Travelin Man, tulsa (11/21/2009 5:57:17 AM)

Where are the republicans,why can't they do something about oklahoma health insurance going up in okla.they are in charge,this is why we need national insurance is needed,the dems will get it done.

WilliamTheArtist, (11/21/2009 9:03:18 AM)

Meanwhile in many European countries and some in Asia,,, they spend half as much on healthcare, AND the outcomes are better, (aka, less men, women and children are dying and sickly than here). Ooooh that evil "socialist" medicine. So much better to spend more and have more people dying and suffering.

billy8, Sand Springs (11/21/2009 10:23:09 AM)

Not news if you have health insurance under the current rules. Your premiums go up every year, even, sometimes twice a year, and the benifits decrease while co-pays increase. If the trend continues, only the rich will be able to afford health care. there is no middle class anymore, it's us or them, and we're the loosers.

007, London (11/21/2009 10:57:51 PM)

Things must change.

JR, (11/21/2009 11:26:12 PM)

you are all sick..

Aggie, (11/22/2009 3:44:44 PM)

First of all, the cost of auto and home insurance is going up, too, as well as many other things. It's called inflation. Our government is on a spending and printing binge so our dollars are worth less.

Second, the notion that people who have government health care have better outcomes is false. The numbers are rigged in favor of socialized medicine by the World Health Organization. In fact, the US does better in all terms of health outcomes.

If you want to see the horrors of socialized medicine just do an internet search on "problems with nationalized health care". The results will make your hair stand on end. As a Canadian doctor said - in Canada a dog can get hip replacement surgery in a week, people wait 2 years."

cant_stop_jack, five (11/23/2009 8:11:20 AM)

Aggie, who gives a crap about your buzz word "socialized medicine?" I am so sick of hearing that as a warning. So, we should take socialized good health instead because only the rich can afford to have good health? What a bunch of crap. Bring on socialized medicine. I could care less where is comes from of your fist, second and third crap posting. Do a search for people who have died because they cannot afford health care or who have lost everything they own. Yeah, the US DOES do better in terms of health because we have more rich people per capita then anywhere else in the world, so yes, the rich get treated. Socialized medicine. Fine, socialize it. I could care less. I am tired of being broke and on the verge of ruins while the doctors, nurses and corporations are getting richer off my back. Tired of it. It is not fair. Medicine SHOULD NOT be treated as a luxury for people who can afford it. Period. Aggie, what a lame response. Shows your soul, my friend. Amazing how some people cannot see the darkness in their own souls.

cant_stop_jack, five (11/23/2009 8:15:17 AM)

$1500 a month for premiums, Aggie. $1500 a month. You tell me where that is fair. Sure, I can drop that and pay full price. Sure, $1500 a month is cheaper than paying full price. YOU tell me how a person is supposed to pay $1500 a month for insurance and still survive, AFTER all the copays and out of pockets. Tell me. Explain to me. No, I apparently do not a silver spoon stuck out my rear end. So no, I do not make much money, I do not have a big time degree. Sure, I am working for towards it. But tell me, Aggie boy, how am I supposed to afford it. BRING ON SOCIALIZED MEDICINE.