Sigh......
"Rogers is either wrong or misconstruing the facts with the claims he makes in this speech....
"Section 141 of the House bill simply establishes the Health Choices Administration." http://healthtopic.nationaljournal.com/2009/09/factchecking-rogers-health-car.php I guess Rogers couldn't be bothered to read through a 3-page provision.""
"If a plan is not up to standard, the bill gives the commissioner power to levy fines or '[suspend] enrollment of individuals under such plan." [In other words, when insurance companies are playing their same old games and cheating their enrollees, they may be disenrolled from the exchange and, therefore, their enrollees may have to choose a different exchange plan that DOES meet minimum standards.]
"According to the data supplied by Rogers' office, Canada was within 7 percentage points of the United States on all but brain cancer, with most falling within 3 points. Canada actually leads the United States on cervical and pancreatic cancers.
Additionally, that same Lancet study noted that other countries with single-payer systems have comparable rates to the United States, including Finland, Sweden and Iceland."
http://mediamattersaction.org/emailchecker/200910070011
Like the author of the response in the link above to Rogers' diatribe, I don't look at health care reform as punishing 85% of Americans in order to provide health insurance to 15%. But it's easy to believe that, with all the greed and prejudice in our society, there are too many people who do think of it as punishment.
