American Health care: $10,169 for a blood test?

[itsAj]

I am curious if that law was lobbied for by healthcare providers to protect their own profits. I also take issue with the government pandering to such special interests, however, that is a whole separate debate

AARP lobbied for the ACA (supposedly on behalf of seniors) to the tune of $41.6 million dollars

AARP sells secondary insurance that amends Medicare coverage.

AARP sells their coverage through United Health - one of the biggest insurers in the US.

Obama and his cabinet met with AARP on 24 occasions while the ACA was being debated.  He never met with 1 single non-lobbyist employed physician.

ACA passes and AARP is not rolling in kickbacks from selling UH policies as AARP policies - but it's all legitimate 

The GOP was not even consulted with when the ACA was being debated. The democrats were only looking after their liberal base and cut them out of the picture completely because they had a super-majority in both bodies of congress. Ironically, now the AARP is against Obamacare as they can now see how bad of a law it is.

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[panju1]

$10,169 would be more than the median annual income in some developing economies. 

[DrG]

I am curious if that law was lobbied for by healthcare providers to protect their own profits. I also take issue with the government pandering to such special interests, however, that is a whole separate debate

AARP lobbied for the ACA (supposedly on behalf of seniors) to the tune of $41.6 million dollars

AARP sells secondary insurance that amends Medicare coverage.

AARP sells their coverage through United Health - one of the biggest insurers in the US.

Obama and his cabinet met with AARP on 24 occasions while the ACA was being debated.  He never met with 1 single non-lobbyist employed physician.

ACA passes and AARP is not rolling in kickbacks from selling UH policies as AARP policies - but it's all legitimate 

The GOP was not even consulted with when the ACA was being debated. The democrats were only looking after their liberal base and cut them out of the picture completely because they had a super-majority in both bodies of congress. Ironically, now the AARP is against Obamacare as they can now see how bad of a law it is.

I wouldn't mind if they left the GOP out since I know most of the GOP would have to vote NO to satisfy their own base.  What is disgusting is that Blue Dog Democrats who might have at least kept some semblance of fiscal responsibility with the bill just decided to let the Scarecrow (Pelosi) write some garbage - Pelosi made out handsomely with the Solyndra-esque handouts for her day spas under the medical procedure facade.

http://hotair.com/archives/2011/05/17/1-in-5-of-latest-obamacare-waivers-went-to-nancy-pelosis-district/

[kuroman]

$10,169 would be more than the median annual income in some developing economies. 

in which you can get the blood test for free ....and you can't do so in the US, which shows how broken is the american healthcare system is