Guaranteed Healthcare

Nurses Rock. Keep up the great work.

Reguardless of if he gets better health care or not, the man is Vice-President and deserves some respect. I don't agree with the Bush Administration on anything, but I still think that these types of ad's have no place in the media.
There has to be some better way of bringing the health care crisis to the fore front with out bashing Dick Cheney or any other person.

Dar

Dar, I don't understand how this ad bashes anyone. It states a fact: if an uninsured American or even an American with the level of insurance a typical working American receives (and many receive none) were to have Dick Cheney's health condition, they would be dead by now. The reasoning is simple: any vice-president of the United States, any member of Congress (as Cheney was) receives top-notch health care, unavailable to most Americans due to expense.

There is nothing bashing Cheney, unless you consider pointing out the fact that he has had four heart attacks "bashing", which would only be suggested by the most intellectually dishonest right-wing apologist for Cheney. Since you claim not to agree with the Bush administration on anything, I'll assume you are not a right-wing apologist for Cheney.

I live in Canada and when my 69 year old dad needed triple bypass he was under the knife 2 days later. It sounds like a third world country down there with your lack of health care. The haves and have nots. 47 million without health care? There are only 39 million people living in Canada. Even though you are all tax payers? Its obvious to me the people of the USA need to remove this government now. They don't know how to manage your money and to provide for you. There is no time to wait to save a life. The only other thing I can say about this is, even the bastards in charge in this world no matter how rich and powerful they think they are won't live forever. NOBODY GETS TO STAY.

Dick Cheney deserves nothing special. He is a snake oil salesman, at best, just like his boss. They should be impeached and then charged and prosecuted. Anyone that can't see that is free to leave the country at the earliest possible moment. Unfortunately, it is those people who will once again vote for the wrong people out of some misguided loyalty (or worse yet, ignorance - then we will have the same mess again after the next election.

I'm without medical insurance. I can't afford to see a doctor, I couldn't go to most doctors even if I had the cash since many of the Doctors I've called said, no insurance, we won't see you. I have pre existing medical conditions that deem me uninsurable. Though I've had pain that is horrible, though I work, I still am unable to get screenings that other 50 year old women with Health Insurance are able to. I feel I'm living on borrowed time and that my only hope is that John Edwards gets elected so that maybe I'll have a chance to take care of my health needs. I'm not sitting on my butt and waiting for a handout but I am one of the working poor in America that has no chance to get health insurance under the current situation.

You people are complete fools. It is stunning that so many professional and industry people believe that money grows on trees. Nobody could afford to pay for the level of coverage described in this ad?
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There certainly is a problem, but you are kidding yourself if you think that silver bullet is socialized/government run healthcare.

What a brilliant plain speaking ad. Thank you,thank you. Maybe there is hope.

I am very grateful to see so many nurses and doctors demanding an end to our healthcare you can afford system. Interestingly, I'd made the comment regarding Cheny and Healthcare last time he was hosptialized. It's outragoues that he and other neo=cons take with both hands while denying basic care to millions of people.

Want to see a doctor? Hop a plane to Iraq. Iraqi citizens are being treated free of charge and guess who's paying for it. WE ARE!!! Haven't we had enough.

I'm also appalled at self-styled Christian leaders who are against healthcare reform and single payer. Wasn't Jesus first and foremost a healer?

Don't mean to ramble. Just I've been an advocate of universal healthcare for almost 3 decades. It wonderful to finally see this issue get the attention it deserves.

I can't take this site to seriously when they can't even get the spelling correct in the headline. That is very unprofessional.

I agree with the nurses ads. We have a bunch of hippocties in the White House and Congress. They should all do without for a while to get the real taste of no health insurance and the choices that have to be made. Basic coverage for all to start at least.
Health savings plans are just another tax break for those who have. I had one for a while, but $5,00 out-of-pocket before they cover anything. Get real! I am a physical therapist and I know universal coverage would probably cut my reinbursement, but I could be helping more people and making a bigger difference. Let's do it. The congress needs to get real campaign reform enacted and the rest would fall in line. Few politicians could be bought and sold.

Damn right, Nurses…not only does the Dick gets full medical care for the rest of his life (talk about Socialized Medicine - gasp!!) but so do all the Senators and Congressmen/women - Republican and Democrat. So when your nearest and dearest government representative fearmongers about the dangers of universal coverage, remind them that what's good for the goose ought to be good for the gander as well. The american people get lies and lipitor - government officials get full coverage that WE THE TAX PAYERS give them. Merry Christmas, suckers!

With all that has been said, we are still not answering the questions that should have been asked. What is real about this country anymore, is it even recognizable to our great-grandparents? Who are we in the world? As dubyuh has become irrelevant he has succeeded in rendering this country thus as well. Our congress are a bunch of do-nothings that WE elected. It is my fault and yours. The "discussions" and "debates" and polls that pass for mandates and watch-words for our representatives are as tinkling brass with only the prospect of knowing how many angels can dance on the head of a pin. We need to grow up, again, and throw the rascals out!

I like the ad. Yay to the Nurses. Boo to the proofreader! :)

BUT, why doesn't A-N-Y-O-N-E talk about:

Lifetime maximums;
Pre-existing conditions and what THOSE patients must pay for their first year of coverage;
What patients with pre-existing conditions are forced to pay for their second year of coverage because those rates are calculated on risk, which is derived from forcing the patient to submit bills on their pre-existing condition for the prior year for "bookkeeping" purposes;
Cost Sharing;
Rigorous screening companies experience with Insurance Carriers: if your ratio of premiums to claims reaches a certain point (70/30 is what I've seen), the company's - and thus the employees' - rates go up;
That insurance carriers cut benefits constantly - check your policies, people! Most policies no longer pay for skate board injuries, bicycle injuries, or lots of other "sports-related" injuries. Basically, if you "deliberately" hurt yourself, those injuries can be excluded from coverage.