Whenever they RACE to do something, you DO NOT WANT IT, America!!!!
"Medicare cuts are focus of health bill; But Republican amendment to Senate bid fails" by Erica Werner, Associated Press | December 6, 2009
WASHINGTON - The more consequential action was taking place behind closed doors yesterday as Democrats struggled to find a compromise on a proposed government insurance plan that would compete with private insurers....
Welcome to AmeriKan democracky!!!!
Majority leader Harry Reid, Democrat of Nevada, called the unusual sessions as he races to finish the bill by Christmas. The weekend work also allowed him and other Democrats to highlight their commitment to Obama’s signature issue, arguing that Americans can’t take weekends off from worrying about health care, so the Senate shouldn’t, either....
That is NOT going to win me over to your crapcare tax, Harry!!
Related: A Healthy Insult For the American People
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So who is on your side, America?
"AARP defends cuts in Medicare; Two key votes expected today" by David Espo, Associated Press | December 3, 2009
WASHINGTON - With a Senate showdown looming, the politically potent AARP rode to the rescue of Democrats yesterday, supporting $460 billion in Medicare cuts to help pay for landmark health care legislation.
Not them.
As Republicans pressed to restore the cuts, AARP said Democrats merely were recommending elimination of waste and inefficiency within the giant health care program for seniors.
WTF?
“Most importantly, the legislation does not reduce any guaranteed Medicare benefits,’’ A. Barry Rand, the CEO of AARP, said in a letter to senators....
How can it NOT?
The AARP, which claims more than 40 million members, has played an influential role all year on health care, working with the Obama administration as well as Democratic leaders to help pass legislation. Polls have shown the group enjoys a high degree of trust among seniors, a group that tends to vote in disproportionately high numbers.
Yeah, even though they really rep WEALTHY SENIORS and INSURANCE COMPANIES!!!
See: The AARP Skim Scam
Might want to reevaluate that trust.
When Republicans held power in Congress, AARP’s decision to support a new prescription drug benefit under Medicare was a turning point in the drive to pass legislation. Democrats were furious at the time. But now, in power, they have worked closely with the organization, and the political lines are reversed.
Translation: POLITICS means NOTHING in AmeriKa!!
ONE SERVANT, 'er, PARTY with TWO NAMES!!!
Critics say that money goes into high executive salaries and profits for the firms.
Where else?
But supporters say the plans use the funds to provide extra benefits, sometimes including vision or dental coverage or gym memberships.
Yeah, always an agenda-pushing but moving the issue away.
Sick of that, too. Looks like I'm going to need the crappy care.
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So what are we getting?
WASHINGTON - Though Democrats have 60 votes in the Senate, two voted against the provision by Democrat Barbara Mikulski of Maryland and Republican Olympia J. Snowe of Maine: Russ Feingold of Wisconsin and Nelson. The measure was saved by three Republicans voting in favor - Snowe, David Vitter of Louisiana, and Susan M. Collins of Maine....
Well, whatever it is you are getting it -- one way or the other!
"Senate backs long-term care; But 11 Democrats vote to jettison health program" by Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Erica Werner, Associated Press | December 5, 2009
WASHINGTON - Eleven Democrats - including Max Baucus, Finance Committee chairman; Kent Conrad of North Dakota, Budget Committee chairman; and Joseph I. Lieberman, the Connecticut independent whom Democrats are counting on to support the final bill - voted with Republicans, warning that the program would turn into a drain on the federal budget and saddle future generations with more debt....
They FUND WARS and BANKS to the tune of TRILLIONS, BORROW $787 BILLION for PERKS, and NOW they are ALL of a SUDDEN worried about DEBT?!
Just when it comes to YOUR HEALTH?!
Also yesterday, Lieberman and Susan M. Collins, a Maine Republican and another moderate who could be crucial to the bill’s final passage, pushed for greater cost containment measures in the landmark legislation.
Also see: National Health Care: Liberals Left in the Waiting Room
Sunday Globe Censorship: The Costs of Healthcare
Yup, the FED TAX is going to COST YOU MORE!!!!
"Worries grow that health overhaul could price out many; Lawmakers weigh new subsidies to ease burden on struggling families" by Lisa Wangsness, Globe Staff | December 6, 2009
And GUESS WHO?
WASHINGTON - While bills in Congress would make insurance more accessible for millions of Americans, advocates worry that the Senate bill would impose significant financial burdens on some of the families who will now be required to buy coverage....
No BAILOUT for you, huh?
Even with that government help, premiums under the Senate measure would consume large portions of monthly budgets for families with low incomes.....
Pick a country, PICK a SINGLE-PAYER PLAN!!!!
Advocates worry that such plans could still be too costly for some. A single mother of two with income of around $28,000 a year, for example, could have to pay more than $100 a month for insurance. In Massachusetts, the only state with a similar subsidized insurance system for people with low incomes, she would pay only $39. “Those folks are just barely hanging on,’’ said Brian Rosman of Health Care for All-Massachusetts. “A lot of them are using credit cards to get by month to month.’’
With RATES SHOOTING through the ROOF (if they haven't cut you off)!
Related: Credit Cards Coming to the Rescue
Frankly Speaking
I thought DemocraPs were your friends, 'murka!
Costs are also significant for middle-income families, a key demographic that Democrats want to cover, though the latest Senate bill is much more generous to them than previous versions. Under the current Senate bill, a single mother of two earning $46,000 a year who could not get affordable insurance through work would have to pay about $300 a month for coverage. In the event of serious illness, she could have to pay up to $3,000 a year in out-of-pocket costs. A family of three earning just over $73,200 a year would have to pay $500 a month and up to about $4,000 a year out of pocket.
While BANKS and WARS get TRILLIONS!!!!!
The House measure is more generous at the lower end of the income scale, but it would require higher premiums for middle-income people. Those details could present political problems for lawmakers, specialists say.
Why? THEY NEVER LISTEN TO US anyway!
And if you confront them about it you are called a "hater!"
“It’s the middle-income backlash that they actually have to worry about,’’ said Robert Blendon, a professor of health policy and political analysis at Harvard University. “It’s the $40,000 to $70,000 [income range] which has a lot of people in it who might think these sums are hard to pay.’’
Say GOODBYE to CONTROL of CONGRESS, DemocraPs!!!!
Worried about just such a backlash, senators are offering an escape hatch: People would not be penalized for being uninsured if they could not find premiums that cost less than 8 percent of their incomes....
That is NOT GOING TO WIN OVER ANYONE!
How much PAPERWORK needs be filled out?
Because President Obama has put a $900 billion limit on the bill’s overall price tag, and because the country is facing mounting deficits, Congress cannot offer unlimited subsidies to those who need help....
Yeah, ONLY BANKS, WARS, and ISRAEL get those!!
For people earning three times the poverty level or less -about $55,000 for a family of three - premiums being contemplated in Washington are significantly higher than the ones offered in the pioneering Massachusetts health insurance program. The Bay State’s plan remains quite popular three years after its inception, in large part because subsidies are large and beneficiaries’ payments are low.... Massachusetts also has several advantages that made it easier to offer more generous subsidies. A federal Medicaid waiver provided an extra injection of dollars, and higher rates of employer-based insurance meant that fewer people need help buying coverage.
A pool of money that had been used for care for safety net hospitals helps pay for the subsidies, and high-quality community-based managed care organizations such as the Cambridge Health Alliance have substantial experience providing care for low-income groups. The state has also chipped in hundreds of millions of dollars to help sustain the system.
Gee, they make it sound great.
Related:
- The Massachusetts Model: Working Or Not?
- The Massachusetts Model: Going Out of Business
- The Massachusetts Model: Crazy Coverage
- The Massachusetts Model: Immigrant Insult
- The Massachusetts Model: Profit and the Paycheck
- The Massachusetts Model: Doctors' Diet
- The Massachusetts Model: By the Numbers
- The Massachusetts Model: Treasurer's Assessment
- The Massachusetts Model: Care-Keeping Costs
- The Massachusetts Model: Mass. Hospitality
- The Massachusetts Model: Lessons Learned
- The Massachusetts Model: Non-Compliant Complacency
- The Massachusetts Model: Office Visit
- The Massachusetts Model: Student Shakedown
- The Massachusetts Model: Medicaid Mess
- The Massachusetts Model: Destroying Small Business
- The Massachusetts Model: Upset Stomach
- The Massachusetts Model: Poor Hospitals Shortchanged By State
It is unclear whether the Massachusetts subsidies would change if Congress approves a health care bill, but state officials are trying to make sure the state would not lower its standards.
Yeah, they told us WE would have to pick up MORE of the TAB!!!!
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