Health Insurance

1. 21 Responses to “Obama on single payer health insurance”

2. By EFREN on Mar 25, 2009 | Reply

   CHARLES

   I want to know this, as well. The video was posted on June 29, 2008 - so we know it is sometime on or before this date.

3. By KEVIN on Mar 26, 2009 | Reply

   WILEY

   The debt is still a very small percentage of our GDP. In fact, our debt has been worse (in terms of percentage of GDP) many times in the past than it is right now.

4. By MOSES on Mar 27, 2009 | Reply

   ELLIOT

   Logan’s Run baby!!!

   After 35, you get zapped!

5. By CLINT on Mar 27, 2009 | Reply

   ANDERSON

   do you know what national debt is?

6. By BLAINE on Mar 29, 2009 | Reply

   MACK

   This-Single Payer Health Care– is why I voted for him and worked to get him elected. We need to keep the pressure up–after all, all of the Congressman got theirs, paid for us. By our tax money (their salaries AND their health care). Why is is OK for you to pay for theirs and you get screwed over by the insurance companies?

7. By JULES on Mar 31, 2009 | Reply

   LUCIANO

   Does anyone know the date and/or location of this speech? I apologize if I missed it.

8. By JOHNATHON on Apr 2, 2009 | Reply

   MITCHEL

   What will it take for Obamabots to wake up and see this person for what he is

9. By RAYMUNDO on Apr 4, 2009 | Reply

   CASEY

   Do you know what GDP is?

10. By NORMAND on Apr 7, 2009 | Reply

    BOB

    Why have not more people seen this?
    Progressives should make a DVD and mail it out to everyone on their lists!

11. By EFRAIN on Apr 8, 2009 | Reply

    MITCHELL

    Obama was for it before he was against it.

12. By ALLAN on Apr 10, 2009 | Reply

    HAROLD

    Too bad he’s no longer an advocate for this.

13. By CORY on Apr 11, 2009 | Reply

    RILEY

    The reason why we pay so much for sickness management is because private insurance companies employ armeis of desk-jockeys whose sole job is to see if they can dely your coverage.

    The whole system is designed to avoid paying for your medical care.

    That’s not healthcare; that’s sickness management.

14. By FORREST on Apr 12, 2009 | Reply

    CLARENCE

    correction: The US is not the wealthiest nation, it just borrows from other nations.

15. By CLAIR on Apr 12, 2009 | Reply

    SHANE

    I hope Obama makes small businesses that make over 300k a year provide affordable health care to single individuals. And a retirement pension for those who worked for the company for more than five years. Its all about families, what about individuals? We get sick and old too!

16. By FREDRICK on Apr 14, 2009 | Reply

    SPENCER

    Single-Payer is nationalized insurance, not nationalized care. For example, no government program will administrate facilities under the HR 676 Nationalized Insurance. Instead, it’s like Medicare for All, with the insurance commission given budgets by congress and covering all doctor’s visit fees, with exceptions like elective cosmetic surgery, which would have to be paid for by the patient.

17. By ANGELO on Apr 17, 2009 | Reply

    NICOLAS

    Psyc.. he said he is a component not an opponent. He is for it. Look at Canada and Europe’s system ranking on care. We are leaps behind them in care.. Wouldn’t it be nice if you need medical attention and just get it? Look at that man who recently, accidentally cut off two of his fingers, he had no insurance. The hospital gave him a choice of both fingers, no fingers or one finger. He only had $12k I believe and could only afford one finger to be put back on! The other was thrown away.

18. By DARREL on Apr 19, 2009 | Reply

    LOGAN

    Barack Obama does not support single-payer national health insurance. But he needs to support it, as does all politicians.

19. By NED on Apr 20, 2009 | Reply

    BRADFORD

    I have never understood why single payer health care is considered so controversial. Individuals and companies already send their money to be pooled with that of perfect strangers to be paid out on the basis of need. Why is it such a leap when the government collects and distributes the money (especially when advantages like universality and cost containment are factored in)?

20. By STEVE on Apr 20, 2009 | Reply

    ERIC

    One payer system is the only way to go.

    Private health insurance is a private tyranny that only exists in United States. It’s a rather barbaric system that tells you you’re health is only worth what you can afford.

    People in United States should get behind, and support, HR 676. If you don’t know what it is learn about it! GM & Ford are going bankrupt because of the rising cost of health care. If United States had single-payer system, the companies wouldn’t have to worry about it.

21. By JARROD on Apr 21, 2009 | Reply

    HUMBERTO

    I don’t support socialized medicine, but it is very interesting to me that what he said at the end is happening.

22. By JAKE on Apr 23, 2009 | Reply

    ALDO

    Obama, No comments, I’ll give one. I liked hearing it from Obama. We need Single-payer like HR 676; Though he has to interface with other polititians, I think he really wants HR676.

    There may be things I don’t like about him; but I think he has my vote. He spoke right; there is no reason why the richest nation on the planet can’t provide basic healthcare for every citizen.

    AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE IS A RIGHT!

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