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Rob Kailey is a working schmuck with no ties or affiliations to any governmental or political organizations, save those of sympathy.
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Fri May 15, 2009 at 09:16:54 AM MST
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It looks like America's insurance companies, hospitals, and device manufacturers have a pre-existing condition called being dishonest assholes:Just four days after standing next to President Obama and declaring their commitment to control health care costs to the tune of $2 trillion over 10 years, the insurance industry, drug and medical device makers, and hospital groups are backing off their promise... The initial promises here were so newsworthy precisely because of the surprise that these industries would acknowledge that serious costs need to be contained, but it seems that the will to actually do so is extremely limited:"There's been a lot of misunderstanding that has caused a lot of consternation among our members," said Richard J. Umbdenstock, the president of the American Hospital Association. "I've spent the better part of the last three days trying to deal with it." Poor Mr. Umbdenstock. He's had to spend three days trying to deal with hospitals concerned about cutting health care inflation by 1.5%. How about he talks to the people who are trying to deal with those bills or the workers being laid off losing their insurance?
I'm all for working with anyone willing to come to the table, but working with people who will double-cross you is a fool's errand. These assholes deserve to be slapped down. You don't just go to the White House and hold a press conference to lie to the President and the American people without consequences.
Fool me once...
Update -- Subject line corrected. It was more like 72 hours than 24. My bad. Just pissed.
Update 2 -- You can contact AHIP online or at 202.778.3200. |
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