"Wasserman Schultz was correct when she said the GOP plan does not prohibit health insurance companies from denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions. We found nothing in the 219-page Republican plan that would do that. Insurance companies have argued that they can only absorb the cost of taking people with pre-existing conditions if they could offset that expense by expanding their customer base through mandates that everyone buy insurance. And the Republican plan doesn't do that." - MikeAmundsen from Bookmarklet

What a crock of shit! - Mark Layton

"But as hummable as the song is, we thought it deserved a bit of scrutiny. How did WHO arrive at the numbers? And how widely accepted is the health organization's methodology? Ultimately, did Hipp choose a good benchmark on which to base his song? We found his claim was Mostly True." - MikeAmundsen from Bookmarklet

Okay, I was able to find two links without digging into the Uni library (LOL) - what I will say up front is that I find Dr. Whitman's assessment interesting (he's a professor of economy), but from an academic standpoint I have misgivings about some of what he is asserting, for several different reasons (which would be extremely long-winded):... more... - ProsePetals (aka Denise)

"On July 28, 2009, Pascrell took to the House floor to counter assertions by Republicans and others that a Democratic bill under consideration in the chamber would lead to the rationing of health care. Pascrell's larger point was that rationing already exists today, just a different type — thanks to the financial barriers to coverage faced by millions of Americans." - MikeAmundsen from Bookmarklet

"Obama was very close to Holohan's calculations — in fact he was slightly low. But as Haislmaier pointed out, the stimulus COBRA provisions could reduce the numbers because more people will still be covered. We can't be sure until the data is in. So in the meantime, we find Obama’s claim Mostly True." - MikeAmundsen from Bookmarklet