October 6, 2012
Healthy choice
By Herbert Grover
Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin has fought for universal, affordable health care for all citizens from the first day she entered Congress. The Wall Street finance and banker opponents and major corporate CEOs will spend millions to defeat her because she has spoken out for fair taxes, prudent regulations and the needs of the middle class. It’s fitting that she and Tommy Thompson are running against each other in this highly competitive race for the U.S. Senate. Voters have a choice.
At the age of 70, Thompson’s stated purpose for running for the U.S. Senate is to repeal the national healthcare system commonly referred to as ObamaCare.
Thompson has had government paid-for health insurance since 1967. He had coverage as a legislator, governor, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services and is now covered by Medicare. His fine wife Sue Ann is on Medicare and had health care coverage as a public school teacher.
As secretary of Health and Human Services, Thompson was instrumental in prohibiting Medicare from negotiating with drug companies for a better price. This accounts for the large price differences paid by Americans for comparable drugs purchased in Canada. He also supported the provision in Medicare which gave seniors some assistance in paying drug costs up to $2,000 annually and then required them to pay the full cost of drugs up to $5,000.
Thompson became president of the company Logistics Health Care. Logistics previously hired the former assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, and three months after they hired him they obtained a $790 million contract to provide physical and dental exams for reservists and National Guard members. Logistics got the contract in spite of the fact that two other bidders’ proposals ranged from $80 to $100 million less.
Thompson made millions sitting on multiple corporate boards that largely made their profits in the health care industry. When asked to provide the citizens of Wisconsin with his tax records for the past several years Thompson’s arrogant response was, "It’s none of your business." This information would be helpful in understanding his corporate relationships and their potential influence on his voting record as a U.S. Senator.
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