A message to seniors about health care reform

A message to seniors about health care reform and how it will effect their Medicare. Debunking myths about how a public option and reform will change their coverage. The short version: it won't change your coverage.

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[runned]

This has nothing to do with Rush, Hannity and those blowholes.. People who think republicans are the ones taking Obamacare apart need to look at the statistics. Theres not even that many registered Republicans left.

Its the independents who help put Obama in power that are bringing the poll numbers down for Obama's healthcare. This is why his numbers are slipping. And if he doesnt want to be a one term president he won't ram this down our throats. And if he listens to the majority he won't.

[heartsleeve]

Actually, the numbers for the "deathers" are remarkably similar to those of the "birthers." They make up about 28% of those registered as GOP...no quantifiable number of any other political group. Behind them, there are private health industry companies, the GOP, and "blue dog" Democrats who are both spreading false rumors and/or failing to correct false rumors. I feel that most Independents are confused about the debate, and would benefit from hearing honest information about reform.

[regresseur]

1.

You state that private insurance will sometimes turn people down, which we all know, but you imply that under this health care reform no one will ever be turned down for anything, ever, which is completely asinine; at no point during this video do you state implicitly or explicitly anything to the contrary. I'm also curious as to whether or not you've actually sought out and read the bill (or 'any' part of it) on your own accord.

[heartsleeve]

I am aware that people will be turned down for some treatment. Of course you will be. However, you will still be able to receive coverage, which is a big difference between the public option and the private market.

[curbsideprophetlz]

@68BarbP Choosing a comment to reply to here is hard; you seem to have the best grammar.

I did read the bill. Most people haven't. If you've read it, you've clearly misunderstood it. There is a difference between "cuts" as you're saying and the reform to the program that the bill proposes. Focusing on spending money wisely rather than wastefully; isn't that supposed to be your thing, you republicans?

The people proposing straight cuts that would approximately HALVE the program - republicans.

[BaronVonLichtenstein]

Gorgeous.

[choclabs3]

Govt mandates, more taxes, penalties - businesses REQUIRED to pay for emp HC.

ATT, Catepillar setting aside $100 MILLION EACH for new HC taxes. This is WHY there are no JOBS and unemployment is over 17%!

BO is ruining America - transparency - HAHAHAHAHA they LOCKED THE DOOR on repubs and YOU.

BO just keeps lying and you keep buying.

[68BarbP]

Lady, there will be 415 billion cuts in Medicare...the expense for a woman over 65 will be between $210,000 and 406,000. Like most of the Democrats that put through this bill....YOU DID NOT READ IT.

[pccchurch]

U r brainwashed by the govt. Govt wants to tax us MOAR. Medicare is dying so they invented "HC REFORM" as a way to fund Medicare and other wasteful government spending.

Do you think government can run things effiiciently??? If so, you are sooo ignorant.

Ur speech is repeating the fantasy lies that govt puts out.

Repeat: There is NO MAGICAL reform. It's a TAX. Our deficit is out of CONTROL. WE OWE CHINA TRILLIONS why do u think we are treating China so nice now?!!

WAKE UP. HC Reform is a LIE!

[maxxmatt11]

lolz canada has been giving free health care to "illegals" and yet we are proud to help those less fortunate... grow some balls and help someone.

[hadenufnow]

Here's her mistake:

1) The MANDATE 2300 pages of Taxes, Fees, Penalties, Restrictions, Punitive cuts, punitive mandates, snares, snags, religious intrusion, etc is all about getting every american in the system of paying so when the 50 Million Illegals swarm the country as AMNESTY Citizenry in coming months, YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR HEALTH CARE & THEIR WELFARE...

2) The Bill kills seniors with a $500,000,000 Billion cut to the heart of medicare..

3) The Bill makes teens pay for olders.

[runned]

On a sidenote im glad to see the townhalls. I would much rather have had the ability to voice my opinion at the politicians getting ready to sign in crappy bills such as the patriot act, than for them completly ignoring the public after they get voted in.

Thats democracy people. I mean have ever heard of the term "power to the people"? It scares me how much trust people put into the government. Blindly nodding away at 1000+ page bills why the politicians sell you like a used car.