1) Cost: The Democrats were able to cut the cost of the bill by 0 billion over ten years. Much of the savings will come from shaving low income subsidies.

2) Small Businesses: The Blue Dogs also wanted to change the requirements on small businesses. Those businesses with a payroll of 0,000 or less will be exempt from the requirements

3) Public Option: Some in Congress worry that a government program will be unfair because doctors may be tied to the Medicare fee structure. The change in the plan will allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services negotiate rates for the public option.

4) State Co-ops: The party leaders also agreed to allow for optional state health care co-operatives in addition to a government run health insurance plan (public option).

http://www.bestsyndication.com/?q=20090729_health_care_reform_blue_dog_deal.htm

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I am stuck btw 2 health insurance companies for my 3 dogs. One covers hip dysplasia and the other does not.

I am curious if any of the breeds above are at increased risk for it.

My dogs are a 41lb lab/corgi mix
35lb border collie mix daughter of the dog above
18lb pomeranian

Thanks.

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Our son was born with a congenital condition that has wreaked havoc on every system in his body. He is now almost 20 and for the second time in his life, had to have braces in prep for jaw surgery. Because our son would not give his dad the "total respect" he literally DEMANDED (our son told his dad "respect is earned and you haven’t earned it"), his dad cut him off financially. This kid has had braces for for the last three years for the second time in preparation for surgery to alleviate TMJ and an underbite. Now there is no health insurance for his adrenal insufficiency or surgery, no tuition, no child support. Our son is a fulltime college student, so he can’t work fulltime. I can’t afford tuition or health insurance on my own. I couldn’t even afford a lawyer to fight the b*****d. My son is devastated. I can’t rest until the dog gets his due. What can I do to get revenge that won’t land me in jail? I will NOT DO ANYTHING ILLEGAL. Any help?

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Hi this is a question for those of you who have health insurance for your dogs.

There is 2 plans one that covers up to 00 a year and one that covers up to 10,000 a year

Seriously which did you choose and why? What is the MOST you ever had to spend at the vet for your dog in ONE year? I have always been SO lucky…aside from routine dog stuff I have never had a major injury in any of my dogs requiring treatment KNOCK ON WOOD!

Now this plan would cover MVD…if a dog would be diagnosed with MVD what would be the cost of treatment? Does anyone know or have a dog with MVD they could share experiences? Again, I being a Cavalier breeder, have been fortunate enough to have never seen this.

I am still laughing….I live is SUCH a rural place that canine health insurance is NEVER seen until lately. Something I am considering for my new pup who is a Cavalier, of course. She will be a dog that I plan to show and currently has some pts earned with her breeder. (she is 9mos old) I recently purchased her from a great breeder and I am exploring my options as far as health insurance for her to try it out and see how it works for us in the long run. The breeder offers 3 free months so we will continue it and I figure as long as we have it I may as well make sure I have enough coverage for ANYTHING that may happen.
Yes, I know my pup…glued to me and minds extremely well the first time as do all my dogs

I am also extremely familiar with this breed as I have dedicated the last few years of my life to bettering this breed. I know my bloodlines well and I chose this particular dog based on well know bloodlines that are heart healthy with no SM in the bloodlines. However…this is my first time insuring a dog and as long as I am paying for insurance I figure I may as well have a plan that is capable of covering the unlikely should it happen…if that makes sense.

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I need a little help. I’m considering buying health insurance for one of my dogs. In the past 4 years, she has racked up to AT LEAST ,000 in emergency vet bills. She has broken two of her legs, swallowed foreign objects, eaten snail poisoning, and has had not one but two tumors removed from her.

Just wondering:
-what are the chances of my dog being insured?
-What is the process of making a claim with a pet health insurance?
-Will I be charged anymore?
-Any good pet insurance you know that will accept my dog, without an extremely high costing claim?
It’s not a matter of if my dog will get injured again, it’s a matter of when.

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Since the radical liberals may lose Public Option as a Single-Payer Trojan horse, will they use a new strategy of simply DESTROYING ALL THE PRIVATE INSURANCE OPTIONS as the Baucus Bill appears to do?

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/10/02/destroying_private_health_insurance_98556.html#

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The Baucus bill includes an "individual mandate" that requires everyone to buy health insurance-but not inexpensive, high-deductible catastrophic health insurance. Instead, it imposes a requirement for pricier comprehensive coverage that pays for routine costs like annual checkups. The bill then requires that insurance companies provide coverage to people with pre-existing conditions, and that they charge customers at high risk of medical problems the same rates as those with lower risks-which means that these extra expenses will have to be paid for by raising everyone else’s premiums.

And then the Baucus bill delivers the knock-out punch: after forcing us into expensive comprehensive insurance plans and driving up the cost of those plans, the bill would impose a massive 40% tax on "gold-plated" plans-which turn out to include the health-insurance plans of many in the middle class. So that drives up the cost of insurance even higher.

You can see why it doesn’t much matter whether or not we have a "public option" in the original bill. Everything else in the bill is designed to make private health insurance unaffordable-so that in a few years, people will clamor for a government-subsidized "public option," and the same politicians who destroyed private health insurance can make a big show of coming to the rescue of their victims.
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Will the Middle Class ever have autonomy on any important decisions in their lives after the next four years?

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insurance. They will spend so much money on cat and dog food but not on health insurance. I gather if you get ill in America the care you get from your fellow citizens will be the complaints from the smell of your rotting body.
so if you are in the working poor or you lose your job you feel you should be abandoned? How much is spent directly or indirectly on dogs and cats?
Apparently some feel health care should not be a basic right because it is a basic need. Apparently they like their dogs but their neighbors/ well apparently he can drop dead. Is this part of why the damage after the huurican in Loiusianna is still there? Its sad. But the insurance companies must be thrilled.

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I have 2 dogs one is a year old and one is 9 weeks I was thinking about getting health insurance for them but I was wondering what an average monthy fee would be and how much would it cover?I you have had or had pet insurance is it a big help?

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Hey…just woke up from amnesia. 57 years old…still working…can get 1000 a month from past (secure) retirement plan…will bump my wife and I up to…75 thousand a year…I dont know…

1)Does that make us in a new tax bracket? and
2)Should I go ahead and get that money…because even if the retirement amount goes up a little each year…what really is the point in waiting, even if I have to pay 300 a month in taxes on it?
3)Can I slip it into some investment that is tax-deferred?

Own a house…no savings…no nothing…a couple of used cars…a nice dog…health insurance…ping pong table…
Thanks!

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I recently began looking online, for health insurance for my one dog, a 16 month old female German Shepherd. She does have certification by PennHip, but one never knows what could happen, so I thought I would shop.

I found a lot of small print and tricky language on the very first company I looked at, VPI, I think. The plan I selected said it covered hip dysplacia, but then I clicked on "restrictions" and found the term excluding "certain conditions" I emailed the company and asked what are the "certain" conditions? I received an email and was told hip dysplacia. ;-/

So, I am a a leary shopper for pet health insurance. Insurance companies, banks, they both are tricky and I am miffed. Could sure use someones advice on which company to look at.

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Just wondering, anyone out there uses health insurance on their dogs? i never have before on my dogs and thought maybe it would help cut down vet costs. Is it worth it or a scam? Any reputable companies out there?

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I have 2 identical poodles (they came from the same mom and dad) They are both girls, and only 1 year apart. We bought health insurance for the first one, but the second one is very sick and doesn’t have insurance. She has congenital hip problems and the surgery will be a few thousand. Would it be ok to use the insurance policy from the first dog on the injured one?

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I’m just curious my dog is 41lbs and was a pregnant stray I took in. The vet estimated her to be aprox 2 when she was pregnant. I have had her a year and the dog trainer I had told me that when she sits you can feel her hips pop. I have noticed this also.

The vet has checked her and said as of right now her hips are fine. I give her glucosamine daily. She is definatly a corgi lab mix with maybe some border collie and who the heck knows what else.

Is it normal for some dogs hips to "pop" when they sit? I am considering getting her dog health insurance incase down the line she needs a hip replacement or something.

Thanks!
Oh and could her having pups have maybe done something to her hips if it is not normal. I am thinking it might be normal as sometimes my knees pop when I bend but as far as I know they are fine.

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dogs can get really cheap, but the problems are health insurance, dog foods, ＄100　vaccine　every year, I wish I can get 5 dogs, but it will cost so much right?

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Do you have a limit of money you would spend caring for your sick dog? Do you have pet health insurance?

Personally, I don’t have health insurance and I would spend about ,000 for my dog’s care. If it was more than ,000, I would probably put the dog down instead of providing the care. If I was rich, the limit would be much higher, of course.

If you say that you have no limit, would you go 0,000 in debt or more to save the life of your dog?

Just curious……..

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