Wednesday, January 23, 2013

More Dr. Phil, only this time more insulting!

BRYANT: I would rather pay extra to Blue Cross [to help cover uncompensated costs for the uninsured], rather than have to raise taxes to pay for additional Medicaid recipients. Medicaid recipients multiply their visits to a physician. It’s clear once someone goes on Medicaid, the number of times they go to a physician doubles, quadruples.  
KHN: Some experts may argue people new to Medicaid have many health issues they need to address.
BRYANT: I make the argument that it’s free. It’s free and you have nothing else to do.
And to think, we were embarrassed by Congressman Steven Palazzo's vote on Hurricane Sandy relief.

3 comments:

Nina Peele said...

Satire, please say it is!!!

Matt Eichelberger said...

Sorry, Nina. That's real. And not out of context. Take a look at the whole thing. It's shameful.

Whitney said...

As someone with serious, chronic health issues, this bullshit really pisses me off.

I'm lucky enough to have a career that affords me fantastic health care - and the money to pay for what I need outside of my coverage, but not everyone is me.

Dr. Phil, your privilege is showing. Maybe you should recognize it?