 37th in infant mortality by the WHO: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/9/16/781839/-Late-afternoon-earl... .)

[techboy]

That is a great video! Explains it in an entertaining way. Just think we prolly wouldn't think to trust the care in half of those countries but they are better than we are. So what is the lesson here - that it's time to move to... France! Good post!

[Gear Head]

So does anyone know when this issue will really be decided now???

[techboy]

Sure there's been a lot of noise raised on this issus lately, but here is a website that seems to debunk a lot of the lies and rumors about this issue now: Go inside and see what you think of all this.

http://healthcarefactcheck.com/

[Jerry]

Did anyone happen to see this:

Where's the GOP health care alternative?

House Democrats are marking today as the 100-day anniversary of House Republicans promising to produce their own alternative health reform bill as part of their larger effort to shed the Party of No label.

“I guarantee you we will provide you with a bill,” said Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO), the point man on the alternative plan, on June 17.

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) tells POLITICO, "It's been 100 days since they promised they would unveil their own proposals -- where are they?... What positive alternatives have they come up with?" more...

http://www.politico.com/blogs/glennthrush/0909/Wheres_the_GOP_healt...

[TLuscious]

Speaking of sick....

[Scott]

We just need to go live in Europe where Health care is for free

[Ingo]

Where in Europe?

You have to PAY a LOT of money every month, regardless if you get sick or not throughout years. And this is mandantory by laws.....

Ingo from Germany, which is in Europe.