WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama lashed out on Saturday against the "deceptive and dishonest" efforts of health insurance companies, who he said are trying to kill healthcare reform, no matter the cost to the country.
Sharpening his attack on insurers, Obama also signaled support for a congressional review of the insurance industry's long-standing exemption from federal anti-trust laws. Some Democrats want the privilege repealed.
The Democratic president's push to revamp the $2.5 trillion U.S. healthcare industry, his top domestic policy priority, received a big boost this week when the Senate Finance Committee approved its version of a reform measure with the support of Republican Senator Olympia Snowe.
Many experts expect some version of a healthcare bill will pass this year, but there are still major disagreements on details, including whether the measure will include a government-run insurance program, the "public option."
"For the first time ever, all five committees in Congress responsible for health reform have passed a version of legislation," Obama said in his weekly radio address. "As I speak to you today, we are closer to reforming the health care system than we have ever been in history."However, he acknowledged the overhaul still must clear significant hurdles before becoming law. "And there are still those who would try to kill reform at any cost," he said.
For decades, whenever we have tried to reform the system, the insurance companies have done everything in their considerable power to stop us," Obama said."And they're earning these profits and bonuses while enjoying a privileged exception from our anti-trust laws, a matter that Congress is rightfully reviewing," he said.
Go for it O, destroy them and show us your true colors, its not like people haven't caught on.
Don't tell me he is wrong. All insurance companies are trying to do is to keep the current system so they can keep making their huge profit. That's all this system is, a huge money maker for the insurance suits. No one cares about the patient and what the patient wants and needs. No wonder they're pushing this hate propaganda and all these lies through. Read my article on long-term care insurance if you want. Thanks for your post,
ReplyDeletetake care, Lorne