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Democrats Discuss Health Insurance, Pt.3 – Health Insurance Industry concerned?

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Previous… CongressDaily has researched and expounded on how the Obama proposals will stack up with the health insurance/care industries. They have come to the conclusion that, no matter how this strong Obaman/Democratic health insurance/care movement evolves in days to come, it’s likely “to be a long fall campaign for insurance companies." One of the big issues is the creation of a ‘National Health Insurance Exchange’ that will serve, in part, as a watchdog. Director for AFL-CIO’s health care campaign, Heather Booth challenges: "We think there has to be a real watchdog on what insurance companies can do.” Pricing and add-on costs that health insurers attach “need to be monitored"

CongressDaily speaks of a very motivated “coalition of community groups, think tanks, labor unions and women's groups” called Health Care for America Now. They have very close ties with a large community, including the Obama campaign and others who are serious about getting the health insurance/care debacle taken care of soon. They heartily agree with Mr. O’s approach and especially like the part about keeping “a keen eye on insurance companies”. This group is so ‘stoked’ that they plan to launch an aggressive advertising campaign before Election Day to the tune of $25 million. They’ve already organized an army, complete with "100 organizers in 45 states”. They are vying for a showdown debate to answer the question: Does our country want a "guarantee of quality affordable health care for all?" or are we willing to settle for "leaving us on our own to buy private health insurance?"