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To: JustPiper

Medicare fix would push health care into the red
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional budget scorekeepers say a Medicare fix that Democrats included in earlier versions of their health care bill would push it into the red. The Congressional Budget Office said Friday that rolling back a programmed cut in Medicare fees to doctors would cost $208 billion over 10 years. If added back to the health care overhaul bill, it would wipe out all the deficit reduction, leaving the legislation $59 billion in the red. The so-called doc fix was part of the original House bill. Because of its high cost, Democrats decided to pursue it separately. Republicans say the cost should not be ignored. Congress has usually waived the cuts to doctors year by year.

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1,437 posted on 03/20/2010 10:08:05 AM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March (Weakening McCain strengthens our borders, weakens guest worker aka amnesty)
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March

Talking about that now! I am sticking with this to post.

Sessions on Rangel, millions of jobs created, insulting him, lol, everyone insured? 95%, actually 31 mil would be uninsured in 2019. Dim spin, eligible but NOT insured, excluding UNdocumented, cause they not in the bill.Citizens eligible but not all would take advantage, CAn they EVER answer a question?!


1,462 posted on 03/20/2010 10:44:24 AM PDT by JustPiper (Paulie the Mascot For the States that say Say "No" To Health Care Reform)
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