Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina has sent a mailer intended to pressure U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan to back off a public option.
The mailer includes a post card for recipients to send to Hagan's office, Talking Points Memo reports.
The mailer states that any public option in health insurance reform would be a first step toward a single-payer system in which the government would run the health care system.
"No matter what you call it, if the federal government intervenes in the private health insurance market, it's a slippery slope to a single-payer system," the mailer states.
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BCBS is right!
October 26, 2009 - 2:46pm — GiggleBoxIt's either their way or Stalin.
How dumb do you have to be to not believe Glenn Beck now?
Get a brain Moran libruls.
Re: Blue Cross pressures Hagan
October 26, 2009 - 2:27pm — daphy955That's funny! BCBS obviously has the politicians of this state in its pockets. It has somehow managed to turn the state into a monopoly whereby it is the sole provider of health insurance to the state employees and now it is using their insurance premiums to force the state's politicians to do its bidding at the federal level. Unbelievable!!! If the state employees want to see their health insurance costs decrease, they should be lobbying for increased competition. They deserve to have a true choice of health plans and health coverage options available to them.
Lots of other national coverage of this story.
October 26, 2009 - 1:38pm — James_ProtzmanHere's one at Daily Kos. Also at The Huffington Post.
This story was originally reported in this post at NCPW four days ago.
Re: Blue Cross pressures Hagan
October 26, 2009 - 1:34pm — MalleusMaleficarumSenator Hagan should ignore this outrageous campaign. Blue Cross is totally superfluous to America's health care system - along with all other so-called health care insurers. In 2009, America is the only major industrialized nation that does not provide health care to her citizens. Isn't it odd that the richest nation in the world is afraid of the cost of health care for her citizens? American taxpayers deserve the same rights that the citizens of every other advanced democracy enjoy - the right to health care. In the meantime, the head of Blue Cross in NC gets over $4 million per year. Isn't it time that he took a pay cut in the interest of both taxpayers and those who rely on Blue Cross to pay their medical bills?
Re: Blue Cross pressures Hagan
October 26, 2009 - 2:28pm — dubiousSo, let me get this straight. Every state employee is given two choices for health insurance: The State Health Plan administered by BCBSNC or NOTHING. The State pays BCBSNC which then uses the money to lobby elected officials to make sure that no public option is ever made available. What a sweet deal!