What do U think about the Health Care vote? Now on to the Senate. Will it Pass?

Interresting. I would think that the vote Sat. would have inpired the pessimist in you.:*) The reason I say that is that on Thursday it looked as though the Dems didn't have enough votes to pass it. Then We the People wake up Sunday morning and even a Repb voted for it! It barely passed, but it did.
This government sure keeps us guessing!
Thanks for sharing.

Very well put. Thank you for sharing. I'm in NO way for More debt. No matter what. They need to be honest with us about that part so we can then hold them accountable. Don't THEY work for US?

You are VERY Wise in saying that our ForeFathers weren't paid. They served because they believed that God the Father sent them here to create a place where we were free to succeed in His name. This government is NOT about helping people succeed. We are falling from grace and it's not going to be pretty when we hit the bottom.
I agree that our Senior Citizens should be HONORED not shafted. They have served and served in a time in American history where they lived and enforced morals and personal success. They deserve better than this. I am so ashamed of this "reform" that is being pushed even though a majority of people don't want it...ESPECIALLY if we go to jail for NOT "choosing" it. What kind of choice is a forced one?
Thank you for writing. Voice YOUR choice while you can!

Couldn't your son have signed up for Medicaid?

I understand not being insured. I went without insurance for years because I bought into the whole "I can't afford it" idea that the media promoted. However, my private health insurance cost LESS than my car insurance which I never had a second thought in NOT paying. I didn't even investigate until I was strongly encouraged to carry a policy. Now I see how simple it was (WITH PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS FULLY DISCLOSED), and I have complete peace about having it. Just like my car insurance that I had to use 2 years ago on the 19th for a major car accident that wasn't my fault.
I have also used Medicaid when we needed maternity insurance. If EVER there was a pre-existing condition it's pregnancy!:*) It was covered 100% from the day of conception and it ended in a major medical battle for our lives. Medicaid was there, worked well, didn't cost me a thing and was set up for those that can't afford a private insurance. It was a great blessing to us and to many that use it.
I AGREE that we need some changes, but not these changes.
1. Lower deductibles
2. less doctor lawsuits filed - this would lower the dr.s rates becasue they wouldn't have to pay for malpractice insurance with SUPER high rates
3. ACCEPT ALL pre-existing conditions
4. treat ALL medical conditions
5. create equal guidelines for each state and for each health insurance company
6. do not discriminate for age, race, creed or medical history or pre-disposition
7. ALL Children should be covered 100%, including vision and dental
8. create health advocates, not death panel type "educators"

There is a lot we can do to make this for everyone. There is a lot that needs to be taken out as it stands. If it's so great of a policy, why didn't Congress get to read it? Why didn't we get all of the info? Why do so many people NOT want it?
Where is the transparency we were promised? We can do better than this. We founded the first truly FREE country from the ground up... we can conquer health care.

Thank you for playing fairly and I hope that my comments are not taken personally by you or anyone reading this.

For the sake of all older folk's
we had better hop and pray(Gov forbidded now)
that it does not pass

or the only real choice you will have
will be to die

as any health care you had will be gone
they are now trying to remove a billion dollar's from medacare
so what will be left, nothing.

I hope they all get the ax anyway, we need all new in the House. I have my own insurance but it will cost me more if this health care goes into effect. I think lot of people are clueless about this bill and think it is going to be free. They will have to pay for it.

They couldn't run medicare or medicaid without waste and fraud...and no matter what anyone says...if the government is paying for it there will be rationing.

My son was recently put on the transplant list for a liver. (He's recovered and no longer on it)I asked the specialist who headed up the transplant team if his not having insurance would factor into his getting a liver if needed. He said it was not a factor..it was need and viability...his chances of recovery if he should need the transplant. He then added...thank God that this did not happen a few years down the line...as doctors would no longer have the say. This was from a very well respected and dedicated professional.

I am against the healthcare 'reform'. My recent experience with life and death convinced me that we have the best medical system in the world....and that will all go down the tubes when government starts paying for it and supposing to know what is 'best'. It happens with medicare and medicaid now....it will happen with this 'reform'.

You make some great points there

AND.. not only these things, but HOW long will it take to be seen? Do we get to disagree with Uncle Sam about a newly mandated form of treatment that we don't want....kinda like how they tried to get us all to take the H1N1 Vac... (No offense to anyone that took it.) I'm just pointing out that they REAAAALLY pushed that one and then didn't have enough to "help" us all! Either H1N1 ISN'T that deadly, the US Gov DOESN'T care if we die from it, the US Government has no control over vaccine manufacturing or ... ALL of the above!
Simple reform would be.... ACCEPT ALL PERSONS requesting Health Insurance. If they have the money, they'll pay. We all do with car insurance. If they don't have insurance becasue they can't afford it, well, isnt' that what Medicaid and Medicare are for? CHP+ ... etc... WE HAVE FREE Health care options out there!!
Good points people. Thank you for sharing.