Posted on 11/04/2009 5:53:23 AM PST by socialismisinsidious
Gibbs Says He Doesn’t Know if White House Has Reviewed Constitutionality of Federal Health Care
CNSNews.com ^ | November 02, 2009 | Fred Lucas
Posted on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 6:37:00 AM by Man50D
White House Spokesman Robert Gibbs said today that he does not know if White House lawyers have reviewed whether it is constitutional for the federal government to order individuals to buy health insurance and said that the White House is not seriously considering the concerns of people such as Sen. Orrin Hatch (R.-Utah) who believe the mandate is not constitutionally justified.
How Will Obamacare Affect the Average American?
Townhall.com ^ | November 3, 2009 | John Shadegg
Posted on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 8:03:55 AM by Kaslin
So Nancy Pelosi and President Obama are adamant that Congress pass their health care bill. They’ve dismissed the August protesters and are pushing for passage as soon as possible. But, what does this mean for the average American (we’ll call her Mary Smith), a single mother of two struggling to get by in a down economy. She hears terms like “individual mandate,” “employer mandate,” and “CBO score.” But none of this helps her understand what health care reform means for her.
Good reasons to be wary of Obamacare
Jerusalem Post ^ | 11-3-09 | ABRAHAM KATSMAN
Posted on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 8:29:11 AM by SJackson
There's been no shortage of nonsense and misinformation regarding opposition to President Barack Obama's plans to overhaul America's health care system. Unfortunately, the recent contribution on these pages by Pinchas Landau only makes matters worse.
In his column "Better dead than red" (September 4), Landau posits that only American selfishness and paranoia of anything labeled "socialized medicine" can account for what he deems unthinking, irrational opposition to governmental takeover of one-sixth of the US economy. He summarizes all American opposition to nationalization thusly: "Better that they (the poor, elderly, etc.) die than that we use part of our massive wealth to provide them with health services commensurate with our country's capabilities."
Well. That's an interesting perspective regarding a country that already provides substantially free medical care to 30 percent of its population - some 87 million poor people and seniors (heavily subsidized) through Medicare and Medicaid at a cost of approximately $900 billion, or more than $10,000 per recipient per year.
Health Care Overhaul IV: This Time, It's Personal
Townhall.com ^ | November 3 | Mona Charen
Posted on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 9:30:18 AM by Kaslin
I labeled it "Health Care Overhaul IV" for convenience. In fact, a new 2,000-page behemoth seems to emerge more than once a week from the maw of Congress, so it's becoming impossible to keep track.
Until now, my reasons for opposing this fright mask were entirely dispassionate and flowed from 1) common sense (how are they going to provide more care for less money, and can we afford another huge entitlement when existing ones are going bankrupt?); 2) experience (government entitlements always cost far more than projections and government is far less efficient at providing services than the private sector); and 3) philosophy (the way to reduce prices is to increase competition -- not reduce it). But now the proposals being considered will hit my family particularly hard. This time, it's personal.
Healthcare provision seeks to embrace prayer treatments
LA Times ^ | 11/3/2009 | Tom Hamburger and Kim Geiger
Posted on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 11:38:31 AM by markomalley
Backed by some of the most powerful members of the Senate, a little-noticed provision in the healthcare overhaul bill would require insurers to consider covering Christian Science prayer treatments as medical expenses.
The provision was inserted by Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) with the support of Democratic Sens. John F. Kerry and the late Edward M. Kennedy, both of Massachusetts, home to the headquarters of the Church of Christ, Scientist.
H.R. 3962 (aka - Health Care Porkulus Bill)
House.gov Website ^ | 10-29-2009 | US House/Congress
Posted on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 11:49:51 AM by fellowgeek
Here it is ...
http://docs.house.gov/rules/health/111_ahcaa.pdf
ObamaCare may slip to January 2010
Hot Air ^ | Nov. 3, 2009 | Ed Morrissey
Posted on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 12:24:35 PM by Lou Budvis
The push to overhaul the American medical system may not move forward until after the New Year, Politico reports, which opens a whole new set of questions about the Obama agenda for the 111th Congress. Nancy Pelosi’s new bill and its mushrooming cost will almost certainly get addressed this month, but the real problem is in the Senate — and not just for Senators:
Reid indicates timetable for health care may slip
AP/YahooNews ^ | 11/3/09 | ERICA WERNER
Posted on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 4:49:40 PM by Kartographer
The Senate Democratic leader indicated Tuesday that lawmakers may not complete health care legislation this year, missing President Barack Obama's deadline on his signature issue and pushing debate into a congressional election year.
Senate Dems won't say if healthcare will get done by New Year's
The Hill ^ | 11/3/09 | J. Taylor Rushing
Posted on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 6:44:47 PM by Jean S
Senate Democratic leaders were hesitant Tuesday when pressed on the chances for a congressional healthcare bill by the end of the year, suggesting the bill may be headed for a winter 2010 vote.
Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) would not commit to reporters asking about the likelihood of a vote by Christmas, noting that the Congressional Budget Office is analyzing a Senate bill that has been merged from two versions passed by committees.
Asked point-blank if a healthcare bill was possible by the end of the year, Reid told reporters he is pushing for a vote “as expeditiously as we can.”
Top Dems : Obama Won't Get Health Care Bill in 2009
ABC News ^ | November 04, 2009 | JONATHAN KARLToday
Posted on Wednesday, November 04, 2009 12:09:36 AM by RobinMasters
Senior Congressional Democrats say reform before end of year is highly unlikely. Senior Congressional Democrats told ABC News today it is highly unlikely that a health care reform bill will be completed this year, just a week after President Barack Obama declared he was "absolutely confident" he'll be able to sign one by then.
"Getting this done by the by the end of the year is a no-go," a senior Democratic leadership aide told ABC News. Two other key Congressional Democrats also told ABC News the same thing.
Pelosi Plan Makes Millions of People Pay Fines (Socialized medicine)
Heritage Foundation ^ | November 3, 2009 | Ernest Istook
Posted on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 9:06:25 AM by La Lydia
Nancy Pelosi’s healthcare plan presumes that about 8-14 million American workers will pay fines rather than buy health insurance. Unless they do, there’s a $167-billion hole in her financing plan...Like the rest of us, this group would face higher-than-ever insurance prices under Pelosi’s proposed bill.
CONGRESSMAN MIKE PENCE ON PELOSI'S HEALTH CARE BILL: "LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD"
THE FREEDOM POST ^ | 11/2/2009 | Congressman Mike Pence
Posted on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 2:18:56 PM by TheFreedomPoster
VIDEO: Congressman Mike Pence released the following video, urging all Americans to rise up and let their voices be heard in regard to the Pelosi health care plan.
House GOP pens 230-page health bill draft
Associated Press ^ | ERICA WERNER
Posted on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 5:22:32 PM by Justaham
WASHINGTON (AP) - After months spent criticizing Democrats' health overhaul plans, House Republicans have produced a draft proposal of their own. It's much shorter and focuses on bringing down costs rather than extending coverage to nearly all Americans. A 230-page draft was obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press. A spokeswoman for Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, said changes were still being made before the bill would be finalized in time to offer as an alternative when Democrats begin floor debate on their bill, possibly at the end of this week.
The "Costs" of Medical Care: Part II (Thomas Sowell)
Creators Syndicate ^ | November 3, 2009 | Thomas Sowell
Posted on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 6:07:45 PM by jazusamo
Although it is cheaper to buy a pint of milk than to buy a quart of milk, nobody considers that to be lowering the price of milk. Although it is cheaper to buy a lower quality of all sorts of goods than to buy a higher quality, nobody thinks of that as lowering the price of either lower or higher quality goods.
The "Costs" of Medical Care: Part III (Thomas Sowell)
Creators Syndicate ^ | November 3, 2009 | Thomas Sowell
Posted on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 7:58:06 PM by jazusamo
One of the strongest talking points of those who want a government-run medical care system is that we simply cannot afford the high and rising costs of medical care under the current system.
The "Costs" of Medical Care: Part IV (Thomas Sowell)
Creators Syndicate ^ | November 3, 2009 | Thomas Sowell
Posted on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 9:55:45 PM by jazusamo
What is so wrong with the current medical system in the United States that we are being urged to rush headlong into a new government system that we are not even supposed to understand, because this legislation is to be rushed through Congress before even the Senators and Representatives have a chance to read it?
Health Reform Faces Moment Of Untruth
Investors.com ^ | November 3, 2009 | SEN. TOM COBURN AND REP. PAUL RYAN
Posted on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 9:23:32 PM by Kaslin
As Congress works to "make history" with health care reform, the American people have a far more sensible ambition for policymakers: get a grip on our unsustainable fiscal course.
By 2-to-1, Americans continue to believe that Congress should address the deficit first, then health care. Yet the best that Congress has come up with to address our entitlement and fiscal crisis is to create a costly new open-ended entitlement.
Top Dems: Obama Won't Get Health Care Bill in 2009 (Conservatives won a lot on Election Day)
abcnews ^ | November 04, 2009 | By JONATHAN KARL
Posted on Wednesday, November 04, 2009 2:23:47 AM by Sun
Democrats say reform before end of year is highly unlikely.
Senior Congressional Democrats told ABC News today it is highly unlikely that a health care reform bill will be completed this year, just a week after President Barack Obama declared he was "absolutely confident" he'll be able to sign one by then.
Tort-Bar Treat: PelosiCare's perks for lawyers
NY Post ^ | November 3, 2009 | JAMES R. COPLAND
Posted on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 6:14:57 AM by Scanian
In his Sept. 9 address before Congress, President Obama noted that litigation "may be contributing" to increasing health-care costs and promised to fund "demonstration projects" in the states to improve the liability system and to test "ideas about how to put patient safety first."
(UK) Cameron lays out plans to save millions in NHS reform
The Times ^ | 11/3/2009 | David Rose
Posted on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 5:16:20 AM by markomalley
David Cameron promised yesterday to cut the cost of running the NHS by a third while handing day-to-day management of the health service over to an independent body.
The Tory leader guaranteed that up to £1.5 billion of savings on bureaucracy would be reinvested elsewhere in the health service. He also pledged to extend “patient power” and to create a rebranded Department of Public Health if his party won the next election.
From my email from Coral Ridge Ministries:
“Please Take Action.
Please consider taking one of the following actions.
1) Pray that wisdom prevails and that Congress does the right thing.
2) If you can, please come to Washington, D.C. for Thursday’s rally at noon at the U.S. Capitol building on the House side.
3) Or visit your congressmen’s district office locally.
4) Call the Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 or (202) 225-3121 and ask for your congressman’s office.”
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