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	<title>Comments on: Puerto Rican doctors rally at White House, urge Obama to create pilot single-payer system on island</title>
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		<title>By: Eliza Jane Dodd</title>
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		<dc:creator>Eliza Jane Dodd</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:10:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thank You and GOD BLESS That is the Kindest Words anyone has said to me since I got sick in 2003 ! GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS !! I will move there in a Heart Beat !</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank You and GOD BLESS That is the Kindest Words anyone has said to me since I got sick in 2003 ! GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS !! I will move there in a Heart Beat !</p>
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		<title>By: Ellizabeth J. Singh</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ellizabeth J. Singh</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:46:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I agree and stand behind every word in Sue Oelkers open letter to Congress.    Universal coverage and a single payer health financing 
will make a large change in our economy, our quality of life, and how we spend our national and personal incomes.   We will have to get serious about PREVENTING illness and accidents caused by working conditions.  We will have to treat everyone as valued members of our society.  We will have to train and pay more people to deliver health services.  We will have to stop winking at people who sell products dangerous to health.  The sooner we do this the better.   

If we let the for-profit health insurance companies bribe and trick us out of a single payer, universal coverage health care system, the United States will be the laughingstock of the developed world.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I agree and stand behind every word in Sue Oelkers open letter to Congress.    Universal coverage and a single payer health financing<br />
will make a large change in our economy, our quality of life, and how we spend our national and personal incomes.   We will have to get serious about PREVENTING illness and accidents caused by working conditions.  We will have to treat everyone as valued members of our society.  We will have to train and pay more people to deliver health services.  We will have to stop winking at people who sell products dangerous to health.  The sooner we do this the better.   </p>
<p>If we let the for-profit health insurance companies bribe and trick us out of a single payer, universal coverage health care system, the United States will be the laughingstock of the developed world.</p>
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		<title>By: sue oelkers</title>
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		<dc:creator>sue oelkers</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:38:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>****************************** AN OPEN LETTER TO THE US CONGRESS ******************************

--------------------------------- Heed this or enjoy your last term in US Congress ---------------------------------- 

We, the people, DEMAND that Single Payer be included in whatever Health Care Reform legislation you pass. We will be watching your actions closely, so, keep the following in mind before casting your vote. Make it count for all Americans :- 

Health Care Reform is MEANINGLESS if:

1. There is no Public Option ( No Co-ops, No Triggers ). 
2. Everybody is not covered. (Without Exception)
3. Coverage can be denied based on &quot;Pre-existing&quot; conditions.
4. It does not contain Patients&#039; Rights.
5. Strict Regulations are not imposed on insurance plans.
6. Affordability and costs to consumers, as well as providers, are not addressed.
7. Accessibility, delivery and quality are not maintained and/or improved.
8. There&#039;s NO oversight from medical, financial and nat.ional sec.urity persp.ectives.
9. Profit motive is NOT REMOVED.
10. Innovation, Research guidelines and funding are not addressed.

Health Care For Patients, NOT For Profit because Health Care For Profit is Health Care DENIED.

Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES should an insurance middleman come between a patient and his/her doctor - especially, if the insurance middleman stands to gain from it. 

IT&#039;S A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. 

Insurance has no business being in Health Care. They contribute nothing towards it. NOTHING!

Single Payer For All Now! ( S*P*F*A*N ) -*-*- Everybody IN, Nobody OUT.

IT&#039;S THE ONLY RIGHT CHOICE - there&#039;s NO EXCUSE for anything else.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>****************************** AN OPEN LETTER TO THE US CONGRESS ******************************</p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; Heed this or enjoy your last term in US Congress &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;- </p>
<p>We, the people, DEMAND that Single Payer be included in whatever Health Care Reform legislation you pass. We will be watching your actions closely, so, keep the following in mind before casting your vote. Make it count for all Americans :- </p>
<p>Health Care Reform is MEANINGLESS if:</p>
<p>1. There is no Public Option ( No Co-ops, No Triggers ).<br />
2. Everybody is not covered. (Without Exception)<br />
3. Coverage can be denied based on &#8220;Pre-existing&#8221; conditions.<br />
4. It does not contain Patients&#8217; Rights.<br />
5. Strict Regulations are not imposed on insurance plans.<br />
6. Affordability and costs to consumers, as well as providers, are not addressed.<br />
7. Accessibility, delivery and quality are not maintained and/or improved.<br />
8. There&#8217;s NO oversight from medical, financial and nat.ional sec.urity persp.ectives.<br />
9. Profit motive is NOT REMOVED.<br />
10. Innovation, Research guidelines and funding are not addressed.</p>
<p>Health Care For Patients, NOT For Profit because Health Care For Profit is Health Care DENIED.</p>
<p>Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES should an insurance middleman come between a patient and his/her doctor &#8211; especially, if the insurance middleman stands to gain from it. </p>
<p>IT&#8217;S A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. </p>
<p>Insurance has no business being in Health Care. They contribute nothing towards it. NOTHING!</p>
<p>Single Payer For All Now! ( S*P*F*A*N ) -*-*- Everybody IN, Nobody OUT.</p>
<p>IT&#8217;S THE ONLY RIGHT CHOICE &#8211; there&#8217;s NO EXCUSE for anything else.</p>
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		<title>By: Anselmo</title>
		<link>http://www.healthcare-now.org/puerto-rican-doctors-rally-at-white-house-urge-obama-to-create-pilot-single-payer-system-on-island/comment-page-1/#comment-3775</link>
		<dc:creator>Anselmo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:33:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hola Eliza, Iam sorry to hear of your plight if we a lucky enough to get the Universal Health Coverage pilot in Puerto Rico you will be more then welcome.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hola Eliza, Iam sorry to hear of your plight if we a lucky enough to get the Universal Health Coverage pilot in Puerto Rico you will be more then welcome.</p>
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		<title>By: Eliza Jane Dodd</title>
		<link>http://www.healthcare-now.org/puerto-rican-doctors-rally-at-white-house-urge-obama-to-create-pilot-single-payer-system-on-island/comment-page-1/#comment-3711</link>
		<dc:creator>Eliza Jane Dodd</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:44:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I will move there because I was sprayed for 7 years with Malithion in West Tn .I do not QUALIFY for ANYTHING Like the Town HALL MEETING Lady that prs.Obama says he is going to HELP ? I am very sick I need medical Attention now ...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I will move there because I was sprayed for 7 years with Malithion in West Tn .I do not QUALIFY for ANYTHING Like the Town HALL MEETING Lady that prs.Obama says he is going to HELP ? I am very sick I need medical Attention now &#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Vashti Winterburg</title>
		<link>http://www.healthcare-now.org/puerto-rican-doctors-rally-at-white-house-urge-obama-to-create-pilot-single-payer-system-on-island/comment-page-1/#comment-3701</link>
		<dc:creator>Vashti Winterburg</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:28:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Gosh!  This is great!  How can we support this movement?  Vashti Winterburg</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Gosh!  This is great!  How can we support this movement?  Vashti Winterburg</p>
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