Posted on 07/20/2009 9:52:50 PM PDT by JohnRLott
The Congressional Budget Office delivered a couple of blows to President Obama's health care proposals last week. Fear of the trillion dollar costs and at least $240 billion in increased deficits are chasing away even Democrats. And that's not the worst of it. The price tag is actually much higher than reported because many of the real costs are paid for by others.
The $219 billion of "savings" touted by House Democrats refers to hospital and doctors getting less for their services. This is what the government already does with Medicaid and Medicare, which on average pay 30 percent less for procedures than private insurers. In such instances, hospitals and doctors get less and/or the "savings" are translated into other patients paying more to cover the shortfall. This can more accurately be referred to as "cost shifting," not "savings." . . .
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
When I tell people that (I believe) 40% of the cost of this monstrosity will be on the backs of the elderly and the poor because it is to be paid for by the reduction in Medicare and Medicaid costs.....I get blank stares.
But unless the states pick up the “saved” costs from Med and Med, that;s exactly what will happen.
Those two systems already in place will become even more rationed healthcare systems....and more and more doctors will be unable to financially handle as many Med and Med patients.
Doctors will be punished.
Full fare payers will be punished.
The elderly and the poor will be punished.
At least 80 million who have private health insurance and who do not want the government deathcare - will be FORCED to get it....
All to supposedly pay for “free” healthcare for illegal aliens (Dem Party voting base) and others who do not WANT health insurance.
The small group who truly need health insurance - but who cannot afford it such as the unemployed ....surely there is a way to help this group without damaging ALL the rest!
Thanks for writing this, John.
Say hello to Jason and tell him that he has FReeper support.
The gov’t skims the money off the top and forces the docs and patients to take it in the shorts.
Very simple, very longstanding business practice in certain fields.
Now, the skimming will include off the bottom, too, so that the elderly and people with more difficult conditions are $#!T out of luck—sayeth the wise wizard of 0badeath.
IOW, you won’t be a problem much longer. Just take this pill. Depressed. Not a problem. Take this little pill. In pain? No worries. Here’s a pill to help that. Yes, you are scheduled to see the heart specialist—in 9 months. No your condition does not fall into your age category. You will only be able to see a doctor in 1 year.
Oh hi, Mr. Bureaucrat Party Member. Yes, the Doctor will see you now. No, not that one, this one over here. Coffee? Green Tea? Pelligrino?
We pay, but they don't go. They just stick around and make us pay more. That's it, Paymore!
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If you see otherwise, pleae make me wise the the deal.
Such a nice, vaporous euphemism.
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