W. Baker wrote:
In alt.support.diabetes BJ in Texas
wrote:
Ray Bowler wrote:
For years, Democratic lawmakers have been working to make
sure that seniors have access to prescription drugs and
reasonable healthcare.

Obviously if left to the Dems you would wait for many more
years.
At least you are getting something.... BJ

The Senate Democrats and Republicans had a good bill passed
then the House Republicans destroyed it. The reason we
haven't had a good bill in the past years is because of the
insurance industry lobbying expecially in the last 9 years
of Republican control.

The Dems had control for 40+ years and nothing was done.. BJ

Well, they passed the original Medicare bill over the loud
objections of the Republicans, and, if I recall correctly,
the American Medical Association. At that time meds were not
a big part of medical care,
so the were ot included.

Wendy


The AMA was against Medicare when it was originally passed in 1965.
Individual physicians were pretty evenly split for and against with slightly
more for. In 1965 Medicare had its supporters and detractors on both
sides of the aisle in congress. There was more disagreement on implemtation
than on wheither it should be passed. One major argument was over wheither
or not it should contain a prescription drug benefit.