Alan Grayson’s Four-Page Medicare Buy-In Bill Introduced

Well you can't blame the insurance company for not paying for Grayson's child. Health insurance premiums specifically exclude payouts for livestock.

Here's my response to Grayson. And this is coming from someone that no longer has health insurance for his family and has to pay $600 just for his autistic daughter's medication every month:

"Isn't it time that we finally did something good for America? "

Yes! The best thing that you can do for Americans is to shut up and stop trying to ram health care reform down their throats!

"I say to those people on the other side of the aisle, if you don't want to buy into the public option, that's fine. But don't prevent me and my family and the ones who I love from doing the same."

Grayson: I don't know which is bigger--your hypocrisy or your mouth! You and your family have the best health insurance coverage in the world and it's all bought and paid for by the U.S. taxpayer. And you and those of your ilk would never give up that coverage in place of the massive health care fraud that you're perpetrating on the American people. "But don't prevent me and my family and the ones who I love from doing the same.", the most disingenuous statement coming from a politician in a long time . . . .

I will say this however: It may not be a bad bill! LOL!

Representative Grayson, You're the best! I have lived and used Universal Healthcare and the scare tactics the republicans  My sister,now 54, was diagnosed with terminal cancer last year. She had broken her coxic bone about 5 yrs.ago.After further examination they discovered the cancer and amputated the bone then she did one year of treatment. For months since last year she had complained if severe back pain.......lose weigh the Dr. said. She lost alot of weight but still the pain was worsening......keep up the weight loss and get more exercise. She began swimming because she still had the severe back pain.Not once did they check to see if the cancer had returned! That would have cost the insurance company too much I guess. She soon discovered a grape size lump under her arm that seemed to appear overnight. She mentioned this to her daughter and she insisted she see a Dr. Unfortunately she had been dropped from her insurance after the first cancer and had to go on Medicare & Medicaid to get the treatment for the terminal cancer she now has. From the grape size lump and within about 7 months it has spread to the breast, liver,kidney,spine,pelvis,spine,ribs,and lung. She is a non smoker,worked up until it was impossible and her insurance company let her down to where she had to get assisstance,too late,to ever get a clean bill of health. She may live 3 yrs.but she has already had a secondary infection which has delayed her chemo and radiation treatment. On her most resent visit the Dr. suggested she take a trip with her chldren before she is too weak to go. She will be doing that in July. I flew from Fl. to Az.to spend two weeks before Christmas and our oldest sister will be going soon. I hope to go again next year if things are okay with her. She stays in bed or a wheelchair because the Dr. doesn't want the pressure on her spine. She is the baby of six children and it's unbelieveable what these insurance companies have been allowed to do. The prescriptions she has to take for the nausea is expensive and believe me, her medicare and medicaid doesn't go far after rent and utilities. I hope to God that get a Democrat in AZ. because the healthcare etc.in AZ is HORSESHIT!!!! Please get this healthcare passed ASAP! There are so many stories like my sister's and I can guarantee you THE REPUBLICANS ONLY CARE ABOUT LINING THEIR POCKETS AT THE EXPENSE OF OTHERS LIVES. THANK YOU AND GO GET THEM!!!!!!  

I think Grayson's idea is great!  Letting whoever chooses at whatever age to buy into Medicare at cost would be a great addition to the current health reform.  At 66, I'm now on Medicare and would be delighted if my sons (age 27 and 30) could also be.  Health care should not be tied to jobs! Also, while I am happy to have some of my tax money go to help pay for health care of low income people, I do not want my tax dollars to pay for the marketing for insurance companies or for large corporate salaries.