Bill Maher calls out healthcare industry For-Profit motive in "New Rules" segment last night

Last night Bill Maher, host of Real Time with Bill Maher, in his segment on New Rules, used the topic of my recent post on July 20th, "Healthcare and Banking: What do they have in common?" citing that healthcare should not be a For-Profit business and called out the Industry on its profit motive. He even called out Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) and Anthem Insurance Co., which now owns over 7 BCBS plans. If you missed the last segment of New Rules be sure to catch it on You tube. He pointed out that many are making profits and becoming millionaires on the backs of the sick. It is the first time I have seen anyone with such a high profile and is followed avidly, other than Michael Moore. They called Michael Moore crazy to dismiss his call for Universal Healthcare in his movie "Sicko". See it if you haven't yet, as it will open your eyes wide open.

One day we will have Universal Healthcare but it won't be during the Obama Administration, as he is still too mainstream and center in his politic and not a Progressive. But hopefully I won't be too old to see that day come. Oh, and by the way, on my flight from Buffalo to Chicago, I sat next to a Canadian lawyer who worked in the Property & Casualty Insurance business. He told me all the nonsense about Canada's Healthcare system not being responsive and people having to wait such long times for care, is nonsense. It happens rarely and when it does happen it is the exception, not the rule. Heck, many wait for ever now to get healthcare with Insurance in the USA, so I don't know what the complaints are all about. Anything would be better than what we have now to cover all Americans. This guy from Canada also said that they never talk money to pay for their healthcare, as it comes out of their taxes. It seems civilized to me. Does it to you?

Michael Moore's "Sicko": A review

I saw the movie today with my wife. While it certainly contained necessary humor, there was nothing funny about the movie. This is dead serious stuff and if we don't stand up and do something to make Universal Healthcare a reality, we are going to hate ourselves as we aren't going to be taken care of properly in our old age. I cried several times as I saw the suffering of people with many serious ailments who were turned away or denied care. And yet the comparison to Great Britain's National Healthcare System, as well as that of France's and Canada's, made me wonder what happened to us that we gave away our rights on healthcare many years ago. It's time to reclaim them. And if it takes marching in the streets, raising our voices to get the attention to this that must be given and we stay disengaged, then we and our families, deserve a lonely, suffering life. Wake up America. We're asleep at the wheel and are about to crash! Do yourself and your family a favor, see the movie and bring a friend. It is Michael Moore's finest film as well as the most sobering and realistic one of his career. Bravo Michael, you're a true American hero! I know some of these Healthcare Executives and they should hang their head in shame with the amount of money they took as compensation, during their stewardship.