Happy Birthday Medicare! 44 years ago
Well, I’m back in D.C. Just got off a bus to attend a big rally for Medicare. Today is Medicare’s 44th year in existence. 44 years ago the law was signed and 11 months later the program enacted. Seems fairly straight forward as opposed to 5 year delay for what is passing of the public option.
Anyway, I’m scheduled for lobby visits with both our Senators. Friends are visiting Congressman Maffei - the hope is to get a concrete answer on Health Care. Massa is on the list as well as, frankly all of our NY reps.
Should be a long and interesting day - Look for video over the weekend after I return.
Finally I’ll leave you with this solid comment by jazzbaby.
The US Government runs the health care system for our Vets, they run the system for our Seniors, they run the system for our Poor and Disabled…they even cover the US Congress…so why should the Middle Class be left out and have to struggle with insurance companies that say “No way” to what the doctor orders?
We don’t need Middle Men Insurance Companies making decisions for the Middle Class that the physicians should be making.
enuf said.
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From Move On:
Yesterday a small group of conservative Democrats who have been holding up health care reform cut a deal on the bill.
The good news: the deal allows a key vote to move forward. The bad news: it weakens the public health insurance option.
Now key progressives in Congress are fighting back for the public option. The Progressive Caucus is organizing representatives to sign a letter saying they’ll only vote for real health care reform—with a strong public health insurance option—when legislation hits the House floor for a final vote.1
But this letter will only be as powerful as the number of representatives who sign on.
Can you call your representative, Louise Slaughter, right away? Ask her to sign on to the Progressive Caucus letter to commit to only voting for health care reform with a strong public option when it comes to the House floor.
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