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Familiar Players in Health Bill Lobbying Firms Are Enlisting Ex-Lawmakers, Aides
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By Dan Eggen and Kimberly Kindy
Washington Post
The nation's largest insurers, hospitals and medical groups have hired more than 350 former government staff members and retired members of Congress in hopes of influencing their old bosses and colleagues, according to an analysis of lobbying disclosures and other records...
The hirings are part of a record-breaking influence campaign by the health-care industry, which is spending more than $1.4 million a day on lobbying in the current fight, according to disclosure records. And even in a city where lobbying is a part of life, the scale of the effort has drawn attention. For example, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) doubled its spending to nearly $7million in the first quarter of 2009, followed by Pfizer, with morethan $6 million.
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Rob
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...as in seek alternative methods to reclaim our health. I currently am in Peru. My husband had a minor heart attack while here. We have never had insurance together as we could never afford it in NYS. Well, he got an EKG, a stress test, and meds. How much did all of this cost? 200 soles which is $60. We found the natural alternative to chipping away the blockage in his artery, as opposed to taking drugs and/or having surgery and getting a stint put in.
PEOPLE.....start investigating alternatives and STOP believing your government that these are harmful. They know they will cure you. There IS a cure for Cancer. There IS a cure for AIDS. Your government is supressing this knowledge because they want to keep doctors and pharmaceutical companies in business.
The only way to make a change is to WITHDRAW! Then you will see your government quiver as it has no more patients to cut up, drug up, and kill.
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The health care debate has been on my mind a lot these days and I pray that congress will make the right choice and pass a good reform bill. We must take care of our own people and make healthcare accessible to everyone.
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Health care is ofcouse the first and foremost. The new bill that obama bringing in must be good atleast. Now atleast we can hope some things will improve..health care is primary ,
Thank's!
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