Posted on 07/31/2009 9:02:29 AM PDT by Mobile Vulgus
Congresswoman Cynthia Lummis (R, Wyoming) has written an important piece illuminating five of the most important points about the House Democrats healthcare bill. In her piece headlined Five Things You Need to Know About the House Democrats Health Care Bill, Lummis gives us some actual facts about some of the more insidious Democrat tax hikes, rationing plans, and regulations in the bill.
This is must reading for anyone interested in knowing what Democrats have in store for all of us.
1. New Government Run Plan to Compete with Private Companies
* Doctor Payments Based on the Medicare Model. Plan would reimburse providers at Medicare payment rates for at least the first three years, with a 5% bonus payment. After that, reimbursement could be no more than Medicare rates. The Secretary of Health and Human Services could coerce doctors to participate in the program by tying participation to other government run health programs...
Read the rest at Publiusforum.com...
Cynthia Lummis is a terrific person, and very, very smart.
Good post.
Mr. Obama sure has whipped up a dog’s meal for us. I hope we don’t have to eat the damned thing.
Ugh.
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