New Huffington Post Column

Posted on 06/17/2009 at 4:53 pm by Bob Cesca

‘My Face Was Ripped Off’ and Other Arguments for a Public Option

Please Digg often. We have to win this fight.

This entry was posted in Huffington Post and tagged , , . Bookmark the permalink.
  • danann

    I hope I did this right: for the blog I put bobcescasawesomeblog. Is that right or am I supposed to put my own-which I dont have

  • http://www.flickr.com/photos/38911730@N05/3579489061/ bjritz

    Bob, great blog once again! I immediately contacted Congressman Emmanuel Cleaver for his support on the public option. I had emailed Claire McCatskill yesterday on this.You are right about the buyoff in the form of advertising and political contributions. I hope the polls just keep coming as this may start the fire under these folks.You’d think the insurance company would pay all the “face-off” expenses and then us that for advertising. What a great ad, “My insurance company helped me after a bear ripped off my face!” The health insurance ponzi schemers are all are losers.

  • http://Google danann

    If 66% of the people want public healthcare as an option, it is nerve-wracking the Chris Mathews and nearly all the rest of mainstream media insist on giving those that argue against it so much encouragement. My healthcare story is much like yours(the one I had won’t cover me now that I have used it. And because I was sick 40 years ago)Last time I needed a doctor I used Urgentcare-a one-shot deal for $70 and that covered in- office procedure, nothing small, because it is partially backed by the govt. This is what we need for everybody.For hospital and everything.

  • http://Google danann

    Having Jon Kyl and John McCain as my senators is really discouraging. I address my mail to Jeff Flake and Ed Pastor-its all I can do.

  • http://www.osborneink.com Matt Osborne

    Excellent as always, Bob!Here’s a quote you might have missed:

    Lectures aside, the day-to-day vagaries of individual healthcare coverage in the United States was on display periodically throughout the hearing. One such moment occured when Rep. Barton asked Hamm of Assurant whether mortality entered into his mind when considering the need for rescission:”Doesn’t it bother you that people are going to die?”"Yes, sir, it does,” Hamm replied. “We regret the necessity.”

    http://blog.buzzflash.com/analysis/818

  • http://tarackian.deviantart.com J M Ashby

    They regret the necessity that some people die??

  • El Mystico

    Ashby, They regret the necessity that some people die, but they do have profit promises to keep with their shareholders, so whatcha gonna do, really?

  • Skippy

    I don’t think those running the insurance companies are actually human. People dying is a necessity? People have to die so they can continue to generate obscene profits? Oh this makes me so angry…You can see why they’re crapping their pants at the thought of a public option – if one was available, millions would instant ditch these cold-hearted bloodsuckers for it.

  • Skippy

    And that’s supposed to be instantly.

  • http://arkytek.blogspot.com/ SillyGit

    Your current and continued health condition is an externality in the profit calculation for a health insurance company. The keeping sick customers alive reduces their profits. It is in there best interest to maximize profits for all of their sick customers to die as quickly as possible.There is no way that this system can do what it claims to do – keep you healthy. It is a fraud and a sham.A single payer not for profit system is the correct answer. Anything else is smoke and mirrors hiding a fraud.

  • roxsteady

    That bear story is the most disgusting thing I’ve ever heard. I’m really starting to get pissed with these idiots. I think we all may need to start thinking about a march to Washington DC. Remember how the mall looked during the inauguration? You couldn’t even see the grass. There may come a time soon when we might all start to thing about organizing. The internet will make it that much easier to get the word out. And I’m really sick of these stupid ass blue dogs. I hope the people in their districts will start to look for real Dems to run in there states. If these bastards want to vote with the Reich Wing Republican scum then they should switch parties. I didn’t vote for a Republican and I NEVER WOOD!

  • http://6p0115702e5031970c WoundWarriorRN

    I have a homeless patient who lives in a community volunteer infirmary so he can receive home health care for his wounds. He had Medicaid managed by Athenum (in other words, the government pays Athenum to provide Medicaid services) but today they called my agency and said they were cancelling his insurance because he is homeless (the sole reason they gave and there is no way to appeal). I wonder who will pay for the amputation when he needs to have his leg removed. Maybe he’ll die of infection before then and, as Scrooge said before his redemption, “decrease the surplus population of the world.”