Reform Reality Check: Reform will stop "rationing" - not increase it

Kavita Patel, who works with Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett and who worked for years before as a physician, debunks the myth that reform will mean a "government takeover" of health care or lead to "rationing." To the contrary, reform will forbid many forms of rationing that are currently being used by insurance companies. August 10, 2009. (Public Domain)

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[techman224]

Obama's plan is completely fine. We have had the same system in Canada for years, and there are private insurance companies like the Blue Cross and there hasn't been any major problems. Why are you complaining about it? Let me make this very clear, YOUR HEALTH CARE WILL NOT GO UP, HEALTH CARE WILL BE BETTER, IT WILL PROVIDE COMPETITION WITH PRIVATE INSURANCE, MAKING THEM OFFER BETTER PLANS. Finally, YOU HAVE A CHOICE. LISTEN TO THE FACTS, NOT THE MYTHS!

[Effedup]

And it is apparent you need to remember your roots and what it was like to have to make those tough decisions about paying for health care and paying to LIVE.

Go to Detroit and tell all those people that the reason why they are in dire financial straights is because they need "financial education". All those ex GM employees, THAT'S why they're hurting...riiiiiiight.

[DoubleFixed]

Obama Cons Cripples

Obama needs a cattle prod and shock collar to enforce civil rights laws. His adoption of Rosemary’s HMO baby, Kaiser Permanente, rations medical care to disabled patients. I was crippled by paralytic polio at age 6. Kaiser’s ADA Compliance Program Manager refused to disclose service dog policies. Obama’s Disability Director, Henry Claypool, ignores complaints.

Jacquelyn Finney MPA

HMO Hardball

[nizamrajabali]

give us more detail the people 55 and 65, retire and do not have full insurance

[Luancbarboza]

I LOVE BRASIL!!!!!! Universalidade, Igualdade, Integralidade! (Universality, Equality, Integration that is to be human). This reform is very weak, but it's a start!

good luck you guys.

[yesilike101]

Pres. Obama, where is clunker for college tuition? Another empty speech?

[pseudohippie55]

you say "The President has said time and time again", but didn't he say time and time again (8 times) that all of the health care proceeding would be on C-SPAN?

well, WHERE IS IT?!

I don't see any of the hearings on any C-SPAN channel

so the President has lied 8 times

If we can't trust him to own up to a promise like that, how can we trust him and this insurance

and this video is bull shit

let's not forget that medicare is being cut by HALF A BILLION DOLLARS! if that's not rationing, what is?

[pseudohippie55]

@techman224 bull fucking shit.

The bill says CLEARLY that medicare will be reduced by HALF A BILLION DOLLARS! Read the bill. it's CLEARLY STATED.

[buddhajapan]

"the president has said time and time, again..."

hahahaha. think of how many things the president has "said"

[fistofthenorthstar89]

WOW SUCH SOPHISTRY RAPIST OF THE MIND!