President Obama's Longtime Physician Opposes White House Health Plan, Advocates Single Payer »
Posted By jovial 4 months ago in NewsDr. David Scheiner was President Obama's doctor from 1987 until he entered the White House. Today Dr. Scheiner is publicly opposing Obama's health plan and is calling for a single-payer system. [includes rush transcript]
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Grew up In Brooklyn. Joined the Navy in 1976 stayed in 10 years. Aircraft Electronics tech. Worked for Major Govt. contractor then settled in California ...
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jovial4 months ago
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Beau78904 months ago
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I'd love to see a single-payer plan, jovial, but the unfortunate truth is that if you think the opposition is freaking out over the current proposal, their heads would explode if single-payer were on the table.
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At least we're making progress at addressing the problem of 1 in 6 Americans having no access to regular healthcare. -
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Goppy4 months ago
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Most physicians support a Single Payer Plan.
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Here's a link to a website they created to promote Single Payer.
http://www.pnhp.org/
But Beau7890's comment immediately above is correct ... with the Right Wing Control of Mainstream Media ... there is no way that Single Payer will pass - there is simply too much propaganda allied behind it.
Plus ... the Insurance companies and Big Pharma are pouring MILLIONS and MILLIONS into Lobbying against it.
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calitennflo4 months ago
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Amendment XIV
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Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
Equal protection requires equal enforcement...Oboma gets no more than anyone...nor does anyone else there in that White House get more...all they get is just compensation...and 'just' requires they create something instead of destroying...this means then none gets anything, but they all have to pay back what they took from us. All the members of that most powerful group upon Earth...the NSC has to. -
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Goppy4 months ago
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They truly are.
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What I don't understand is this ... how is it possible that these Insurance companies can operate in such a despicable manner ... ? ... refusing to insure people just because they have a pre-existing condition ... ? ... dropping customers when they make a claim ... ? ... Dragging out payments for months and months ... ? ...
I mean ... isn't JUSTICE part of the Moral Fiber of what America stands for?
Or better said .... SHOULDN'T Justice be part of the Moral Fiber that we stand for?
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sprzats4 months ago
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I really think that the single payer plan is the one that I would like to see get implemented. At least the issue is being addressed and hopefully something will be in place pretty soon. A lot of us are going broke since we've lost our health insurance. Washington shouldn't be allowed a break until this is settled. Those making this decision aren't without their health coverage so they will drag their feet.
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Politics1013 months, 4 weeks ago
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Any attempt at health care reform by liberals will end up like Britain and Canada. Terrible care, doctors and nurses going to other countries to make money, months or years to wait for treatments. All while democrats in congress get premium private care at our expense.
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quackpot4 months ago
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Single payer is certainly the best for the U.S.A., but unfortunately the U.S.A. is not ready for such a large step.
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The highly profitable insurance industry needs to make a bit more money first. Eventually Americans will want to stop supporting these wasteful fat cats, but not in 2009.-
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AnteUp3 months, 4 weeks ago
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When - and IF - Americans ever find their way to that eventuality, Quackpot,
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I'm not sure they will find that they still have the POWER to do it.
What do they call it? A "tipping point" - I think we are there. Push has come
to shove and it is almost past time to PUSH BACK - or lose it. -
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fsev413 months, 4 weeks ago
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Why couldn't we have a basic care single payer system where everyone got a reasonable level of medical care. Then let the insurance companies sell premium care policies that would cover things such as tummy tucks, cosmetic surgeries and maybe even premium care hospitals and then those who could afford it would be able to get what they THINK they deserve, and the insurance companies could make their money from the wealthy.
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onlyonesecret4 months ago
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I think the health insurance and drug companies have a overwhelming dominance on Washington, and Obama is just going along to get along. Single payer is not only the best option, it's the only option that will both control costs and cover everyone.
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automan9094 months ago
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Half of the un-insured are illegal aliens.
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Just send them on their way and half the problem is solved.
One half of the rest do not want health care.
The other half need hardship assistance.
Much cheaper than what is proposed.
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Goppy3 months, 4 weeks ago
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Just one more example of Right Wing hatred towards Hispanics ...
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Of course, when one realizes that the most SOLID base of the Modern Republican party are these states ...
Georgia
South Carolina
Alabama
Mississippi
Texas
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Kansas
... and North Florida ... one can better understand the underlying motivators of where automan is coming from.
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lloydm654 months ago
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When this,the last free nation on earth accepts single payer there will so much confusion that we may see doctors,nurses,and others in the health care industry,just walk away.Kick insurance companies to the curb,wow why not auto mechanics,Grocers,and of course drug companies don't want granny,and gramps to live past their allotted time in this brave new world of socialism.Step up abortions to the limit,that is, Obama's limit which is open throttle.We have less than twenty million uninsured who need help,the rest are illegals,or yuppies who prefer not to get it.Lets take care of the needy,not the greedy.
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jaern4 months ago
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"Insurance companies repeatedly interfere with the health care of patients."
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When you are in the business to make money- claims will be denied. I find it laughable that people worry about the government making health care decisions when executives have been doing it all along. -
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jordan113 months, 4 weeks ago
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I've never heard of a national issue where everyone asked agreed with solutions to resolving it. So his one time physician doesn't agree. That's one man's opinion. I'm sure many physicians will disagree with him. And many will disagree with them. Oh well. You still gotta do the best you can and not worry about pleasing everyone. Doing nothing for sixty years worked out well for us, right?
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AnteUp3 months, 4 weeks ago
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Being rated 37th in the world on health care? Doesn't that say something about
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the REAL decline in America? I think it's shocking.
Then I see the Congress in their photo ops saying, " We have the best health care
in the WORLD in America"........................D.C. - huh? Lights! Camera!.........LIES!!
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swmavocet3 months, 4 weeks ago
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EVERYONE already has access to health care! They cannot be refused care - even illegal aliens.
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These schemes have already been tried many times on smaller scales. Look at TennCare tried in Tennessee about 10 years ago. It almost bankrupted the state and services had to be cut back to prevent raising taxes. The program is probably gone by now for all I know. Funny thing is one of the main administrators of this TennCare is NOW IN OBAMA'S HEALTH CARE TEAM! Hello?
The soon people flush the idea this is actually about providing health care, the sooner the real goal will become clear.
Step one: create govt plan
Step two: operate govt plan at loss to undercut private insurance prices
Step three: Employers dump their plans and start using the Obama-care since its cheaper
Step four: Use "health" and "safety" as hooks to run everyone's lives! Once you hook onto the govt teat, they control you. You want to drive >50 miles a day? No, that's not safe and you are increasing everyone's health cost. You want to buy more than 5 lbs of meat a week? Forget it - too much per person. Too much artery clogging.
They can't change the constitution to limit your freedom so they think they've found another end-around. Fight! Fight! Fight! Your freedom is at stake.-
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NoWayMan3 months, 4 weeks ago
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'EVERYONE already has access to health care! They cannot be refused care - even illegal aliens."
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you're right. and we're paying for them already as well, collectively.
with a public option or single payer, those costs will go down since people won't have to do things ike go to the emergency room for care, and they can go to the doctor for preventative health measures, whihc saves us a lot of money in the long run.
"These schemes have already been tried many times on smaller scales."
these "schemes" are being run on huge scales, with enitre countires.
IN FACT, every other western industrialized nation besdes the US has either a public option or universal healthcare. the list of those countries is long and respectable. and none of those countires would trade their system for ours. not one.
truth is, the public option works. and we have many many examples of this.
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