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It really upsets me that the GOP have dug their heels in and won't even try to work toward a bipartisan solution. They keep parroting the same old stale talking points over and over ad nauseam. It's like listening to parents who fight constantly. What's worse is they aren't being honest and using scare tactics to terrify the public into believing them!

Just as stated above: “rationing is already taking place under the current health care system.” Medicare was rationing care when Obama's grandmother broke her hip. Their 'standards of care' state that a hip fracture is treated with hardware to put the hip back together, which is far inferior to the current gold standard of doing a total hip replacement. The cheaper 'patch job' often doesn't work, making the elderly go thru yet another surgery – the hip replacement. Everyday since the health care debate started there has been one tragic tale after another reported on the news about people who have been messed over royally by their insurance providers.

The part of the plan being presented that will have a drastic effect on me is the end of subsidies for Medicare Advantage Plans. The mere threat of losing funds has caused my premiums to skyrocket and co-pays to increase. (this is very hard on those of us who are on a fixed income) BUT if the Public Option is going to provide health care to the millions who are unemployed and without insurance due to this rotten recession (like my daughter), then I must look at my increased expenses as being beneficial to them. We are all going to be going thru changes that will hopefully be for the greater good. NOBODY should be denied health care!

http://www.KrauseForIowa.com

It really upsets me that the GOP have dug their heels in and won't even try to work toward a bipartisan solution. They keep parroting the same old stale talking points over and over ad nauseam. It's like listening to parents who fight constantly. What's worse is they aren't being honest and using scare tactics to terrify the public into believing them!

Just as stated above: “rationing is already taking place under the current health care system.” Medicare was rationing care when Obama's grandmother broke her hip. Their 'standards of care' state that a hip fracture is treated with hardware to put the hip back together, which is far inferior to the current gold standard of doing a total hip replacement. The cheaper 'patch job' often doesn't work, making the elderly go thru yet another surgery – the hip replacement. Everyday since the health care debate started there has been one tragic tale after another reported on the news about people who have been messed over royally by their insurance providers.

The part of the plan being presented that will have a drastic effect on me is the end of subsidies for Medicare Advantage Plans. The mere threat of losing funds has caused my premiums to skyrocket and co-pays to increase. (this is very hard on those of us who are on a fixed income) BUT if the Public Option is going to provide health care to the millions who are unemployed and without insurance due to this rotten recession (like my daughter), then I must look at my increased expenses as being beneficial to them. We are all going to be going thru changes that will hopefully be for the greater good. NOBODY should be denied health care!

http://www.KrauseForIowa.com

It really upsets me that the GOP have dug their heels in and won't even try to work toward a bipartisan solution. They keep parroting the same old stale talking points over and over ad nauseam. It's like listening to parents who fight constantly. What's worse is they aren't being honest and using scare tactics to terrify the public into believing them!

Just as stated above: “rationing is already taking place under the current health care system.” Medicare was rationing care when Obama's grandmother broke her hip. Their 'standards of care' state that a hip fracture is treated with hardware to put the hip back together, which is far inferior to the current gold standard of doing a total hip replacement. The cheaper 'patch job' often doesn't work, making the elderly go thru yet another surgery – the hip replacement. Everyday since the health care debate started there has been one tragic tale after another by people who have been messed over royally by their insurance providers.

The part of the plan being presented that will have a drastic effect on me is the end of subsidies for Medicare Advantage Plans. The mere threat of losing funds has caused my premiums to skyrocket and co-pays to increase. (this is very hard on those of us who are on a fixed income) BUT if the Public Option is going to provide health care to the millions who are unemployed and without insurance due to this rotten recession (like my daughter), then I must look at my increased expenses as being beneficial to them. We are all going to be going thru changes that will hopefully be for the greater good. NOBODY should be denied health care!