Groups Protest Health Insurance Heavyweights

This piece was produced in conjunction with the Huffington Post.
Arthur Delaney, Huffington Post:
Congressman Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) led a protest Monday outside the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Washington, site of the 2009 national conference of America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), a trade group for the health insurance industry.
"We are not radicals! We are not a fringe element!" shouted Massa, who opted not to use the bullhorn provided by protest organizers. "We are the 48 million Americans who cannot access health care today!"
To read the full article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/10/eric-massa-protests-outsi_n_173520.html

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• AHIP
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• Insurance
• Health Care
• Washington
• Ritz Carlton
• Donald Danner
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• Larry Bryant
• Eric Massa

[ANGLEBOOT]

that's what I can't get some to see. Local taxs are mostly for local property owners, not the whole nation. They would really be paying high taxs if the fed taxs for local fire and police. the if their local payed in more, they would still get less, after the governmnet and their "robinhood plans".

[ANGLEBOOT]

one we are not in Canada we are in the US. But you are making it like you don't pay a penny. But tey every country that does have a national health care system pays the highest taxs.

As all as it is truely free than I'll stand up. but that means hospitals,doctors and nurses will all have to work for free.

They do that and I'll stand up.

[TonikHealthInsurance]

Very useful information. I am very interested. thanks boss...

[Catherine8940]

Health costs will ONLY decrease when the end customers cares about the price and can price compare.

[remanuelli]

I C OPPS IN THAT CROWD

[waffenshroodle]

It's funny how people think that universal health care is communist. I guess if that is communist, taxes are too! What many people don't understand is that these companies are almost as big as the government themselves and as corrupt. Go make your own electricity and fresh water and live truly independent if you think that government healthcare is communist. I guess we Canadians are communist too, eh! Be happy for free healthcare, North Korea probably doesn't even have healthcare anyways.

[caupachow]

i do not have insurance and went to a CVS minute clinic tody. 10 minutes later and $62 i was on my way with my antbiotics. Whats wrong with that?

[crumbinator]

I'm Canadian. No Way. Good luck, USA.

[HoofHeartedFilms]

Screw the insurance companies. They are nothing short of vipers!

[BudWiser999]

The answer is easy. MORE COMPETITION