There are some on the Left that say NO to the proposed health reform bill and they do have reasons other than the trash that the Repubs try to throw at the public.

The primary problem with HR 3962 and the Senate proposals is that all of the changes they propose are made within a for-profit system. The House Bill strips the insurance companies of the right to deny coverage based on a pre-existing condition. Yet, it de-links the public option from Medicare reimbursement rates, thereby surrendering
pricing to the private sector. The Bill removes the anti-trust exemption enjoyed by private insurers. However, it simultaneously mandates that all Americans carry some form of health insurance, thereby herding millions into low-coverage high-fee private plans. Each step in a positive direction is coupled with a restructuring that will enrich private insurance companies and pharmaceutical makers.

The bills lost further reform credentials as Democrats cut last minute deals with Republicans.  Immigrants were removed from eligibility for the public option, abortions were written out of the proposal and Medicare funding was cut. The Medicare cuts are particularly cruel, since they will reduce an already compromised plan to bare bones coverage. Some of the cuts will limit private insurance profiteering, but others will slash necessary items such as exercise programs for seniors. Overall, these omissions signal that the reforms are not about providing comprehensive medical coverage, but about political expediency within the establishment political class. The next round of negotiations in the Senate is sure to produce even further regressive measures as campaign-donation driven legislators cut more deals.

The Left of the Dem Party was instrumental in the formation of the whole health reform issue and now with a vote coming soon to a Congressman near you….they are starting to show that they do NOT support a watered down bill just to get a win in the column….they want REAL health reform and not some pale imitation of it.

But the bill will go forward and most likely before the end of the year and yes, we will have a health reform bill for the president to sign….but willit be a good bill or just a bill to say they have a win……in my opinion, it will be anything but a good bill….it will be a win and that is the only good thing that can be said about the new health reform bill….