Jon Greenbaum checks in with the current status of the health care reform bill moving though the House. Not looking good, thanks to Blue Dog efforts:
via OK, Now H.R. 3200 Really Does Suck | Chant Down Babylon.
And worst of all, the Blue Dogs cut my family out of the deal. Whereas the old bill would help median income folks with our premiums, the Blue Dog version says you are on your own after you jump over 400% of poverty. So if your family earns the median income in Monroe County in the low mid 50 grand per year for a family of four, or even quite a bit less, you are on your own buddy.
Thank you Blue Dogs.
On a positive note, the bill does manage to go a long way towards reforming private health insurance policies, eliminating lifetime service caps and denial of service because of pre-existing conditions. But clearly, the Blue Dogs are actively working against the interests of the working poor in this country. Perhaps those who negotiated this bill aught to be called out on it by name?
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“…….when they came for me, there was no one left to speak out.”
I and my fellow HR 676ers have been arrested, shut out of the debate and ignored by the media while HCAN, Working Families and OFA advocated settling for incremental reform.
Surely, we who elected Barack Obama can get HR 676 passed.