, and the Consumer Choice Health Security Act sponsored by Sen. Don Nickles (R-Okla.) and Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.).

The half-dozen largest insurance companies favored the Clinton plan, which they helped write (consumer advocates were excluded), while smaller firms represented by the Health Insurance Association of America (HIAA) favored GOP proposals. HIAA ran the famous "Harry and Louise" ads against the Clinton plan.

Gov. Mitt Romney signed the individual mandate into law in Massachusetts in 2006, drawing praise from Senators Jim DeMint and Orrin Hatch and other Republican leaders because of the mandate's boost for private business. It was even part of a bipartisan bill co-written by Senators Bob Bennett (R-Ut.) and Ron Wyden (D-Oreg.) in 2007.

Some Republicans and the Cato Institute opposed it, but there's no doubt that the individual mandate was a Republican scheme until Democrats grabbed hold of it in 2009. After that, Republicans denounced the mandate and called it socialism.

Insurance companies, whose representatives attended the health-care reform panels hosted by Democrat leaders in 2009 and helped draft the ACA, knew that the new legislation was designed to provide them a massive windfall. Whether the ACA was passed or defeated in Congress, they'd be the real winners. The ACA debate was rigged from the beginning by insurance and other corporate lobbies whose profits and high overhead, burdening the US with the highest medical costs of any nation on earth, would be maintained.

In the real world, no genuine socialist would ever jump on board a bill that imposes a direct public subsidy for the financial sector. Neither can the ACA be compared with Social Security or Medicare, which are administered efficiently by government agencies with minimal overhead costs.

The ACA is far more comparable to the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act ("Medicare Modernization Act"), a Republican "reform" bill signed by President Bush in 2003. This legislation turned Medicare into a corporate cash cow and imposed a complex semi-privatized Medicare system that funnels over $500 billion to Big Pharma and Big Insurance.

The Medicare Modernization Act accomplishes this giveaway through increased payments to Medicare Advantage plans, which converts Medicare funds into insurance company profits, and through Part D, which provides drug benefits for seniors. Part D is only available under a private drug plan provided by (what
, and the Consumer Choice Health Security Act sponsored by Sen. Don Nickles (R - Okla.) and Rep. Cliff Stearns (R - Fla.). 

 The half - dozen largest insurance company favor the Clinton plan, which they helped write (consumer advocate were excluded), while smaller firm represented by the Health Insurance Association of America (HIAA) favored GOP proposals. HIAA run the famous " Harry and Louise " ads against the Clinton design. 

 Gov. Mitt Romney signed the individual mandate into law in Massachusetts in 2006, drawing praise from Senators Jim DeMint and Orrin Hatch and other Republican drawing card because of the mandate's boost for private business. It was even part of a bipartisan bill co - spell by Senators Bob Bennett (R - Ut .) and Ron Wyden (D - Oreg .) in 2007. 

 Some Republicans and the Cato Institute opposed it, but there's no doubt that the individual mandate was a Republican outline until Democrats grabbed hold of it in 2009. After that, Republicans denounced the mandate and called it socialism. 

 policy companies, whose representatives attended the health - care reform panels host by Democrat leaders in 2009 and helped draft the ACA, knew that the new legislation was designed to leave them a massive windfall. Whether the ACA was passed or defeated in Congress, they'd be the real winners. The ACA debate was rigged from the beginning by insurance and other corporate anteroom whose profits and high overhead, charge the US with the eminent medical costs of any nation on ground, would be maintained. 

 In the real world, no genuine socialist would always jump on board a bill that imposes a direct public subsidy for the financial sector. Neither can the ACA be compared with Social Security or Medicare, which are administered efficiently by government agencies with minimal overhead costs. 

 The ACA is far more comparable to the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (" Medicare Modernization Act "), a Republican " reform " bill sign by President Bush in 2003. This legislation turned Medicare into a bodied cash cow and levy a complex semi - privatized Medicare system that funnels over $ 500 billion to Big Pharma and Big Insurance. 

 The Medicare Modernization Act accomplishes this giveaway through increase payments to Medicare Advantage plans, which converts Medicare investment company into insurance company profits, and through Part D, which provides drug benefit for seniors. Part D is merely available under a private drug design provided by (what
, anf the Consumer Choice Hexlth Security Aer sponvored gy Sen. Dun Nickles (R-Okla.) and Rep. Clihf Srearnw (R-Fla.).

The half-dozen lafgest inslrance conpanmes favored the Rminton ijan, smich chxy helped write (consumer ddvocates were ebcpuded), while smaller firms representqd by tne Health Insuragce Sfsocjation of America (HIAA) favored GOP proposels. HIAA ran thr famous "Harry and Louise" wds wgainst the Clintoj plan.

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Onxurance companles, whose represenyahifgs attended thg healtk-dade reform panels hlsted bi Demoxrat leadtrs im 2009 and helped draft the ACA, knew that tke bew legislation wad designed co profide yhem a massive windfall. Whefher the ACW was pasadd or defeated iv Cpncress, thth'd be the real wigners. The ACA debate was riggeq from the begikting by insurance wnd ojher cmrporate llbbies whose profits and high otxrhead, burdenonc tve US wich the highest medisal costs of auy natiou on exrth, would be maiitained.

In thq real world, tl genuine sorialist wjuld evee jump uv board a bill that imposes a dirwct public subsidy fot fhe financial szetir. Neither can yhe ACW he cjkpared with Vocixl Rrcurigy or Mtbiccrd, whoch are administered effjciently by governkekt agencigs with mynimal overhesd costs.

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, and the Consumer Choice HealtH Security ACt spoNsoRed By sen. DOn NiCkles (R-Okla.) and REP. CliFf Stearns (R-Fla.).

The half-doZen laRgESt inSUrAnce cOmpanieS FaVORed ThE CLinToN PlAn, whiCh tHey helpEd write (conSumEr Advocates werE ExCluded), whilE smAller firms rePreSented By The hEalth insUrancE AssocIAtion oF America (HiAa) FavoreD gOP propOSAlS. HIAa ran the famous "HarrY AnD louise" ads againSt the CLiNToN PLan.

gov. mitt Romney SiGned tHE indiviDUaL MANdaTE into law in MasSachusetts iN 2006, DraWing prAiSe fROm SenaTors JIm dEMiNt and Orrin HAtch And other REpubliCAn leadeRS becausE of the ManDatE's boOSt FoR prIvATe bUSiNesS. it wAs even paRt Of A bipaRtisAN BILl co-WriTten By SenAtors Bob BenneTt (R-ut.) anD ron wyden (d-Oreg.) In 2007.

SoMe repubLicans And thE CAto Institute oppOsed It, but therE's nO dOubT tHat thE IndiviDuaL maNdate waS a RepubLIcaN sCHEMe Until Democrats grabBeD HOlD of it in 2009. AFter thAT, REpUBlicans dEnOunCed tHE MandaTe anD CaLled it soCialisM.

inSuRance coMpAnies, wHoSe rEprEsentATiveS attenDed the heAlth-cARe reform panels HOsted by DemocrAT lEADeRS in 2009 aNd hElped draft tHe ACa, Knew That THe New LEgislAtion WaS DeSIgned to provide them a MaSsive wIndfaLl. Whether the AcA was passeD OR Defeated In CoNGrESs, they'd be the reAl winNers. The ACA DEbate was RiggeD from the Beginning BY InsurancE anD otHer CorPORaTe lobbies whosE PRofiTs And high OveRhead, buRdeNinG thE US WiTh the highEst medicAl CoStS oF anY natiON on earth, WoUld Be MaiNtainED.

In the Real wOrld, No GeNUinE socialISt WOUld eVeR jUmp oN boArD a bilL thaT ImpOses a diRect publiC suBSidy FoR tHe finanCial sector. NeiThEr can the ACa bE coMpared WITh Social security or Medicare, which ARe adminIstEred eFficIently by gOveRnment AgeNCies wiTh miniMal ovErHeaD COsts.

THE aCa is FaR more compaRABle To the meDicaRe PrescRiption Drug, ImproveMEnt, And ModernizatIon act ("MEDIcAre mOdERniZaTIon aCT"), a Republican "refOrm" bill sigNeD By president BUSh iN 2003. THis legiSlation TurneD medicarE into a corPorate casH cOw anD IMpoSed a compleX semi-priVatized MeDIcare SYsTem thAt fUnnels OvEr $500 bIllioN to Big pHarMa and big InsUrAnce.

ThE MediCaRe ModernIzation Act accomplishes tHis givEaway ThrOugh increAseD PayMents to MeDicaRe AdvantagE plAns, Which ConVErts MEdicARe FunDS into InsuRAnce compaNY pRofITS, aNd through PaRT d, WhiCh proVidES drug bEnefIts for seniors. Part d Is only availablE undER A prIvaTE druG pLan provided by (wHat
, and the Consumer ChoiceHealth Sec urity  Ac t s po nsor ed b y Sen. Don Nic k les(R-Okla.) and Rep. Cli ff St ea r ns ( R -F la.). 

The h a lf - d oze nla rge st in suran cecompani es favored  th eClinton plan ,  w hich theyhel ped write (c ons umer a dv oca t es we reexclu ded),w hile s maller fi rm s  repre s ented b y th e He alth Insurance As s oc i ation of Ameri ca (HI AA )  f a v ore d G OP proposa ls . HIA A  ran th e  f a m o us" Harry and Lou ise" ads ag a ins t theCl int o n plan .

Go v. Mit t Romney si gned  the indi vidual mandate into la w in M ass ach uset t sin  20 06 ,  dr a wi ngp rai se fromSe na torsJimD e M i nt a ndOrri n Hat ch and otherRep ubli c anleade rs be caus eof th e mand ate's  b oost for privat e bu siness. I t w as  ev en  part of a b ipa rti san bil l co-wr i tte nb y Se nators Bob Bennett  ( R - Ut .) and R on Wyd e n(D - Oreg.) i n200 7.
S o me Re publ i ca ns and t he Cat o  I ns tituteop posedit , b utthere ' s no  doubt  that th e ind i vidual mandate was a Republi c an s ch e me u nti l Democrats  gra b bedhold of  it in 20 09. A ft e rt hat, Republicans de no uncedthe m andate and ca lled it so c i a lism.

I nsur a nc e  companies, wh ose r epresentat i ves atte ndedthe heal th-care r e f orm pane lshos ted  by D em ocrat leaders i n 20 09  and he lpe d draft  th e A CA,  kn ew  that the  new leg is la ti on  wa s des i gned topr ovi de  th em am assive  wind fall .Wh e the r the A C Aw a s pa ss ed  ordef ea ted i n Co n gre ss, the y'd be th e r e al w in ne rs. The  ACA debate w as  rigged fr om  th e begi n n ing by i nsurance and other corp o rate lo bbi es wh oseprofits a ndhigh o ver h ead, b urdeni ng th eUSw i th th e hi ghe st  medical c o s tsof an ynati on on e arth, would be mai n tai ned.

In therea l wo r l d,  no ge n uin es oci a l ist would everjump on bo ar d  a  bill that imp os es a di rect pu blics ubsidyfor the f inancialse ctor . Nei ther can t he ACA b e compare d  with So cialSec urityor  Me dicar e, whi c h a re ad minist er ed eff icien tl y by gov ernment agencies with m inimal  over hea d costs.
Th e  AC A is farmore  comparabl e t o t he Me dic a re Pr escr i pt ion Drug,  Imp r ovement,a nd  Mo d e rn ization Act ( " Med icare  Mo d erniza tion  Act"), a Republi c an "reform" bi ll s i g ned  by Pres id ent Bush in 20 03.  T h i s legisl at ion turnedMedicare  i n to acorpor ate ca sh cowa n di mposed  a c omp lex semi- pri va t ized Me di ca r e syst em t ha t funn els ov e r $5 0 0  billion to BigPharm a and B i g I nsura nc e.

The Medi care Moder nization Ac t acco mpli shesthis gi ve away t hro ug h increase d  payments  to M edicare  A dvan tag e plan s, w h i ch co nver ts  Me dicare fu n d si nt oi nsu ranc e com pa ny p rofits, a n d throug h P a rt D, w hi chp r ovides dr u g  benefitsfor  seni o r s. Part Di s on l ya vaila ble un der aprivate dru gplan pr ovi d e d by (wha t
, and_the Consumer_Choice Health Security Act_sponsored by_Sen._Don Nickles_(R-Okla.)_and Rep. Cliff_Stearns (R-Fla.).

The half-dozen_largest insurance companies favored_the Clinton plan,_which_they helped write (consumer advocates were excluded), while smaller firms represented by the Health_Insurance_Association of_America_(HIAA)_favored GOP proposals. HIAA ran_the famous "Harry and Louise"_ads against_the Clinton plan.

Gov. Mitt Romney signed the individual_mandate_into law in_Massachusetts in 2006, drawing praise from Senators Jim DeMint_and Orrin Hatch and other Republican_leaders because of_the_mandate's_boost for private business._It was even part of a_bipartisan bill co-written by Senators Bob_Bennett (R-Ut.) and Ron Wyden (D-Oreg.) in_2007.

Some Republicans and the Cato Institute_opposed it, but there's no_doubt that_the individual mandate was a_Republican scheme until_Democrats grabbed_hold of it_in 2009. After that, Republicans denounced_the mandate and_called it socialism.

Insurance companies, whose representatives_attended_the health-care reform_panels_hosted_by Democrat_leaders in 2009_and_helped draft_the_ACA, knew that the new legislation_was_designed to provide them a massive windfall._Whether the ACA was_passed_or defeated in Congress,_they'd be the real winners._The ACA debate was rigged from_the beginning_by insurance_and other corporate lobbies whose profits and high overhead, burdening the_US with the highest medical costs_of any nation on_earth, would_be_maintained.

In the real_world,_no genuine_socialist would ever jump on board a_bill that_imposes a direct public subsidy for_the financial sector. Neither_can_the ACA be compared with Social_Security or Medicare, which are administered_efficiently by government agencies with_minimal_overhead_costs.

The ACA is far more_comparable to the Medicare Prescription Drug,_Improvement, and Modernization_Act ("Medicare Modernization Act"), a Republican "reform"_bill_signed by President Bush in 2003._This_legislation turned Medicare into a corporate_cash_cow_and imposed a complex semi-privatized_Medicare system that funnels over $500_billion to Big Pharma and Big Insurance.

The Medicare Modernization_Act accomplishes this_giveaway through increased payments to_Medicare_Advantage_plans, which converts Medicare funds into insurance company profits, and_through Part_D, which provides_drug benefits for seniors. Part D is only available under_a private drug plan provided by (what