Re: Healthcare Reform

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Okay, time out. I gotta show you guys something. Regardless of what you think of healthcare
reform, this one is just plain wrong!

In a message dated 4/5/2010 11:18:46 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, senator@feinstein.senate.gov
writes:
Dear Mrs. kramer:

Thank you for contacting me to express your opposition to a public healthcare option in healthcare
reform legislation. I am pleased that you took the time to write to me on an important issue facing
our country, and I welcome this opportunity to explain my views.

As you know, President Obama signed two health reform bills into law; the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (Public Law No. 111-148), and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act
(Public Law No. 111-152). These pieces of legislation will reduce the deficit by $143 billion over
the first 10 years and by as much as $1.3 trillion over the second 10 years. A public option was
not included in the final legislation. Instead, the bill requires the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) to create two national plans, one of which must be a non-profit. While this
solution is not the same as a public option, it will provide additional coverage choices to people
purchasing insurance.

I supported the health reform legislation because I believe it will lower premium costs, increase
access to health insurance, and provide new consumer protections from insurance company abuses. It
does all this in a fiscally responsible way, reducing the deficit and extending the solvency of the
Medicare Trust Fund.

Please know that as this legislation is implemented over the next few years, I will keep your
comments in mind while I work to make sure that this legislation improves the healthcare system in
California.

Again, thank you for writing. If you have any further questions or comments, please do not hesitate
to contact my Washington, D.C. office at (202) 224-3841. Best regards.

Sincerely yours,
Dianne Feinstein
United States Senator

Further information about my position on issues of concern to California and the Nation are
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In a message dated 4/5/2010 12:30:00 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, SNK1955@aol.com writes:

Dear Senator Feinstein,

Thank you for your reply. May I ask who wrote this response letter on your behalf? Apparently,
neither they nor you actually read my letter to you.

Contrary to the reply received from your office, I did not "express [my] opposition to a public
healthcare option in healthcare reform legislation." I expressed my opposition to healthcare
reform legislation which does not include a public option.

My feeling is that without adding competition for the insurance industry to the equation, we are
simply handing over trillions of our hard earned tax dollars to the insurance industry; while
giving them even greater monopoly control of our economy and the future of our physical and
financial health as a nation.

My feeling is that we are adding 30 million more people to an already broken and insurance industry
controlled system - with even the first amendment invasive intent to penalize those private
citizens who refuse to buy insurance from the private sector monopoly of the insurance industry.

Sadly, this response letter from your office appears to be a clear illustration that our elected
officials have not listened a word their constituents have said over the matter.


Sincerely,
Sharon Kramer
Escondido, Ca 92029

I had to fax it. The email address from which it came, senator@feinstein.senate.gov comes back
with a " ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----(reason: 550 5.1.1
... User unknown)"

On 4/05/10, johncodie wrote:
> On 4/02/10, Thomas Paine wrote:
>> So when reality clashes with your opinion, you alter the reality.
>>
>> Interesting
>>
>> Thomas Paine
>>
>> On 4/02/10, johncodie wrote:
>>> On 4/02/10, Thomas Paine wrote:
>>>> Whether you choose to believe it or not, the facts are the facts. Insurance companies are
>>>> highly regulated. Their financial data is public domain. Simply seek and ye shall find.
>>>>
>
> No your propaganda sides with the Allstate request for a 45&37; rate hike. Can you see the state
> Commissioner saying sure when the just got a 25&37; profit. Makes better reason when you only
say
> it was a missley 3&37;. Ask for 45&37;, get 10&37; with the 25&37;. Not bad even with payouts
in a bad year.