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lagilmanFrom the New York Times:
WASHINGTON — As President Obama and Congress intensify the push to overhaul health care in the coming week, the political and economic force of that industry is well represented in the financial holdings of many lawmakers and others with a say on the legislation, according to new disclosure forms.
The personal financial reports, due late last week from members of Congress, show that many lawmakers hold investments in insurance, pharmaceutical and prescription-benefit companies and in hospital interests, all of which would be affected by the administration’s overhaul of health care.
You might want to read the article, and then find out if your local C'ritter sees health care as a priority -- or a profit center....
also: Following the Money in the Health Care Debate What kills me is this line: Medicare pays doctors 80 percent of what an insurance company pays,” he said. “If you get a public plan, the doctors are going to get a 20 percent pay cut.” Because dog forbid that, in this economy, when people can barely afford the basics, doctors should not be able to afford a new performance vehicle, or vacation in the tropics.
(yes, I know not all doctors make six figures. But I don't see many in their ranks applying for unemployment benefits or foods stamps, do you?).
WASHINGTON — As President Obama and Congress intensify the push to overhaul health care in the coming week, the political and economic force of that industry is well represented in the financial holdings of many lawmakers and others with a say on the legislation, according to new disclosure forms.
The personal financial reports, due late last week from members of Congress, show that many lawmakers hold investments in insurance, pharmaceutical and prescription-benefit companies and in hospital interests, all of which would be affected by the administration’s overhaul of health care.
You might want to read the article, and then find out if your local C'ritter sees health care as a priority -- or a profit center....
also: Following the Money in the Health Care Debate What kills me is this line: Medicare pays doctors 80 percent of what an insurance company pays,” he said. “If you get a public plan, the doctors are going to get a 20 percent pay cut.” Because dog forbid that, in this economy, when people can barely afford the basics, doctors should not be able to afford a new performance vehicle, or vacation in the tropics.
(yes, I know not all doctors make six figures. But I don't see many in their ranks applying for unemployment benefits or foods stamps, do you?).
