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Bmore on February 13, 2013 at 1:44 AM

One of these days it is going to be room 101 for you holmes!

If they make a ridiculous assertion, throw it back at them. If they bluster that it’s a ridiculous assumption or exaggeration or you don’t know what you’re talking about out–point out that it was somehow acceptable when THEY didn’t know what they were talking about. Point out who got silly first.

Then, they proceeded to hand out “waivers” to entire political groups in exchange for their support in the 2012 election cycle.

McDermott is a card-carrying member of America’s ruling class. And, quite frankly, he is more upset at this reporter for having the umitigated gall to be challenging that status than he is about being asked any particular question.

Notice how McDermott cringes when he suddenly realizes that he’s around one of the “lesser people” that he “rules over” who doesn’t seem to know his proper place in society.

The other will be the pupblic exchanges – priced lower – they will be the rationing plans – 6 months to see a doctor, long delays for imaging, etc. Just like Medicaid. Guess where the good doctors will reside?

Prices are going up – big time, because whenever you are not allowed to do proper underwriting the risk increases must be spread to all – this hits the individual and small group markets strongly. In fact, insurance industry experts expect the small group market to evaporate as the exchanges come on line – if they do – and at prices even with subsidy that will be greater than what we see today. Individual policy price spikes due to coverage requirements are also above 20% in most areas with some greater increases also reported.

Those groups which are small will have the greatest volatility.

To McD’s snarky answer – most of the most aggressive single payer models in the world have the worst outcomes – with the UK and Canada being extremely poor. Canada in fact is very quietly allowing private insurance to resurface just as they expect their safety valve US hospitals to become less reliable due to reform.

The only groups correct about PPACA were the employers and their benefit consultants. And their predictions were all negative. Welcome to the evolving two tier health system. I will be fine, but what the poor have to face with medicaid is about to be visited on a greater number of the middle class than anyone realizes.

See:

LoganSix on February 11, 2013 at 12:50 PM

Mattera is not there to be “helpful” to that liar. To help a liar is wrong, Logan. As to professional, I reckon he is much more so than the esteemed congressman.

And see: verbaluce, you are not very verbally endowed nor morally so in your support of that corrupt politician.

Then again, Obama is extremely corrupt himself and his supporters are uninformed, uneducated, or the reverse with absolutely no moral fiber.

the little punk came off extremely rude and disrespectful

nonpartisan on February 11, 2013 at 12:41 PM

…you’re the punk…PUNK!

Wonder if Jason will jump out, flipcam in hand, at the Pope this week?

verbaluce on February 11, 2013 at 4:23 PM

Still too ignorant or too dishonest to answer the question, verbaldouche?

Since McDermott was either too ignorant or too dishonest to answer the question, maybe you can tell us: where are the premium decreases that Obama and the Democrats promised us?

steebo77 on February 11, 2013 at 3:38 PM

Maybe they’ll follow the economic boom the Repubs promised would result from tax cuts/trickle down.

But to really answer your question…
Here’s a well balanced and good read.

verbaluce on February 11, 2013 at 4:14 PM

Evidently, verbaldouche is also too ignorant or to dishonest to answer the question.

nonpartisan on February 11, 2013 at 12:41 PM

Right on time! As predicted.

Leftists are never surprising. SOS…every time.

Baghdad Jim is best remembered by this ……….

Back in 2002, in one of the most disgraceful, unpatriotic displays by members of Congress in American history, loathsome liberal Democrats, Jim McDermott and David Bonior actually went to Iraq before the war and did what amounted to public relations work for Saddam Hussein.

Can’t describe the hate I have for these vermin.

fogw on February 11, 2013 at 12:46 PM

Agreed; still haven’t quite figured out why this didn’t constitute treason, actually.

We’re moving to Texas.

“Who’s paying you?  The cock brothers?”

To his credit, it took me maybe a year and a half to train myself to pronounce the “Koch” family name correctly. It’s a German name which is actually pronounce like the English word “cock,” but actually means “cook.” Obviously somewhere along the way, someone has changed the pronunciation to avoid the snickering.

verbaluce on February 11, 2013

Shorter verbaluce: How dare this plebe confront his betters!!