Sen. Baucus's Health Care Bait and Switch

[cullgmail]

baucus was loaded with the most SHITTLOADD of campaign loot from the WHOLE ENTIRE health sector

[independentview1]

As far as I know there has never been an insurance company in America that has ever denied someone treatment for anything.

Insurance companies can not legally keep you from getting treatment.

They can only tell you if the policy you have covers payment for the treatment.

Lasik eye surgery is a good example. Most insurance companies don't pay for the procedure, yet somehow there are hundreds of these done every day.

Obama wants to tell me IF it's legal for me to get treatment.

[independentview1]

Sorry, an insurance company can only tell me if there policy pays for the treatment I want, you want the government to be able to tell me if I am allowed to get treatment.

Save the no that's not what we want garbage. I refer you to Obama and his give pain killers to people who need a pacemaker because Obama feels they are not worth the money. Oh the Hope and Change feels so good.

Government control of my life is never the answer.

[exenrontexas]

My sister died two years ago because the LAWYERS for her HMO denied her life extending treatments. THAT is what I call private insurance DEATH PANEL. Cancer is a killer but not as bad as her HMO that gave her METHADONE for pain and sent her home to DIE.

[independentview1]

Look at that Republican Senator taking all that money from evil insurance companies. You are EVIL, every member of your party should be thrown out . You don't care about the common person at all. Oh, wait he's a Democrat. Um forget I said that, this video must be a Fox News produced pack of lies.

[funkyflights]

Hey man .... people in congress are all being bought off by lobbyists..... democrat or republican .... were all being played for fools ... but hey man DON'T be in bed with private insurance companies because there NOT your friend....health care needs to be fixed and the best way is eliminating private insurance all together ... THAT ALONE would lower what hospitals charge.... fuck private insurance companies there and American scam paying off our congress....

[exenrontexas]

George Washington is his farewell address to the nation WARNED America of people who are more loyal to ONE party or ONE man than to the CONSTITUTION and the PEOPLE of America.

[independentview1]

Nobody is forced into Medicare, unlike the Single Payer plan that is designed to destroy any private insurance and leavr the governmant in charge of my health care.

Please save the lies about how it does not do that. Leave your job and insurance and you are automatically enrolled into Obama Care. Yes I know that only one of the bills out there call for that.

This is not about helping sick people, It's about the lefts lust for power over the lives of American citizens.

[independentview1]

Baucus plan covers every person, tells insurance companies they can't refuse to cover people with pre-existing conditions and Liberals still say no. Plan isn't perfect but it's what they asked for.

I guess Liberals just put not paying for their own health insurance above saving lives. Nice people you libs.

That means we can say everyone that would have been saved by this plan, they are going to die because of the Libs.

[classc63]

@independentview1 Why don't we talk about ALL the bipartisianship that the Republicans PROMISED and didn't deliver on??? You want to BLAME someone--TRY THAT!

Baucus SOLD HIS SOUL AND the American people OUT!!! There's always one bad apple...

But don't count the Dems out just yet! Weren't not saying it's over until it's OVER!!!!!

[independentview1]

Big, big difference between bipartisianship and helping Obama and the Democrats betray the country.

Anyone who supports or votes for a single payer plan is a traitor to this country.

[classc63]

@independentview1

Ah there is no single payer option on the table...and how is that being a traitor????? I take it you don't believe in Medicare? That's a single payer plan.

[Jazzycat47]

Never get out of committee. Dead bill.

Forget the Republicans. Go for it.

[pemgolf]

wait till YOU get sick ...

[FrankeeFraud]

I trust insurance companies 1000 times more than I trust any politician!

[gloconti]

Good luck with that philosophy.

[FrankeeFraud]

Uh, 85% of Americans (myself included) are perfectly happy with their health insurance. Congress, meanwhile, has a 26% (and falling) approval rating. Any other questions, asshead?

[gloconti]

1) I didn't ask a question in the first place.

2) There you go pulling out a statistic from the same place you sit.

3) I never attacked you personally or called you a name, just commented on your absurd comment.

4) My sister has coverage w/ her state job. Her daughter hit her head and needed stitches. It wiped out her account of nearly 4k and she is now in 3k worth of debt. (Perfectly happy huh?)

5) Go tell your 85% stat to the nearly 15% uninsured Americans and see how well received it is.

[FrankeeFraud]

Tell your sister she should have PAID for better insuance coverage, (I'm sure she had the option) instead of spending her money on Atlantic City trips and tattoos and hoping for the best. PS: The world does NOT owe you or your sister a living, a house, groceries, medical care, or anything else. Live with it. PSS: Though I think you are a complete imbecile, you're right, the name-calling was out of line- how could I be so rotten? (:-(

[gloconti]

Her premiums are over 800 a month for a family of three. She has the "Cadillac" of State policies. DO NOT ASSUME TO KNOW ME OR MY FAMILY YOU SMUG LIL PRICK! I am a Veteran and she is a College educated social worker.

Welcome to the market place of ideas, yours suck, FUCK YOU!

[FrankeeFraud]

A "Social Worker?" I should have known! Another waste of my tax dollars! I have to pay your sister's salary, so she can get free apartments, food , and subway rides for junkies, winos, thugs, and unmarried sluts with eight illegitimate monkeys, and I'm supposed to feel sorry for her? Sorry, pal, no sale. Tell that sister of yours to go get a life for herself. She work for the Govt. cause she's lazy and unambitious and isn't worth a nickle in the open marketplace. Like yourself, I'll bet.

[classc63]

@FrankeeFraud Not afraid to call names when it's appropriate...YOU'RE A POS AND AN ASSHOLE!!!!!!!! And it's people like you that makes fighting for this bill worth it!!! You arrogant SOB. Happy? :-)

[FrankeeFraud]

"SOB?" "ARROGANT? " "ASSHOLE?" Funny, that wasn't what your Jewish mother was calling me last night, Hymie.......

[funkyflights]

Frankee.... DONT GET SICK.... because then you WONT be so happy with your insurance.... TRUST ME.....

[Joe402]

Fuck Max Baucus

[OcultOprah]

ps. - I want insurance Companies to do well - they are FILLED with people who have jobs & NEED them. Obama cannot even tell us where THE 1st STIMULOUS MONEY=went?..well I don't want the = Dumb Dim Dunces of The Unviverse Ruining...er Running my HEALTH CARE program. Go to Canada where my auntie is now all STROKED out and totally disabled from the HORRIFIC non-care she received ; she lay in a bed till she was in a = COMA - then & ONLY then did they START to treat Her. = LiberalLoser yer guy=TOAST

[OcultOprah]

anyone allowing 12 million+ illegals into the American Medical system have AN AGENDA to further give hand=outs to the CLUELESS! ....when we all want to HELP the HELPLESS!........not the = clueless!........This entire medical HOUSE-O-CARDS will tumble down & destroy anyone from getting ANY more World Class Medical Research or Medicine! WHY? NO MOTIVATION=Omama will STEAL EVERY PENNY WE MAKE & THEN STEAL OUR "ESTATES" - its called GENERATIONAL THEFT! - take a lifetimes work & give it to=OBAMA~sad

[pr0t0color]

OcultOprah, you sound hysterical and perhaps even psychotic. I can hear clock springs and bailing wire snapping in your head right through the Internet. Take a deep breath and relax.

Insurance corporations (who will be hurt most by any reforms) have nothing whatsoever to do with medical research. Medical research is almost exclusively conducted in universities and financed by government grants. Even the bulk of pharma research is done on the public dime in universities.

Don't be so clueless.

[OcultOprah]

~~sproing~~dear pathetically deluded pr0t0color.........yer not gettin the ugly dot ta dot UGLY PEEakTure ares yas?..........this CAT-haztroPhee, is being brought by your socialist think tank lying looney left President= Omama. I want people to be FREE to become Doctors and Practice WHERE THEY WANT and not have Government INVOLVED in my private health care. Wondered if you watched any of the "events"millions RAISE - $Money - 4Research?. Well this OmamaNightmare will RUINresearch!+FUNDbabeeDEATH!

[FluxCapacitor2008]

Good thing backward looking people like dsetay are in the minority. The small minority of people that are against the public option are in some way tied to the insurance industry.

So they should give it up. Obama is doing what he said he would do and thats why the majority of people voted for him.

[dsetay]

You know, if you pronounce his name correctly it might be easier to get through. Besides, why would he care if you called? Do you think HE answers the phone?? You'll just annoy his staff. Besides, it's voices like mine (Montanan) that actually matter and we'll be more pissed at you than him if you call US.

Regardless, a single-payer system is stupid.  You'll have people going there for headaches and coughs like the people already clogging ERs. Please, give it up.

[WWWoDMOCRATSoORG]

OBAMA GOLD COLOR COIN.

SEE MY PROFILE.

[Smartassawhip]

This explains why he has been running around implying that Obama is going to tax health care benefits... when in fact all Obama said was that he was willing to look at anything they brought to the table.. huge difference. What a douche bag.

[Textynn]

BAUCUS IS A CRIMINAL AGAINST HUMANITY

[wildpeachatl737]

I find it strange that the arguments that surrounded the GOP in regards to deregulation of utility companies (lower prices, better service and more competition) isn't being promoted here and the proposed solutions go against the free-market principles that are so greatly valued.

Bottom line, the healthcare industry and pharmaceutical companies have made record profits while giving less care and it's becoming clear many in Congress are in their back pockets.

[jonathanwindham]

Go get them Lee.

[avibard]

Max Baucus desperately needs to be booted out

BIG TIME! Another Dino we really don't need.

[tvchinwag]

Get em' Lee. The health of citizens controlled by insurance companies just seems so foreign to me. Health care for profit seems so wrong. Does not compute. If you don't win you could always move to canada. lots of movie work here and free health care. If your having a baby here all you need to consider is if you want a private room or not. It costs $100.

[AndyCobbonUTube]

Love it!

[sweetlucy47]

Great job Lee..! Thanks for doing this.