Daryl G

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  Daryl commented on the article | about 2 years ago

  7 Features in The New Filibuster-Proof Senate Healthcare Bill

  Does anyone know if there'll be a sort of citizens advice service setup once the bill goes through?

  
  

  I'm one of those people with a pre-existing condition who'll be looking for individual insurance, and would love to have some sort of authoritative but unbiased place to go to find out my options.

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  Daryl signed the petition | over 2 years ago

  Stop Opponents of Health Care Reform from Distorting the Truth
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  Daryl signed the petition | over 2 years ago

  Tell the Insurance Industry the Lies Must Stop!
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  Daryl commented on the article | over 2 years ago

  Frequently Asked Drone Questions on Health Care

  "I will not pay higher taxes so you can have healthcare for those that pay less or no taxes."

  
  

  That's pretty much how every other industrialized nation does it Keith, and none of them have the sort of healthcare crisis the US faces right now.

  
  

  I've been a patient in the British, Irish and now US healthcare systems and can confidently state this: I'm paying more in health insurance premiums here in the US than I was in taxes in the UK or Ireland. And I'm getting a considerably lower quality of care and access in return.

  
  

  "How about getting the gov't out of healthcare so the prices would come down..."

  
  

  How would that work exactly?

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  Daryl commented on the article | over 2 years ago

  Our Vulcan-in-Chief on Health Care

  I'm 100% for a public plan, and wish Obama had been tougher and drawn a line in the sand about it today.

  
  

  But... I can see his logic in refusing to do so.

  
  

  If the worst happens, and we get a bill that has no public plan but does impose strict new regulations on insurance companies, then that's still a better situation than we have now and still something worth signing into law.

  
  

  So if that's the only option Obama is left with in October, then refusing to draw a line in the sand means he can sign a public-plan-less bill without being called a liar or a loser.

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  Daryl commented on the article | over 2 years ago

  More "Project Runway" Than "The West Wing" in Congress

  I was hoping for a bi-partisan solution here, but it's becoming pretty clear that it's not going to happen.

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  Daryl commented on the article | over 2 years ago

  A Look Inside What the Hell Happened with the AMA Today

  Even though the A.M.A. backtracked, the headline alone - "Doctors' Group Opposes Public Insurance Plan" - is still a pretty bad blow to the chances of a public plan. I'm worried already.