Momentum Grows to Open PO and CPC needs Our Help!
31 October 2009 2:22 am by texan4hillary
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Several major developments on the Hill. One is the Tri Caucus, lead by Rep Grijalva, is pushing to make the public option viable. As many of you know, the CBO has scored the Blue Dog’s public option as costing more in premiums than private ones. Why? Adverse risk-sick people dumped into the plan driving up costs. Major risk adjustment or a robust PO will be needed so that the public option can be you know the AFFORDABLE ONE WE WERE PROMISED.
In that spirit, Grijalva has written to the Speaker asking for a manager’s amendment to fix these problems with the public option. He is also asking for a floor vote for the better medicare PO. There is as we see a major difference in cost to you between the neg rate and medicare rate Pos.
Pelosi is trying to meld the bill by Monday SO PLEASE CALL THE SPEAKER AND URGE SHE SUPPORT THE GRIJALVA MANAGER’S AMENDMENT FOR A BETTER MORE AFFORDABLE PUBLIC OPTION THAT WONT RAISE RATES. ALSO CALL YOUR REP AS WELL.
1-877-851-6437.
Also below is Grijalva’s interview from today on his meeting with Obama at the WH urging POTUS to support the affordable public option tied to Medicare.
Sen Wyden got a major boost in his efforts to open the exchanges. A coalition of very key Democrats now are backing his proposal to open the public option. Senators range the spectrum from Bernie Sanders to Evan Bayh to Barbara Boxer. Wyden is no longer the lone ranger on this here. 10 senators are calling on Reid to open the exchanges to all Americans. This is significant and shows the power of the argument of choice and the realization we must have more than rhetoric on this. We must create policy that will allow most to choose a better option if their employer based plan doesn’t work out.
Please read the letter from these Senators and article from The Hill on this important move on healthcare reform!
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http://www.slate.com/id/2234175/pagenum/all/#p2
hmmm-slate expresses the concerns of many today on the cbo score of the compromised pub opt. cbo scoring the po premiums higher than private is not good news -the pelosi robust opt would have been an a real po with low rates says cbo. Does this score give blue dogs and sen conservadems now lisence to say- “the po wont even lower your premiums as cbo says its premiums will be even higher than private ins.” seems like 80pct fo hous dems were right to want the medicare po bt blue dogs wanted this version. now some expect them to crow its higher cost to consumers etc… if cbo from sen bill shows the same im very concerned-I just know these conservadems and repubs will jump all over it. we must remedy the po.