Sunday, July 10, 2011

Obama's Health Care at Work

This information comes from an editorial in the Havre Daily News and was written by a union hack. I'm pretty sure they were not suppose to publicize this either but they kind of let the cat out of the bag
From the editorial: You see, a vermiculite mine had spread deadly airborne asbestos that killed hundreds and sickened thousands in Libby and northwest Montana. W.R. Grace & Co., which owned the mine, denied its connection to the outbreaks of mesothelioma and asbestosis and dodged responsibility for this disaster. The federal government got stuck with most of the tab for the cleanup costs, and the EPA has issued a first-of-its-kind order declaring Lincoln County a public health disaster.
When all lawsuits and legal avenues failed, Baucus turned to Medicare.
The single-payer plan that Baucus kept off the table in 2009 is now very much on the table in Libby. It turns out that Baucus quietly inserted a section into the Affordable Care Act that covers the suffering people of Libby. Medicare covers the whole community, not just the former miners.
Residents of Libby don't have to be 65 years old or more. They don't have to wait until 2014 for the state exchanges. There's no 10-year roll out for them — it's immediate. They don't have to purchase a plan — this isn't a buy-in to Medicare. It's free. They don't have to be disabled for two years before they apply. They don't have to go without care for three years until Medicaid expands. They don't have to meet income tests. They don't have to apply for a subsidy or pay a fine for failure to buy insurance. They don't have to hope that the market will make a plan affordable or hide their pre-existing conditions. They don't have to find a job that provides coverage.
Baucus simply inserted a clause into the health care reform law to make special arrangements for them in Medicare.

http://www.havredailynews.com/news/story-252967.html
So, with Obamacare, all you need to do is have a Senator put in a clause into a law and behold, an entire community ill get covered, no matter how much you make, even if you are not sick etc.
Is it any wonder why Medicare is broke and heading towards bankruptcy? When Senators can just insert a provision into a law, they can get instant free Medicare insurance.
This is disgusting and it hurts the people who truly need help from Medicare, like the disabled and the elderly.

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