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kpete

(71,994 posts)
Mon Sep 24, 2012, 11:24 AM Sep 2012

Mr. Romney's Health Care Plan Revealed:

During his 60-Minutes interview with Scott Pelley, the Mittbot said those without health insurance can go to the Emergency Room if they're sick.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/23/mitt-romney-60-minutes-health-care_n_1908129.html

Authorities are launching a criminal investigation after police officers in Los Angeles say they videotaped five hospital patients being dumped on Skid Row over the weekend. The incident is being cited as the latest in an ongoing problem of indigent hospital patients being dumped on the streets with no one to care for them.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6376588
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Mr. Romney's Health Care Plan Revealed: (Original Post) kpete Sep 2012 OP
Romney Should Be Losing By 20% Everywhere And Taking The GOP With Him TheMastersNemesis Sep 2012 #1
The reason why Romney is not losing by 20% bluestate10 Sep 2012 #3
The statement about emergency rooms shows how clueless Romney is. bluestate10 Sep 2012 #2
Michael Moore's "Sicko" talked about patient dumping. How sick are we as a society? n/t antigop Sep 2012 #4
 

TheMastersNemesis

(10,602 posts)
1. Romney Should Be Losing By 20% Everywhere And Taking The GOP With Him
Mon Sep 24, 2012, 11:35 AM
Sep 2012

Add up everything that the GOP wants for healthcare reveals how big a disaster they would be. As I see it half of the population would end up in ER under their plan. If you add up the cost and the loss of health care that would result with a GOP plan 100 million could be without health care. Squish Medicare, nearly shut down Medicaide, let insurance companies deny for pre existing condition, cut off care and cap payments, and you would disenfranchise huge numbers of Americans. And seniors would be out in droves.

You medicare coupon would be worthless if you had a pre existing condition before ACA. And remember the GOP would include veterans having a coupon too. The VA and Tricare are also targets for this "coupon" plan.

It should be obvious why R$R are so vague about health care.

bluestate10

(10,942 posts)
3. The reason why Romney is not losing by 20%
Mon Sep 24, 2012, 11:40 AM
Sep 2012

is because of the religious right and the 20-25% of americans that say they can't vote for a black person under any circumstances. There is little wonder why Romney is strongest in the south and bible belt parts of the midwest.

bluestate10

(10,942 posts)
2. The statement about emergency rooms shows how clueless Romney is.
Mon Sep 24, 2012, 11:38 AM
Sep 2012

People showing up at emergency rooms for routine and non-emergency care is what is wrong with our system now. Romney's "plan" would overwhelm the medical system and bankrupt the country.

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