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Healthcare Town Hall with Bachus
Last week Pell City Mayor William �Bill� Hereford welcomed Congressman Spencer Bachus (AL-6) once again to Pell City and this time he gave Bachus a key to the city. �A lot of times this is a political thing, but if there was an actual key to the city this would be the first person I�d give it to,� Hereford said at Sammie�s Touch and Go Restaurant.
Bachus held a town-hall-type meeting after lunch utilizing a slideshow and a strong stance against the White House�s proposed healthcare plan.
Bachus predicted the bill is dead. �I think the American public killed that bill,� he noted. He said the United States had the best healthcare in the world and expanded on the proposed plan highlighting what he saw as major flaws.
Bachus said Medicaid funds currently used for the elderly would help subsidize healthcare for 9.7 million illegal immigrants if the proposed healthcare plan passes the House and Senate. Private insurance companies would be taxed under the new healthcare plan, causing insurance rates to skyrocket and cripple companies abilities to insure their workers. Private insurance companies could be forced to close their doors.
Bachus explained that many expensive transplant and bypass surgeries are not as available in government-run healthcare systems. �When has the federal government done anything better and cheaper than the private sector?� Bachus asked the audience.
Bachus said the fire marshall had turn people away at his previous town hall meeting in Birmingham that was attended by more than 2,000.
�People are concerned with the direction of this country,� he said. �It�s not just healthcare.�
Bachus explained that if companies dropped insurance coverage for their workers, the number of people of the government proposed plan would increase and potentially become overloaded.
�We aren�t talking about the quality of healthcare, but whether you will live or die,� Bachus said. �Don�t let the government get between you and your doctor.�
According to Bachus, 400,000 people travel each year to the U.S. for surgeries.
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