Let’s Ask Silvio Berlusconi About American Health Care Reform
Posted by Catherine Favazza - 06/15/09 at 02:06 pmSilvio Berlusconi is in town to meet with President Obama today and discuss the possibility of Italy taking a few Guantanamo detainees, as well as economic recovery, Afghanistan and Iran, according to the AP.
What’s not on the agenda, so far as we know, is a discussion of health care.
It should be.
Berlusconi, whom the AP calls “a media mogul and one of Italy’s richest men,” came to the United States in 2006 for surgery to correct an irregular heart beat with a pacemaker, a problem he likely discovered after his collapse at a political rally, though he maintained that fatique was the source of his fall. The operation took place at Cleveland Heart Center in Ohio. “Everything went according to expectations and without any particular problem,” Dr. Andrea Natale told the Italian news at the time.
So why should you care?
Because this is one of those specific examples of a wealthy European leader traveling to America for life-saving medical care that he himself deemed superior to the care available in his own country. If our health care advancements are the envy of the world and are hand-picked by leaders for whom money is no object, why would we want to strangle that innovation with government control?
Plenty of Americans are outraged as the idea of putting health care into the arms of the less-than-efficient government. This is one story to remember. Tell your friends. Literally, world-class care is available to all Americans. Why ruin that?
Cross-posted at American Issues Project and Right Wing News.
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June 15th, 2009 at 2:55 pm
A single payer system will be a disaster.
June 15th, 2009 at 3:09 pm
http://video.iptv.org/video/video/1050712790/subject/957383245
Note:Not One Nation Listed below, has a Plan Similar to the [Other Nation]
Britain,France,Canada,Germany,Brazil,Italy,Japan & Taiwan These Universal Health Plans Contrast The Other.& Taiwan’s The [BEST]
June 15th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
PBS:Sick Around The World…
http://video.iptv.org/video/video/1050712790/subject/957383245
American with Salaries 40-70,000 or Less,
When they or a their Loved One Fall Gravely, it will be a [Nightmare] !!
Especially When they Get that $400,000 Hospital Bill.
60% of Most Bankruptcies are Health Insurance related.
Most Americans are [Not] 100% Insured.
40-60-70% Insurance Insurance is Not [100% Covered]
Nationalized Insurance Coverage:President,Congress,Senators, Federal Judges,VA,Federal Employees,Military,US Postal,Medi-Caid-Medi-Care Services.
Do You Hear Any of these People Complain about [Federalized Medicine]
The Republicans call it [Socialized Medicine]
I Guess the People above can Enjoy the Benefits of [Socialized Medicine] But not the General Public.
No Sir-Ree
June 15th, 2009 at 3:45 pm
Omaar: A friend of mine is a government employee and complains about his health care. The care and doctors available to him are extremely limited. I, on the other hand, am self-employed and have a low monthly payment for my high deductible plan. My coverage isn’t backed by an employer or the government or whatever, and gives me a great amount of flexibility and coverage. I shopped around for a couple months before I decided on this plan. The free market works.
June 15th, 2009 at 11:46 pm
http://readitforyourselves.blogspot.com/
Its All Government Medicine…
Oooh The Big Bad [Government]
The Boogie Man of Medicine…Please !!
PBS:Sick Around The World…
http://video.iptv.org/video/video/1050712790/subject/957383245
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Americans with Salaries 40-70,000 or Less,
When they or their Love Ones Fall Gravely Ill, it will be a [Nightmare] !!
Especially When they Get that $400,000 Hospital Bill.
60% of Most Bankruptcies are Health Insurance related.
Big Note: Most Americans are [Not] 100% Insured.
40-60-70% Insurance is Not [100% Covered]
Below, Nationalized Insurance Coverage…
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Federal-Medicine:President,Congress,Senators, NASA,CIA,FBI, FTC,FCC,IRS, Federal Judges,VA,All Federal Employees,Military,US Postal, Medi-Caid-Medi-Care Services.
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Do You Hear Any of these People Complain about [Federalized Medicine]..Hmm
The Republicans call it [Socialized Medicine]
In Fact it’s [Government Run Health Care]
I Guess the People above can Enjoy the Benefits of [Nationalized-Socialized Medicine]
But not the General Public.
No Sir-Ree