Barack Obama on Health Care

[StraightShooter01]

Tell the American people that you will VETO any Healthcare Reform Bill that does NOT include some sort of Public Option.

The resistance from Republicans and some Dems is to be expected, this will drive costs to Americans down which means insurance companies will lose some of their massive profits.

Ins Comps are happy while your account is in the green.

May God help you if you become seriously ill and your ins co drops you to some technicality,

This is happening now.

Think America.

[warwolf1993]

i just love 5.34- 5.50

[sacking3]

i cant believe ppl dont want the universal healthcare! they rather get rejected from health insurance companies and pay thousands of dollars for health treatment.so Vote for obama for cheaper healthcare

[KingStrongbeard]

"Cheaper Health care" where do you think the money for this health care will come from. In order for universal health care to work taxes will have to go up and you will pay for it anyway.

I know that the existing system needs to change but universal health care is not the way to fix it.

[JohnR22926]

Is it true Obama plans to provide free health care for the 15M illegal aliens? Dick Morris is claiming this is true, but I can't find anything directly from Obama.

If it's true, Obama is finished. Even left-of-center swing voters won't support this.

[maxamillon08]

america is the richest country on earth becuase we have a free market economy if you start regulating big drug companies ur taking away from that and ur also taking away from what makes america great

[BrandonFritzSchumann]

Please study our economy a little more... we're not doing as well as you propose. Also, a high GDP does not necessarily mean that the people of a country are doing well. When each individual only thinks about money, we tend to forget about other people. Part of the problem with the healthcare industry in America is the fact that we do not regulate large drug companies; this encourages them to only sell drugs for profit even if it is at the expense of the people who they intended to heal.

[DRLAPAGLIA]

As Noam Chomsky shows in his research, US Economic indicators are EXTREMELY IDEOLOGICAL. The numbers are fudged, and the statistics skewed. I wish we were the "Best" - but people in Denmark are the happiest in the world. Socialist related policies correlates with happiness. Don't get me wrong, I'm an entrepreneur, and I want to make a profit, but we need universal healthcare.

[LittleRedMenace]

Right DRLAPAGLIA - you're an entrepreneur and not a scumbag. Just because we have the right to make a dollar in the free market, maxamillion08 doesn't mean we shouldn't expect our government to take care of it's people when it comes to health. If we can spend billions of dollars killing people (war), why can't we spend that money helping our own (universal health insurance).

[dilbert070]

I disagree with Obama on universal healthcare. I do not like the idea of the government dictating to physicians on issues concerning patient treatment. I think Obama is very wrong on this issue.

[GabrielPFoulkes]

if you don't vote for OBAMA you are turning down a great opportunity to change America.

Vote Obama

[aim1221]

I realy admire this man. If I were registered, I'd totally vote for him. Also watch the video on ethics, it's realy great.

[12gagedan]

Barak is wrong about drug companies. No drug company has ever spent more on marketing than on development. They don't block generics to pad their pockets either. Drug companies take huge risks that would not be possible without the potential for profit. If you control drug prices, innovation will die, and we won't have new medicines to cure disease. Then we'll spend even more money on people in the hospital, whose ailment could have been controlled with drugs.

[owlies]

something is seriously GOING ON with this man when i can listen to a politician talk about the fine print of health insurance policies! i love how he addresses that audience - so matter-of-fact, so blunt, so refreshing.

[Muddas05]

sally her husband was the damn President..im sorry somehow i dont buy it she should have been able to get something through with health care...NO they through Money at her and she decided to take it.

[Muddas05]

people in America CANT see a Doctor if u DONT have healthcare or if you dont have money..if u see a doctor u gonna have to pay up weather you have money or NOT so that leaves you in DEBT..thats y Americans Are in Debt NOW...

[GabWillshirebeverly]

who knows if Obama will do something about it!Hillary did it with New York...Health care is an issue..I hope if Obama get this he will be able to change health care and I hope that Hil could be vice pres so that way I am sure they will do something about it

[gojonnygo5]

I really appreciate this video.

[betterversionn]

i'm not anti-hillary, but honestly, this man is a REAL leader. you can see it in how treats his "adversaries," how he talks to openly and candidly to the people, and how uplifts all involved in any process. this is made evident by the fact he is winning across america, across party lines, and across demographic lines.

all i have left to say is GO OBAMA!!

[BrokenVessel2003]

Does anyone know how long the waiting list is for healthcare in Canada????(they have universal health)

Here's an example...a friend of mine got pregnant...she had her first pre-natal visit but didn't see another doc until she was giving birth...

That's what you want? Really?

Not me.

[Xantar]

At least she got to see a doc at all.

[TacticusPrime]

But Obama's plan is not an entirely government run health care system like in Canada. Notice he says that if you already have insurance, you won't have to buy into a government system. He's just gonna fight the people who are making shit loads of money off of sick people, not the people making a legitimate living off of the system.

[hashimesh]

Im a Canadian doctor working in the States. The money for docs here is great because the few who can afford the care pay us well. I understand there is Medicare and Mediciad but those options are not for everyone. Do people here not uinderstand that Healthcare is not a HUMAN RIGHT?Canada, France and yes Cuba should be Models for the American health system. As for your friend, she should show up to her appoinments, and get the proper pre-natal care because i know its AVAILABLE.

[TomAwtry]

Please hammer this issue strongly in Texas and Ohio, some how the competition think they have you on this issue when in fact Senator Clinton couldn't get federal health insurance plan enacted as First Lady.

[cpuz]

Brilliant videos. Obama campaign keeps proving much more innovative, substantive and appealing.

If the superdelegates gave Hillary the nomination, I am not voting in November.

[peregrine75]

By far the superior candidate.

[GinoRavioli]

It's totally absurd that the richest country has no basic health plan for the regular people, having so many great hospitals and doctors that serve only those who can pay private health care plans.

[crazycatfguy]

Thanks for being honest. I was waiting for a candidate with a health care plan to at least admit they will have to fight the insurance lobby.

[streetforce1]

This is a really smart move. No one can say that Barack hasn't addressed the issues. Everyone post these clips on your blogs and MySpace/Facebook profiles.

[mrziali35]

Issues, now what will the critics say??

[themightylex]

MrZiali35, they'll keep saying the same thing, but we can answer them now. For those too lazy to check out his Blueprint for Change, we can tell them about these videos.

We supporters have already heard all of this and know that this campaign has always had this message, now we have to shine some light on all of those misinformation videos out there.