[Edisto Joe]

"I have great health insurance and so does Congress."

[astounded]

Little-know factoid in the “discussion” we are having nationally:

The Federal Employees Health Plan (FEP) is the largest national account administered by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, enrolling about 60% of all federal employees.

Yes, private health insurance, run by so-called “villains”.

Hypocrisy = democrats.

[stickandrudder]

Let the President and Ted Kennedy sign up first.
Then the rest of Congress.
Then all Federal employees.

As their boss(a taxpayer)I demand they get it first. They should have the best before I get it.

Ted needs to take care of that “End of Life” counseling on page 425, also.

[I Hate Obama]

So do I which is why I don’t want them to mess with it.

[wita]

This is about as bottom as the line gets, we are on the bottom, and the federal employees union with their health care plan is on top, and wouldn’t touch the public plan with an infinity pole. Looking for town hall meetings with my Congress Critters. Anyone know the meaning of FAT CHANCE?

[quikdrw]

I think the President and his family should have access to Walter Reed & Bethesda Naval Hospital. Actual memebers of Congress should, too. Congress’ families should not.

And Congressmen and Congresswomen should have to pay for their families coverage, like working Americans do.

Congressianal staff should have to pay 75% of their insurance.

[Leftism is Mentally Deranged]

The politicians (dem and rep) have set themselves up as an elite that has special privileges and doesn’t have to follow the rules that it enacts for the common herd.

[GoingGalt]

And maybe it is time to audit accounts payable to see which of our illustrious representatives (term used loosely) are behind on their monthly premiums.

[TornadoAlley3]

If I were invited to a meal at someone’s home and homeowner cooked and served me and guests but refused to eat it, I would think it must have something wrong with it:)

[Orange1998]

I was at town meeting and the congressman with the mic said the health insurance is worst than the one he had in private life.

[freespirited]

Federal Blue Cross is a good plan but honestly, it does not rise to the level of a Cadillac plan. What makes Congress’ care great is all the perks members have that the typical federal worker does not: on-site physician and nurses, access to Bethesda Naval, etc.

You can walk into Wal-mart, Kmart, any of the big chain pharmacies and get a 3 month generic Rx filled for $12 these days. The $10 fee for Federal Blue Cross generic mail order Rx was designed to soften the blow when they raised the co-pay on brand name Rx to $65 from $35.

We still spend thousands of dollars a year on stuff Blue Cross doesnt cover. Coverage is reduced every year. That’s not to say we’re unhappy with it, just to give some perspective that benefits are getting cut from it also.

[the long march]

And all those turds in Congress get that health plan even if they are over 65. The rest of the US MUST go on to Medicare even if they liked their previous insurance