Americans pay for Iraqs healthcare?

On tonight's ED Show, guest Ohio Rep. John Boccieri says he read in Stars and Stripes magazine that HHS Sec. Tommy Thompson delivered a taxpayer funded check to Iraq so they could have universal health care! So I googled and came up with this,  

Sarah Palin Fights for Iwrack War-not US Children's Health

Shouldn’t Republicans want the same for American children? Such a noble act on behalf of the Rush Limbaugh’s, the Sarah Palin and the religious right groups who are demonstrating with violence -against covering US children. What a farce to protect their special interest insurance companies and lobbyists who donate to Republican campaigns.
Universal health care for American children needs to happen and now. The excuse that “we can’t afford” it is as old as the hills. Republicans use that one every time-and our fellow human beings especially children die very young in this country. With the money that lobbyists have given to Republican causes this one is the most disgusting -cutting funding to help kids get healthy.  Another example of Republican hypocrisy.
Never mind Ben Laden’s chant “Death to America” the Republicans are using that as their mantle for the next election. Death to Children of America is more appropriate description of the Rush Limbaugh’s tirades on health care reform. These ancient dinosaurs -the right wing nut jobs -have had their day- we cannot turn back to the results they accomplished in Iraq. Their accomplishments include the destruction of health care in the US and the denial of basic “right to Life” clauses that they cherry pick for their causes- which does not include children unless they are in a womb.
TAGS: Republicans cut funding for 8 million children, Republicans against health care reform.
Source: Government Accounting Office
Americans for American Health Care Coverage 

 What Countries Have Universal Health Care Coverage:
Afghanistan*, Argentina, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Cuba, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iraq*, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Oman, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Ukraine and the United Kingdom.
*Universal health coverage provided by United States war funding\
Courtesy of:
http://www.Gadling.com

Courtesy of Republicans who would rather pay for war than health care accompanied by other Republicans who would rather pay for Iraqi health care than for American children.
Republicans who believe  “I Don’t Really Like Americans“.
TAGS: Republicans deny 8 Million US Children Health care coverage, Republicans for IRAQ health care, Republicans hate Americans, Gadling, Universal health care paid for by Americans, Foreign Health care Coverage by republicans, Iraq Covered-USA not.
Source: Healthandsurvival.com
thanks to our Wonderful Republican Party of America


Interestingly, this news today...

Arizona Cancels SCHIP Program for Lack of Funds(The Children!;)
MedPage Today ^ | March 19, 2010 | Joyce Frieden
Posted on Friday, March 19, 2010 7:20:12 PM by mdittmar
Arizona has become the first state to cancel its State Children's Health Insurance Program, which, like other SCHIP programs, is funded jointly by the state and the federal government.
The budget passed by the legislature and signed into law by Republican governor Janice K. Brewer eliminates the $22.9-million program, known as KidsCare, as of June 15th. The program served 38,000 children living in families with incomes between 100% and 200% of the federal poverty level ($22,000 to $44,000 for a family of four).
A statement on the Web site of the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, the state's Medicaid agency, said simply, "The State does not have enough funds to keep paying its portion of this program."
Brewer proposed cutting the program in her "State of the State" address in January. "As an Arizonan, as a mother, and as a person who feels great compassion for the vulnerable and less fortunate," she said, "it is only with great reluctance that I advocate a number of deep reductions in funding. . . . As governor, I have a duty to preserve State government's fiscal integrity and to ensure Arizona's long-term health."
The state faced a projected shortfall of $2.6 billion in fiscal 2011.

Arizona pediatricians were furious about the program's cancellation. "Our elected officials have said the budget deficit left them with no choice but to eliminate this coverage, but they did have a choice and they chose to put our children's health at risk, deny them access to a medical home and critical preventive health services," Mary Rimsza, MD, chair of legislative affairs for the Arizona chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, said in a statement. "This decision will increase healthcare costs by cost-shifting, overuse of emergency rooms, and lack of early intervention."


Jenny Sullivan, senior health policy analyst at Families USA, said that there are several good reasons why states might not be inclined to completely eliminate their SCHIP programs. "Number one, it's not popular to cut coverage for kids, so there's a political price."
But more importantly, she said, "from a financial perspective, it doesn't save the state very much money," because states only provide 35% of the funds for the program, and the rest comes from the federal government. "States without a doubt are in historic budget crises, but cutting SCHIP is not necessarily the best way to save state funds."

First Arizona, next your state? Here's your proof, Rethugs hate Americans,  especially the children. No, not the unborn ones, the ones born and living.