Public Option Prevails

In the battle over health care reform, it's looking more likely that Americans will be able to purchase the public option. As Nancy Cordes reports, all the bills in the House have the option.

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[m7md7atem]

The US does have the best health care facilities in the world. Doctors, technologies, expedience, choice...etc. But still that doesn't mean the US has the best health care system overall. The US is no. 37 on the world because if you don't have money it doesn't matter.

More importantly, this is just an OPTION.

Also, what amazes me is that conservatives say it's not a right while at the same time having no problem with 12 years of free education or public libraries !!

[1zappa]

First of all, what is with these stupid commercials!!?! Second, i'm so glad the bill isn't dead!! Public Option Now!!

[BlameRepublicans]

One year of 37th ranked health care in the US costs $8,000

One year of 30th ranked health care in Canada costs $3,000. The difference? USA has greedy corporate fucks involved needlessly.

[BlameRepublicans]

I lives in Canada for a decade and agree the "socialist" health care is far superior. Any of you with "why don't you move back" on the tips of your tongues - take you own advice and move to Mexico or Afghanistan where they have the "less government" you love so much.

[BlameRepublicans]

Liar. The WHO ranked all EU health care systems superior to our. I lived in Canada for 10 years and received much better care there compared to my full coverage in the US. Ask the 60 million Americans with no health coverage how long they wait. Stop being a shit eating coward and liar. Your fear and greed makes me sad you live in my country.

[m7md7atem]

Funny you should ask. I move to the UK last year so let me debunk your claims. You can see a doctor (a family dr..) ANYTIME and AS MUCH AS you want. Then you can be referred to a specialist which, I admit, can take sometime. Like my mother had pain in her ankle and she had to wait 3 weeks to see an orthopedic sp.

On the other hand, my uncle suffered from leptospirosis and hepato-renal failure. He stayed in the ICU for 2 weeks and was treated and didn't pay a penny. He pays about 20% in tax.

[24SaltyDog]

Have you ever gotten sick in Europe? Do you know how long it takes to get a simple procedure done? The gov doen't need to make comp in HC, we have plenty of health care insur comp. We need reform from restriction of comp. Why is this so hard for the gov to let this go? Barack wants a single payer system, thats why. We built this great country in 200 years on free market ideas. The people of Europe that have so called "free" healthcare pay over 65% of their income in taxes.

[freakyfarooq]

Realty of the matter??which is WHAT?

if you are so interested in REALITY go to the FACTCHECK websites..but IF your response is "ITS A LIBERAL WEBSITE" then again...I"ll quote Stephen Colbert "REALITY has a well known liberal bias"

lolz...!

[plzhelpj]

Are you still using those denigrative remarks? Pathetic. I'll close by saying this: I never alluded to being sympathetic to any one side's view. YOU, you are so caught up with this whole "conservative"/ "liberal" thought process that you can't even comprehend the reality of the matter. Did you quote a comedian to bolster your own validity? I don't "suck on Limbaugh's tits"; I don't even listen to his show, but, doing such would be 10x less demeaning than you sucking Matthews/Olbermanns nutsack!

[Pkr]

Apparently UTube is stopping most or all comments... who is making this decision....why are liberal comments being totally removed from uTube?

[freakyfarooq]

Hey retard...after 8 years of MASSIVE Government misuse of powers, I think I know enough about it! I bet during those eight years, you would hold an effigy of your superhero Geroge W Bush and yelled "JAYSUS"!!

This is NOT a government take over...go to ANY factcheck website and you"ll see! Unless...you too like all conservatives will yell "LIBERALISM" when reality is shown to you!Its like Colbert said, "reality has a well known liberal bias"!

Now STFU and go back to sucking on Limbaugh's tits!

[kekemankek]

The gov. would only be involved in the funding aspect of it, like in Canada. The gov. would not own or manage medical facilities or anything like that (not that that'd be such a bad thing, it's called socialized medicine and it seems to work for UK and Scandinavian countries)

"Everything the gov touches bankrupt"

What do you mean? Medicare for example is not for-profit, how can it "go bankrupt"? You mean its not funded well enough? Then fund it more. It's still more cost-effective than private