Exposing the Hidden Cost of Current Healthcare Scheme

On Aug. 30, 2009, Delegate Karen Montgomery (D-Montgomery County, MD), a vigorous advocate of a Single Payer Healthcare system, spoke at a picnic event, in Wheaton, MD. It was sponsored by the Progressive Democrats of Montgomery County. Mike Hersh, its chair, served as the moderator of the affair. Del. Montgomery said that a new law, HB 487, aka "The Stealth Bill," was recently enacted in Maryland. It will reveal to the citizens some shocking details about the hidden costs of the current, badly-flawed healthcare scheme. For example, she charged that it will help to expose the excessive compensations packages, some as high "as $9 and 10 million a year," paid to the CEOs of some of the not-for-profit healthcare providers; along with how some of these institutions purchase expensive "yachts;" belong to luxurious "country clubs memberships"; and also retain fat cat "lobbyists" to work "to kill" real healthcare reform in this state and also in the country. Del. Montgomery underscored how these excessive, mostly hidden costs, not truly related to the dispensing of healthcare services, have been routinely passed on by the healthcare providers and/or the insurance companies on to the consumers to pay. For background, See: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7389278051530854476

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[JohnLock1977]

Gee! I am glad I gave money to her Republican Opponent Eric Cary! What a Comunist, Liberal B_________!

[DLBowers52763]

My answer to this????

Eric Cary for Maryland State Senate!!

FOR the people!!!

the REAL Americans....ones that do NOT want Communism and ALL it stands for in OUR Country!!!

[mdbh43]

Well, the truth is out...all those dumb people applauding her that day are now going to find that their take home pay is going to be reduced. Their cost to go to work (if any of them have a job) is going up because of the increased tax on gas along with the increase of the per barrel price and GOD forbid should you smoke or drink, your costs are going to go up there also. YOU POOR DUMBOCRAPS DON'T HAVE A CLUE AS TO WHAT IS GOING ON. If you smoke and drink, you will be paying more in tax there

[plnthrd]

Stealth bill? doing something in secret Karen? We are ignorant and uneducated? Nice way to run a communist government .

[mdbh43]

Everyone needs to pass this on. Karen is not only a communist liberal "B", she is a CAPITAL "B" because she has NOT represented the majority of people in MD, she thinks she is some "intellectual" who thinks she knows what is right for the people of MD. Karen dpes not have a clue. I have spoken to her office and her in the past and she did what ever she felt like doing anyway. So people of Maryland, you thing you are being squeezed now? Well guess what, bend over and grab your ankles.

[mdbh43]

My vote is for montgomery's opponent, Eric Cary. Lets all pass on to our friends and neighbors to fire her for good. Karen has been worthless for Maryland since she came into office. She and others like her are regressive NOT porgressive.

[GinnyMeerman]

Seems like not a person is really listening to this woman...what a joke she is...I wish I could vote for Eric Cary in order to send this liberal toad into retirement!

[TheJerseyJewel]

WE're COMING FOR YOUR JOB!!! YOUR FIRED!!!!! TAKE YOUR COMMIE BACKSIDE AND SHIP OUT!!!!! THIS IS THE LAND OF THE FREE!!! AND THATS HOW WE're GONNA STAY!!!!! CAN YOU SAY PINK SLIP COMMIE B!TCH???

[plnthrd]

This is a disgrace to the American way of life.........communism belongs in another country, not here in America

[bonnie1lass]

Instead, does she propose all that money goes into the unions? Maybe the government coffers? Because our insurance is going UP. So that money might not go into hospital admins pockets or CEO pockets. I have no desire for my money to go into any other pocket than mine whether CEO or Union thug. Communists need to take their hands out of my pocket.

[DLBowers52763]

"Progressive Movement"?Progress into WHAT exactly? So what part of "Communism" actually works Karen?We ALL want to know how successful Communism is in the Nations that it is implemented and forced upon it's citizens!

Please give us FACTS on how people "like" communism, have you ever LIVED in a Nation that practices it?

You say you are "proud" of being a COMMUNIST? Well, WE don't NEED or WANT communism in OUR United States of AMERICA!

Why don't you go "test" it out somewhere ELSE first! PLEASE!