For those of you who don't give a 'tweet' about HB2

Submitted by mbrock49 on Sun, 01/30/2011 - 11:06pm

Recent Twitter.com activity surrounding House Bill 2 and the proposed vote on the NC House bill proposed by the GOP leaders:
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House J: on anti-HCR bill - Rep Martin: "Let's do our jobs as lawyers, not as Democrats or Republicans...and get this right." #ncga
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House Jud on HCR repeal: Dem Phil Haire points out the bill's requirement that the AG pursue HCR cases could cost millions. #ncga

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Rep Jennifer Weiss on #HCR mandate repeal: I can't believe we are talking about this issue rather than putting our people back to work #NCGA
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House J: Daughtry : "Debate will be limited to the committee." No public comment. allowed. No testimony from HHS or AG either. #ncga

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The full debate of HB 2 online at WRAL.com (web only)

Submitted by mbrock49 on Sun, 01/30/2011 - 11:43pm.

WRAL.com streamed the video of the NC House Judiciary Committee Meeting on Thursday, Jan 27th. Their video recording which takes about 30 minutes to view in its entirety, is at WRAL.com.

Martha Brock

Response to HB2 from Dr. James Wells

Submitted by mbrock49 on Mon, 01/31/2011 - 6:04am.

Dr. James Wells commented on your link:
Jim wrote: "Seems to me that in putting forward House Bill 2, the new Republican majority are primarily knee-jerk followers of Rush and the Fox News crowd who will oppose just about anything supported by Obama. Increasing pain and suffering, increasing health-care costs, and spending millions on the proposed law suits mandated by the bill seem of little concern if their political objectives are met."

Dr. Wells sent me this message, too:
January 31, 2011 at 1:44am

Re: First Blush - Editorials
This is my reply to those who want to sue to have NC opt out of health care reform:

As a physician who was born, educated, and has worked in North Carolina my entire career, it is my perception that care of uninsured folks is going to be paid for by someone in one way or another;

having everyone have health insurance (much like requiring everyone to have automobile liability insurance) makes it easier to know which costs are direct and which ones are inflated to cover the costs of treating (mostly through very expensive ED visits and hospitalizations) the uninsured.

As I read the data and from my experience, routine checkups and maintenance care (including for mental illness) provided to those with insurance not only means less morbidity for people with illness; it also means lower costs for everyone. Even if it is possible for NC to opt out of federal health-care reform, I think doing so would be a serious mistake that would lead to increased and unnecessary pain and suffering for the uninsured and higher costs for everyone.

Martha Brock