Americans Want Universal Health Care, Study Says (and a survey to DU)

Americans Want Universal Health Care, Study Says

POSTED: 1:20 pm PDT June 8, 2006


WASHINGTON -- Guaranteed health care coverage for everyone is what Americans want, according to a committee appointed by Congress to look into the issue.

The committee was created by Sens. Ron Wyden and Orrin Hatch, who were tired of years of gridlock on the issue. So the 14-member committee went to 50 communities and heard from 23,000 people.

The group's recommendation of universal coverage doesn't include who would pay for it or how much it would cost.

Universal coverage runs counter to the Bush administration's position that consumers should bear more responsibility for their initial medical expenses.

more...
http://www.kcra.com/health/9343009/detail.html


survey at link...

Should the federal government provide universal health insurance?

Choice Votes Percentage of 551 Votes
Yes, it should be a right. 344 62%
It would be nice, but we can't afford it. 74 13%
No, this is not a good role for government. 133 24%

a Congress that respond to the will of the people, and... and this one is just so far out in the realm of wishful thinking/fantasy that it's hardly worthy of mention, but... most Americans would also want a sane President.

So much for what the people want. (maybe someday we'll get it worked out)

But, 75% wanting something is not...

edited to add - it says that there is now a 90 day public comment period. Where can we submit our comments as members of the public?

that no one in their right mind would want.....sheesh, how OBVIOUS!

Current folks in Congress, you're toast!!!!

but the second a Democratic Presidential candidate brings up universal health coverage they are either defeated in the primary, defeated in the general election or their plans never even come close to making it through congress. Manufacturing companies make cars for $1,500.00 less in Canada just because of the cost of American health insurance alone.

it's cheaper for a manufacturer in Canada than the US? Is that b/c the Canadian worker is taxed more for the healthcare (rather than the employer?).....but yet, the employee is taxed at a higher rate in Canada. So, one has to "crunch the numbers" and see how it works better for them (personally).

Corporations only care about "bottom line".....there isn't such a thing as 'the human element'....only inasmuch as a corporation can exploit/use the human. Corps don't care about healthcare.....there are plenty more 'healthy' humans to replace the 'sick' ones.

This is 'how they think' and it's WRONG. We're not machines, we're not mice, we're men and women who LOVE.....and Corporations (and/or devils) can't do that (they're incapable~~~ but yet, that's precisely why men/women are superior).

Peace

like unending war, out of control spending, and cutting taxes for the wealthy.

and occupying Iraq.

bad cold. he would have had to have paid $140. for that prescription because, he was told, MEDICARE RX does not cover Prednisone. The pharmacist found him a generic for the Prednisone. He only paid something like $2.42 (or some minimal co-pay, he told me but I forgot the exact amount).

Let a few republicans who might now be living on a fixed income, or who can see their life savings going to pay for brandname prescriptions go out the window...they'll be the first ones screaming bloody hell---maybe then they will forget about monica lewinsky and bill clinton. maybe then they will be screaming bloody hell about george bush's hell on america.

My mom had a stroke a couple a years ago and since this new Medicare program they have changed her BP meds. They had a heck of a time getting her BP down in the first place, now they are playing with her meds. Plus they won't cover the meds she had taken in the past to prevent seizures. It is insane.

Good news is at least so far she is doing well. Hope your dad is feeling better.

he is feeling a lot better. also, i am glad to know your mom is doing well.

what bush is doing to this country is indeed insane...he is insane.