Hillary Learned the Wrong Lesson from 1994 Health Care Fiasco

[Cleita]

Rose Ann DeMoro
Hillary Learned the Wrong Lesson from 1994 Health Care Fiasco
Posted September 18, 2007 | 04:46 PM (EST)

The pundits might have it right on this one. Hillary Clinton did learn a lesson from her 1994 fiasco on healthcare reform. Unfortunately for most of us who don't have an Inc. after our name or a private jet to cart us around, it was the wrong lesson.

In the days leading up to the announcement of her latest, much anticipated health plan, Sen. Clinton threw around the word "consensus" a lot. In this case, the consensus she was seeking was with the same industry that so savaged her prior experience with healthcare.

This time, she apparently wants to soften them up in advance with a proposal that will generate hundreds of millions of dollars in additional profits for the insurance giants. It's probably not a coincidence that she is also the top recipient of healthcare sector contributions to her presidential campaign.

Looking past the bells and whistles -- which do at least include some good sound bites on retiree health and giving regular Americans the same health plan options as members of Congress -- the Clinton plan seems to rest on three shaky legs: More....

http://www.pnhp.org/news/2007/september/hillary_learned_the_.php

[DURHAM D]

1. Oh sorry - I apologize. I didn't mean to yawn in your face. n/t

[Hydra]

2. This is the thing that bothers me the most

I know Hil wants a non-private insurance solution...but apparently the companies that stand to lose have preempted that move by insisting that EVERYONE has to buy(which I can't, and my work's option is super expensive with low benefits for me).

Please Hillary!! More of us would support you if you deep sixed your corp support!

edit due to typo

[Vincardog]

3. And some people wonder why I say the rePIGS want Hillary to be our nominee because If she wins

we loose. We do not need any more DLC centrist corporate panders.

[Cleita]

4. Me either. I'm sick of it. n/t

[bpeale]

5. I posted this yesterday morning at 7:45 MDT

[Cleita]

6. Good for you. It needs to be posted again when it falls away so

people know what this health care plan is about. We are in this together to get the information out.

[bpeale]

7. well,

no one was interested then & they're sure not beating down the door to be interested now.

[Cleita]

8. There are people who are interested whom I know haven't

seen it yet, so I'm posting for them. It isn't all about you.

[bpeale]

9. WHATEVER

[reprobate]

10. It's not that we're not interested. It's just that we know she's a corporate shill.

That post was very true. "If she wins, we lose".