Remember the November 4, 2008 election? Many of us thought we won. It was a real feel good night to see all of our hard work finally come to fruition after eight years of Right Wing, Morally Wrong George Bush and his never ending agenda to increase the wealth of his Wall Street and Corporate pals. OK let's fast forward to July 5, 2009 and see if our efforts made in 2008 are paying off. Wow that was fast, so here we are in the here and now with a Democratic Majority in the House, Senate and a Democratic President with 72% of us in favor of real Health Care Reform that includes a Public Plan Option. Never mind the fact that Single Payer has been taken off the table, you know the table we were supposed to have a seat at, but there wasn't enough chairs for for everyone so our chairs at the table were given to those with more at stake, the Health Care insurance lobby. It's kinda like they stole our votes after the election was over. Now that's what I call a good old fashioned Corporate American Coup.
If this is a preview of Health Care Reform, then most Americans are going to be very disappointed.
CBS News The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) has agreed to reduce its draw of revenues by $80 billion over 10 years by discounting the cost of medicines in Medicare’s Part D prescription drug program for some seniors by as much as 50 percent. The discount would go to seniors who fall into the "doughnut hole" -- a gap in Medicare Part D coverage. Currently, once seniors have received $2,700 worth of drugs, they are left to pay the full cost of their medication until that cost reaches $6,100. "This gap in coverage has been placing a crushing burden on many older Americans," Mr. Obama said. The agreement, he said, will make health care "more affordable for millions of seniors and restore a measure of fairness to Medicare Part D."
