Gizmo Health: Senate Votes Against Public Option

On Tuesday, The Senate Finance Committee rejected an amendment that supported the government-run public health insurance option. They stated that the public option would destroy the private health care carriers/ market causing the health care system to eventually be overrun by the government. "A government-run plan will ultimately force private insurers out of buiness. -Republican Sentor Charles Grassley"

Some Democratic leaders disagree with this decision, stating that the public option would provide needed conpetition for private insurers while making health insurance accessible for millions of American who currently lack coverage. Republicans agree that reform is needed, but oppose a complete overhaul of the health care system stating that it would be too costly. Today, in efforts to bridge political differences, the Finance Committee proposal dropped the public insurance option as while as a mandate for all employers to provide health coverage for its employees.

Don't sit around waiting for these politicians to determine your health insurance options, log on to Gizmo Health, www.Gizmohealth.com. Research your own options and apply directly with the insurance carriers. You can speak to a live Gizmo Health insurance agent at 1-312-884-5150.

A Time for Change; But When?

President Obama stuck to his guns on Saturday night at the annual Congressional Black Caucus Foundation dinner. He promised to get health care reform "done (by) this year." Obama reiterated that we can't wait for health care reform, because there are too many Americans out there that need urgent care and can't afford it nor wait or it. "We have been waiting for health reform since the days of Teddy Roosevelt, we've been waiting since the days of Harry Truman. We've been waiting since Johnson and Nixon and Clinton. We cannot wait any longer."

The problem is that under current health care reform proposals most regulations would not go into effect until 2013. More than three years away, almost after President Obama's term is over. If this new health care legislation is enacted, it would not be implemented overnight, insurance carriers will be able to enforce the same current standards and pre-existing exclusions for several years. How long can the sick and poor wait...at least for FOUR MORE YEARS!

If you can't wait for health insurance coverage, please call Gizmo Health Insurace Agent at 1-312-884-5150 or visit our website www.GizmoHealth.com.

New Address for Gizmo Health!

Gizmo Health Insurance Services has moved to a new office space. Our new adress is:

Gizmo Health
29 North Wacker Drive #250
Chicago, IL 60606
(tel) 1-312-884-5150
(fax) 1-312-884-5154

We are still in the same building, but have moved to the 2nd floor. Please give us a call, if you need directions to our new office.

Sincerely,

Customer Service Representative

The President Needs to Step Up This Health Care Debate

President Barack Obama will give a speech to a joint committee of Congressmen on September 9, 2009 to kick start the health care debate again. President Obama is facing pressure from all sides to provide specific details about his public option plan and what is to be included in the health care legislation. Sentor Sherrod Brown of Ohio, stated that "I think the president needs to step forward... (and) be more specific, more aggressively fight for a strong health reform bill with a strong public option. I think he's going to do that." President Obama's approval rating has severely down of the past months due to this unresolved health care reform issue, which was a large portion of his campaign promise. The general public and congressmen a like, have become confused about the direction that this legislation and need the president to address some key issues before anything is going to be passed by Congress.

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Sad Day for Health Care Reform

On Wednesday August 29, 2009, Sentor Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts died at his home in Hyannis Port of brain cancer. President Barack Obama took a break from his vacation with his family on Martha's Vineyard to pay his respect to the last sentor. Ted Kennedy was a leader in the Senate as well as an avid supporter of health care reform. It remains to be seen how his absence will affect the health care debate and final outcome of the reform.