[QUOTE=so-cal-gal;113431]If you think for one second that the plan being put forth will resemble CHAMPUS let alone the version of military medical care you grew up with, you will be sadly disappointed.
Too bad we can not all have coverage like you enjoyed or, better yet, the same benefits that congress and the president enjoys.
Instead you are headed for MANAGED CARE that has more red tape than the current breauacracy of the Health Maintenance Organizations that exist now.[/QUOTE]
That’s because Obama couldn’t even approach the single payer system he is really for, as Americans for the most part, are happy to vote against their own self-interests before they even know what they’re voting for or against. They just believe any propaganda thrown at them. The socialists are coming … the socialists are coming … Any truly intelligent, cost effective or good policy for average Americans that has the potential to affect corp. America’s bottom line gets killed as “socialism” before it even takes off. All you have to say to scare the average, uninformed American is “socialism” and they wet their pants with fear.
The proposed plan is no change, thanks to the lobbyists having bought everyone off and Americans enjoying the freedom to vote against their own interests, once again. It’s a badly mangled proposed plan that will keep the health insurance magnates very wealthy and continue to provide little benefit to uninsured Americans. If Americans can’t rally behind good healthcare for all, what does this country stand for, anymore? Any policy that takes the profit motive out of human health is a good thing, to me. For god’s sake, there’s a black market for human organs in this country and around the world. You can’t even rest in peace when you’re dead! The profiteers are still trying to make a buck off you when you’re cold and six feet under (I loved that show!). That’s how our current healthcare system is run, too. Oh well. If Americans want the freedom to keep paying high health insurance premiums and get little or nothing in return, let em. It’s a “free” country, after all. Or, is it?