You know, I’m not wild on the idea of Nationalized Healthcare; but this crap right here is just plain lame:
But in comments submitted to the Senate Finance Committee, the American Medical Association said: “The A.M.A. does not believe that creating a public health insurance option for non-disabled individuals under age 65 is the best way to expand health insurance coverage and lower costs. The introduction of a new public plan threatens to restrict patient choice by driving out private insurers, which currently provide coverage for nearly 70 percent of Americans.”
If private insurers are pushed out of the market, the group said, “the corresponding surge in public plan participation would likely lead to an explosion of costs that would need to be absorbed by taxpayers.”
via A.M.A. Opposes Government-Sponsored Health Plan – NYTimes.com.
As someone; who’s parents have just lost their Optical and Dental Coverage, through the health plan that was offered by G.M., only to have it taken away, because of G.M.’s bankruptcy; Which, by the way, was caused by this whole economic meltdown that was caused by the Clinton Administration’s forcing of the mortgage giants, Freddie and Fannie to float housing loans to those who normally could not afford them. Which when the economy collapsed, those people lost their jobs and defaulted on their loans, and because these loans were traded, this caused a vacuum.
Also as someone, who has NO health insurance, at all. I find this statement to be quite lame. In other words, “We don’t support this, because our Doctors won’t make the money that they’re making now.” That has to be the most tone deaf statement, that I have ever heard in my life.
Their doctors are not going to make the money that they’re used to making; Boo Freaking Hoo!
If the AMA is going to be against this Bill, they’d better come up with the better excuse than this. Because the one that was just presented to this masses, is not going to resonate with anyone, except maybe John McCain who owns about 8 houses.
Sorry to those who might be shocked, but this one hits home with me. 😡
As always, Memeorandum has the round up