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Montel Calls out Conservative

"Stop turning this into a political issue while I gotta man sitting there suffering. It's not a political issue"...

"This is not the time to get a soundbite. Tell me what you're gonna do about this man sitting here before you" ...

"Then let's get the President right now to take responsibility. He's the Commander in Chief- Quit turning his back on people who's doing his dirty work. Why not do that? "...

"I want a Republican and a Democrat to go tell that President- listen to me, you were a Reservist, you didn't even put your uniform on and do the real job-Why don't you now support the people who did?"

The truth is, if the President wanted to fix this, he could. And not ONE Democrat would vote against money for the healthcare of the troops.

So, the question is, Why doesn't the Decider do something?

I think we all know the answer.

There's plenty of money to finance Blackwater. But there is not a damn dime for troops that can't fight anymore. Once an American soldier is wounded beyond ability to serve in Iraq, the Republicans don't support them ANY LONGER.

UPDATE: Frederick has more on McCain and Veteran's Healthcare

Murder Incorporated

Nataline Sarkisyan, 17 year old with leukemia dies while waiting for Cigna's approval on liver transplant. Cigna denied the transplant at first. The family, aided by nurses organizations and a netroots effort to protest Cigna, got the company to reverse the decision. But it was too late.

Hey! Cigna gets to keep the money! I wonder if the guy who denied the transplant gets a raise?

How about that free market solving everything, eh? Well, it won't save your child's life, even if she HAS insurance when some corporate accountant decides that they can get away with not covering a lifesaving procedure.

The most comprehensive article is here: emax health
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"On Dec. 14, Hilda Sarkisyan was told by the hospital that a healthy liver was available, but because CIGNA had refused authorization, the family would have had to make an immediate down payment of $75,000 to proceed, an amount the family could not afford."
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Other news articles concerning the murder by Cigna:
Yahoo news
Crooks and Liars
Daily Kos
Michael Moore

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I actually found someone who was calling this news his Christmas feel good story- a man who was defending Cigna's sound business decision to let this "cancer bitch" (his words) die. I won't link to that piece of shit's site, but here's my two cents on the business of insurance:
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Yes, it’s a business. And the family paid Cigna to provide INSURANCE, you know, to cover emergencies. And they got shafted by a company that refused to cover its own policies. I hope Cigna loses billions due to this. Well, i won’t have to hope. Cigna will lose plenty in court costs, time spent, and bad publicity. All to save $75,000 grand for the liver transplant.
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That is a bad business decision.
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Did the family try to get loans? Of course they did! A loan for $75,000 takes more time than it did to protest Cigna and get the company to attempt to take responsibility.
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The corporation made the decision to save money by not honoring its policy. They, knowing the full situation of Sarkisyan’s condition, stall for time. A child dies. A corporation is to blame and will be held accountable. I hope this case brings to light the thousands of crimes committed against policyholders each and every day by insurance companies in this country.
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This is the state of health care in America. Unfortunately, it is the state of many factors in American life, where corporate crimes make life a hell of a lot harder for the middle class American just so some Daddy Warbucks can pocket more money that he'll pay less taxes on than you or I.
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Protests, pressure, lawsuits, and voting out the incumbents and the Republicans who have created this monstrosity of a "free market" system- these are the steps we have to take to correct this situation.
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And President Edwards, a man who has fought big business all his life, is the perfect man to get the ball rolling...

Old Hack and Privatized Healthcare

Old Hack needs a little moral support... Save Old Hack

It's frustrating watching that vid and reading people's comments about what a nightmare Universal Health care WILL Be if implemented. WAKE UP! It's a nightmare NOW.

For this guy, and for millions of others like him. You WILL realize this if you find yourself in the unenviable position this man has found himself in. Some people just prefer to stick their heads in the sand until its happening to them. Americans just couldn't give a shit otherwise. Look at the idiots who still refuse to wake up to Global warming. What is it about the American people that make them so goddamn stupid that they refuse to fix what is OBVIOUSLY broken?

If it's BROKE- FIX IT!

Social Security is keeping YOUR Grandparents and Great grandparents in income as we speak. It may not be much, but as an ex Banker in customer service for Wells Fargo, I have a lot of experience with elderly folks who are ONLY surviving because of those social security checks. It works. Unless you are some asshole neocon that believes that old people that refused to save properly should all just die, like yesterday, so you don't have to pay an extra .01% in taxes.

Look at how bad Privatizing America has worked out for reconstruction in New Orleans, the debacle in Iraq, or even stripping away the EPA's powers to regulate safety in this country (mine safety,anyone?)

Sorry, but there is NOTHING worse than doctors telling this man he's got to die because he doesn't have enough money or he didn't pay extra for the extra coverage in clause b, subclause IX, chapter 412, amendment 122 of his insurance policy.

Regulation NOT De-regulation paved the way for success in this country in the early 1900's. It MADE This country prosperous and kept Robber Barons from using the American people as some slave labor force. This man cant get help because Privatization has made him an acceptable loss for their profit margins. Socialized Health care will NOT.