HEALTH CARE SELL OUT

Karen “Killer” Ignagni, President and CEO of America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) won the following:

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Still in business making billions of profits for Wall Street investors and CEO’s of insurance companies
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No cost controls that would decrease profits
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Mandate giving us at least 30 million new customers and fined if they don’t buy coverage
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Still able to deny doctor recommended care
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Still able to increase premiums
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Kill or weaken public option
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Investment in 3000 lobbyists and 1.4 million a day paid off

Then there is Billy “The Kid” Tauzin, President and CEO of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA.) He was able to check off everything on his list:

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Get a meeting with President Obama behind closed doors and make a deal to protect PhRMA profits
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No drug reimportation from Canada or Mexico
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Extend protections for lucrative biologic drugs
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No negotiating drug prices for Medicare Part D
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U.S. drug market continues to be the most profitable

There was even a big, last minute win for the misogynist Catholic Bishops.