Bill Clinton will speak before Health Insurance Lobby on Friday -- No Press Allowed

[Report1212]

Is this what he means when he said he would need to keep paying the bills?

Clinton will serve as the keynote speaker on Friday, in a session AHIP's schedule strictly rules that “no press” is allowed – meaning that we will have no idea what Bill Clinton plans to say to the insurers' lobby.

Interestingly, while Clinton is the main event, former GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney will speak at the conference the day before. His speech is titled: “Shaping America's Future: Major Trends, New Ideas, and Big Decisions.”

This isn't actually the first time Clinton spoke to AHIP. In June of 2010, just months after the Affordable Care Act was signed into law, the former president took $175,000 from the group for a speech at one of their events.

Read more: http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/bill-clinton-keynote-speaker-health-insurance-lobby-bash-nashville

[DURHAM D]

1. Good. Hope he puts a nice dent in their checking account

and gets in a plug for his awesome Foundation.

[cali]

2. Gotta pay those bills! How much is enough. Clearly for the Clintons

$100,000,000 just doesn't cut it. There's a word for him- actually a couple: Greedy and unethical- from Marc Rich to his speeches to entities and governments lobbying State during Hillary's tenure.

If he were a a republican, DU would be unanimous in condemning this behavior.

[DURHAM D]

3. If he was a Republican it would not be reported at all.

I guess you think he should have just taken a board position with the Carlyle Group and that way you wouldn't see any reports. Would that make you happy?

[rhett o rick]

5. They don't just give money away, they "invest it". They aren't paying him

big bucks for the secret to success, it's just a blatant way to buy influence. And the fact that the Republicons do it, doesn't make it ok for a Democrat. IMO it's graft plane and simple.

[hifiguy]

6. This, a brazilian times. nt

[cali]

8. I am so tired of these two ethically challenged, greedy people

who think they are above the rules, representing the democratic party.

[peecoolyour]

4. "AHIP Applauds Veto of Vermont Single-Payer Bill"

"America's Health Insurance Plans applauds the decision of Governor
Douglas to veto single-payer health care in Vermont. We strongly support the
goal of expanding access to health coverage, but we opposed this legislation
because it would have inevitably led to less choice, long waits and lower
quality health care for the citizens of Vermont."

"Vermont's uninsured would not be well served by a one-size-fits-all
approach. In fact, more and more single-payer systems are reaching out to
health insurance plans to learn about private-sector tools and techniques that
improve quality and ease cost pressures. The best way to improve access to
health coverage is by fostering competition in the private market and ensuring
strong public-private partnerships. Improved regulatory flexibility, Medicaid
innovations and other incentives to help small employers and individuals
purchase coverage are a good place to start."

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ahip-applauds-veto-of-vermont-single-payer-bill-54897542.html

[hifiguy]

7. That statement is the Mount Rushmore of horseshit.

We pay double per capita for health care here than in most other developed nations and it is virtually all because of goddamn insurance companies.

[TheProgressive]

9. Is Bill doing the negotiations so Hillary doesn't have to?

[Cheese Sandwich]

10. Wow that's messed up. Ballsy though.

[Report1212]

13. They do it because they can get away with it nt

[Doctor_J]

11. his wife already said there will be no single payer healthcare on her watch

She promised to leave the current scam intact if elected president. Perhaps with Sanders in the race, these death merchants are getting jumpy, and Bill is going there to put their minds at ease.

[Cheese Sandwich]

12. Hopefully one of the servants will record it on a cellphone and post it to youtube.

So we can find out.