If anyone has any hope of health reform that really reforms the system, then you need to contact your state and national reps and tell them what you want. Also let them know that they can easily be replaced by representatives who are more in tune to what constituents really want.

Here’s a comforting thought from the LATimes:

Sen. Lindsey Graham calls a cost analysis report a ‘death blow’ to ‘a government-run health plan.’ Sen. Dianne Feinstein says there might not be enough votes among fellow Democrats to pass a plan.

They are arguing against a government run public health plan as an alternative, yet not making any demands on the insurance industry. I haven’t seen anyone calling for laws to reform health insurance, like not allowing them to dump people as soon as you send in a claim, or charging exorbitant rates for pre-existing conditions–like if you had strep throat when you were 6 years old and now you’re 60.

Or demanding the insurers offer better coverage, and cut their own internal costs (like zillion dollar bonuses to executives), to avoid raising rates.

So Senators and Congresspeople who oppose the public plan because it will offer “unfair” competition to private insurance–what are you plans to amend the system? Can you offer an alternative other than tearing apart what’s been put on the table?