[MD] The Death Panels

[Platt Holden]

On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 11:12 AM, John Carl <ridgecoyote at gmail.com> wrote:

> >
> >  What I fail to understand here is why so many Americans can't see the
> > obvious in that you are unlikely to be stuck with a single system of
> > healthcare. As Ian has pointed out you can have a mix of private and
> public
> > healthcare with extra care available if you opt for extra levels of
> > insurance.
>
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>
> The real issue in this country is tort reform.  Take the lawyers and the
> malpractice insurance companies completely out of the health equation and
> health care costs would plummet.
>
>
Right. This is part of the conservatives plan for health care reform. Glad
you
mentioned it. The liberals, who control both houses of Congress as well as
the Presidency, will not even allow it to be debated.

Platt