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GRAYSON INTRODUCES PUBLIC OPTION ACT-Bill Opens Up Medi... - 3/10/2010 5:01:00 PM   
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'The text of H.R.4789 has not yet been received from GPO' http://www.gpo.gov/
Try there in a couple days if you want to read the four page bill. It says so little, but does so much!

Grayson introduces bill (H.R. 4789) that allows any American to buy into Medicare at cost
http://www.snapbuzz.com/video/12121/grayson-introduces-bill-hr-4789-that-allows-any-american-to-buy-into-medicare-at

Rep. Grayson Introduces Bill to Allow Anyone to Buy Into Medicare at Cost
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_XGJHOYuxw


Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL)

March 9, 2010

Read text of the bill here:
http://grayson.house.gov/UploadedFile...

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Alan Grayson
Contact: Todd Jurkowski, Press Secretary 202.503.5964 (cell)


GRAYSON INTRODUCES PUBLIC OPTION ACT
Bill Opens Up Medicare To Anyone Who Can Pay For It 
Washington, Mar 9 -

Congressman Alan Grayson, D-Fla., today introduced a bill (H.R. 4789) which would give the option to buy into Medicare to every citizen of the United States. The Public Option Act, also known as the Medicare You Can Buy Into Act, would open up the Medicare network to anyone who can pay for it.

Congressman Grayson said, Obviously, America wants and needs more competition in health coverage, and a public option offers that. But it’s just as important that we offer people not just another choice, but another kind of choice. A lot of people don’t want to be at the mercy of greedy insurance companies that will make money by denying them the care that they need to stay healthy, or to stay alive. We deserve to have a real alternative.

The bill would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish enrollment periods, coverage guidelines, and premiums for the program. Because premiums would be equal to cost, the program would pay for itself.

The government spent billions of dollars creating a Medicare network of providers that is only open to one-eighth of the population. That’s like saying; only people 65 and over can use federal highways. It is a waste of a very valuable resource and it is not fair. This idea is simple, it makes sense, and it deserves an up-or-down vote, Congressman Grayson said.
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RE: GRAYSON INTRODUCES PUBLIC OPTION ACT-Bill Opens Up ... - 3/10/2010 5:05:28 PM   
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Status: offline 		http://questions.medicare.gov/cgi-bin/medicare.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=2260   that still is not "free'

why are we even having this public debate?   They should make bankruptcy easier.   But 2005 they made it harder.  So what does this mean for the guy who owes medical bills?


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RE: GRAYSON INTRODUCES PUBLIC OPTION ACT-Bill Opens Up ... - 3/10/2010 5:11:54 PM   
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RE: GRAYSON INTRODUCES PUBLIC OPTION ACT-Bill Opens Up ... - 3/10/2010 6:10:13 PM   
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RE: GRAYSON INTRODUCES PUBLIC OPTION ACT-Bill Opens Up ... - 3/10/2010 8:37:00 PM   
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we could undo the 2005 bankrupcy law.

All of Europe, Japan and Canada total number of medical bankruptcies per year...0.

US total number medical bankruptcies per year...700,000

Your reply is way off point anyway. Put everybody into medicare and pay for it. Then we go after costs. (greed)


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RE: GRAYSON INTRODUCES PUBLIC OPTION ACT-Bill Opens Up ... - 3/10/2010 11:43:08 PM   
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RE: GRAYSON INTRODUCES PUBLIC OPTION ACT-Bill Opens Up ... - 3/11/2010 2:03:59 AM   
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RE: GRAYSON INTRODUCES PUBLIC OPTION ACT-Bill Opens Up ... - 3/11/2010 5:23:28 AM   
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The industry thinks that 20 year olds do not pay their fair share.

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RE: GRAYSON INTRODUCES PUBLIC OPTION ACT-Bill Opens Up ... - 3/11/2010 5:31:31 AM   
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Why would a 20 year old want to pay $110 a month?  he does not need it


Okay.  That is exactly the attitude that makes health care so damn expensive!!!  If a 20 year old gets the same wellness check-ups his/her parents made them have as children, then disease is caught early enough to be treated and perhaps cured (depending on the illness) and that costs a fraction of what it costs to treat a chronic or acute condition!!

The 'ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure' is more true than you will admit.

You only want hurricane insurance when there's a hurricane headed your way.  Or flood insurance only when the waters are rising.  But health insurance it's like you want to wait until your house is destroyed and then have someone else pay for it. 

But why does a 20 year old need health insurance?  Active people are also people who have accidents, so even if you don't get sick you can get injured and if you break your leg you will probably want someone to fix it.

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RE: GRAYSON INTRODUCES PUBLIC OPTION ACT-Bill Opens Up ... - 3/11/2010 5:34:12 AM   
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the body starts to fall apart in the 30s.   not the 20s.

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RE: GRAYSON INTRODUCES PUBLIC OPTION ACT-Bill Opens Up ... - 3/11/2010 5:37:56 AM   
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Fuck.  How is prevention such a hard concept?

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RE: GRAYSON INTRODUCES PUBLIC OPTION ACT-Bill Opens Up ... - 3/11/2010 6:40:32 AM   
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Status: offline 		Because, eyes, our system is not designed for preventative medicine. Of course its cheaper and makes far more sense. And would put out of practice many specialists.

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