Posted on 09/27/2010 3:18:23 AM PDT by Scanian
New projections from the federal Cen ters for Medicare and Medicaid paint a stark picture of the impact of the ObamaCare law: We're in for a massive redistribution of health resources.
When the projections were released this month, news reports stressed that the president's "reform" utterly fails to slow the growth of health-care spending. Every year through 2019, employers and consumers will face higher premiums than if the law hadn't passed.
But worse news is how radically the Obama law spreads the health wealth around.
In 2014, a staggering 85.2 million people -- 31 percent of all nonelderly Americans -- will be on Medicaid and CHIP (the Medicaid-like children's health program). This accounts for the majority of those who'd gain health coverage. Amazingly, only 3 percent more people will have private insurance.
President Obama pledged to reduce the number of uninsured by making health plans affordable -- but that's not how his law actually does it. Rather, it loosens Medicaid eligibility by raising the income ceiling and barring asset tests.
In short, it pushes our country toward a welfare state.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Too many ecommunists in the Obama administration.
Communists (Zero and pals), gleeful at this.
Of course this has to be funded somehow. Would it make sense to retire early to get this? Probably less and less doctors will see medicaid patients.
Many doctors quit accepting Medicare patients years ago. They lose money on them.
This is intentional. It’s the marxists way of taking that eeeevvvviiiilll wealth earned by honest people and giving it to the poooooorrrr oppressed downtrodden who will now vote democrat.
The purpose of the pelosi health care legislation was not to expand coverage but to destroy the private distribution of health insurance. What else could be the possible result of denying the exclusion of those with pre-existing conditions and the simultaneous denial of lifetime limits? This alone is the same as requiring insurers to sell a homeowner policy to a person whose (mobile home) house is afire and allowing them to rebuild a Mcmansion in its place. No company can long exist under such requirements.
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Health law’s heavy impact by Paul Guppy
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/mar/28/health-laws-heavy-impact/
How ObamaCare Guts Medicare
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703649004575437311393854940.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEFTTopOpinion
Monthly premiums to rise for 7 of top 10 Medicare prescription plans in 2011
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ap/monthly-premiums-to-rise-for-7-of-top-10-medicare-prescription-plans-in-2011
Seniors’ coverage options dwindle as Medicare Advantage programs close shop
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/DN-advantage_22bus.ART.State.Edition1.3c912a9.html
The Era Of Health Care Rationing Begins (Avastin cancer drug)
http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article/547365/201009151817/The-Era-Of-Health-Care-Rationing-Begins.htm
Ours still sees Medicare patients 1 day a week, already established patients, with secondary ins. Come Jan, that stops. Come 2014 he retires, he won’t practice under commiecare, and since he’s in good health he could have easily practiced another 10 yrs.
I don’t blame him.
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