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BTW anyone else hear of the $79 a month doctor? Gubment tells him he can't do it or they will throw him in jail? It's a commin....da change it is a commin.
I saw this guy on Glenn Beck's show on Fox. They were after the guy because they said he didn't charge enough. After the first airing of the show, the Govt. backed off and said ok but only if you charge an additional fee for a sick visit on top of your $79 monthly fee for unlimited "preventive care". It's sad when we get a Turkish doctor who immigrates here and wants to do something good and the liberal retards won't let him because its just to easy and practical.
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It's over. Obama has dropped this issue:

President Obama, after an uproar by veterans groups, has scrapped a plan to require private insurance carriers to reimburse the Department of Veterans Affairs for the treatment of troops injured in service.

"In considering the third-party billing issue, the administration was seeking to maximize the resources available for veterans," White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Wednesday in a written statement. "However, the president listened to concerns raised by the [veteran service organizations] that this might, under certain circumstances, affect veterans' and their families' ability to access health care.

"Therefore, the president has instructed that its consideration be dropped," Gibbs said.

Obama met with 11 veterans service organizations on Monday and explained his plan to increase funding for Veterans Affairs by $25 billion over five years and bring more than 500,000 eligible veterans of modest income into the VA health care system by 2013.

But the American Legion, the nation's largest veterans group, said the president's plan would have increased premiums, made insurance unaffordable for veterans and imposed a massive hardship on military families. It could have also prevented small businesses from hiring veterans who have large health care needs, the group said.

The American Legion applauded Obama's decision to drop the plan on Wednesday.

"We are glad that President Obama listened to the strong objections raised by The American Legion and veterans everywhere about this unfair plan," Cmdr. David K. Rehbein of the American Legion said. "We thank the administration for its proposed increase in the VA budget and we are always available to assist by providing guidance to ensure a veterans health are system that is worthy of the heroes that use it."

The American Legion wants the existing system to remain in place. Service-related injuries currently are treated and paid for by the government. The American Legion has proposed that Medicare reimburse the VA for the treatment of veterans.
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Beat me to the punch. Thanks
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I guess Obama's teleprompter told him that it wasn't a good thing, and to drop it.

Who the hell is writing that teleprompter. That is the real power in this country!
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John Stewart comments on the issue. Priceless!

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TC204 wrote:This guy stands absolutely NO chance of getting reelected. A little over 2 months in office and the country is in ruins. We had a great economy under Bush compared to this clown.
So you think that people voted for him because they thought he would do something? POTUS Obama has achieved Celebutard status and he would have to be caught in bed with a young boy, laying beside a dead girl and stoned on drugs to lose the next election.
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"Recession is when your neighbor loses his job.

Depression is when you lose yours.

And recovery is when Obama loses his."
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TC204 wrote: We had a great economy under Bush compared to this clown.
WTF? Bush gave this mess to BO.
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RRDTm3 wrote:
TC204 wrote: We had a great economy under Bush compared to this clown.
WTF? Bush gave this mess to BO.

So you have drank the Koolaid?
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