What the health care bill means for you: Insuring more people, but at a much greater cost

NY Post ^ | December 13, 2009 | DAVID M. DRUCKER and MICHAEL D. TANNER

[Scanian]

With the House having passed its $1 trillion dollar-plus heath care bill and the Senate poised to approve its own $850 billion version as early as Christmas, a broad rewrite of America’s health care system — encompassing nearly 20% of the U.S. economy — could be close at hand.

If the Senate approves its version, which is expected given the Democrats’ 60-seat majority, the package will have to be merged with legislation approved last month by the House. But similarities between the two bills are starting to emerge.

Here, David M. Drucker of the newspaper Roll Call provides a rundown of what the final bill will likely include, while Michael D. Tanner, a Cato Institute senior fellow and co-author of “Healthy Competition: What’s Holding Back Health Care and How to Free It,” provides perspective on what those changes mean for you:

[Mom MD]

That’s easy

For me it means early retirement and opening a quilt shop. BTW I am typing this from work at 0400 my time. I wonder if any of the congresscritters who are ruining my life are up (doing anything mildly productive at least) I’m sure Obama is sleeping soundly as well.

[Vaduz]

Obama is sleeping soundly as well.Not so sure about that by his actions it’s more like a coma.

[homegroan]

I think we should rename it The Hellth Care Bill....

[lowbridge]

bump

[Prince of Space]

I'm a medical transcriptionist employed by a hospital. I was appalled to find out the CEO of the hospital thought the healthcare reform legislation was a good thing. Of course, she also contributed to Bambi, so she's obviously an idiot. I guess she can't see what a nightmare government-run healthcare will become.

Mrs. Prince of Space

[GOPJ]

Here’s what it’s going to do - the same people who are on the “gettin’ side” of government - will be “gettin’ more”. The same people who have to pay for the chronically dependent, will have to pay more.

[RU88]

What this is telling me is that we are going to spend TRILLIONS, of primarily borrowed money and increased taxation, to have millions of people still uninsured with the prospect of millions more losing their current coverage only to thrown in to a “government exchange?”

Thanks, but no thanks. Don’t do me any favors.

Any one who can’t see that this has less to do with “health care” and more to do with governmental tyranny and control is either an imbecile or a raving socialist.

[RU88]

“is either an imbecile or a raving socialist”

Unfortunatley we’ve got plenty of both walking across the fruited plains.

[Mom MD]

Ask her how she will like her 20% pay cut. That is if her position is not eliminated altoghether!