Posted on 02/20/2010 7:08:48 AM PST by tobyhill
U.S. President Barack Obama is trying again to get a health care reform plan through Congress, after the legislature failed last year to produce a bill for him to sign.
In his weekly radio and Internet address Saturday, Mr. Obama calls on members of both political parties to come together in "good faith" at a special meeting next week to discuss the issue.
He said the meeting will test not just whether the government can solve this one problem, but any problem.
Republicans already are expressing doubts about the process. Speaking in his party's weekly address, Michigan Congressman David Camp accused Democrats of drafting a new bill in secret. He said if that is true, then the upcoming meeting "will likely be a charade."
(Excerpt) Read more at 1.voanews.com ...
“if” “likely”
It IS a charade.
“will likely be a charade.”
Gee , ya think ?
It hasn’t worked with Iran, so why should it work with the Republicans? Oh yeah, I forgot ... they’re Republicans.
Herman Cain responds to Zero’s “deform HealthCare.”
“Sucker’s Medicine”?
Missed it by one F.
“It’s a game that the GOP should not be playing. The GOP should go to the meeting and make one point before walking out, scrap the current plan including the one Obama is now writing behind closed doors.”
Walk out “breaking news” style, embracing the “party of no” rhetoric. We are the party of no; no government takeovers, no backroom deals, no closed door meetings, ...
Don’t fall for it, you stupid GOPers in senate!!!
If they didn't see this coming, then they are dumber than I could even have imagined.
They’re between a rock and a hard place whatever they do.
http://cbs3.com/topstories/obama.campaign.manager.2.1445242.html
Soetero re-hired his campaign manager when he figured out he was in trouble. This is all just cynical political theater. This is how he operates.
I am %1000 in agreement in what you say ..
CALL WRITE LETS NOT GET LAZY
Tennessee has joined several other states in trying to pass a Health Care Freedom Act. NO COLAs for granny, retired Military or retired fed employees. BIG NEW fees for Tricare for Life retired over 65 Military's secondary health ins. (DOD bill already passed, delayed but goes into effect 2011)
New Dem mantra: Woof, woof eat dog food granny....ala let them eat cake.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Obama says slight fix will extend Social Security
http://townhall.com/news/us/2010/02/19/obama_says_slight_fix_will_extend_social_security
TRI CARE FOR LIFE This from a google search:
http://economicspolitics.blogspot.com/2009/05/tricare-for-life-is-obama-trying-to.html
This option would help reduce the costs of TFL, as well as costs for Medicare, by introducing minimum out-of pocket requirements for beneficiaries. Under this option, TFL would not cover any of the first $525 of an enrollee’s cost-sharing liabilities for calendar year 2011 and would limit coverage to 50 percent of the next $4,725 in Medicare cost sharing that the beneficiary incurred. (Because all further cost sharing would be covered by TFL, enrollees could not pay more than $2,888 in cost sharing in that year.)
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/99xx/doc9925/12-18-HealthOptions.pdf
http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/hcva09/hcva110609-1.htm
Bill Would Restrict Veterans’ Health Care Options 11/06/09
Buyer and McKeon Offer Amendments to Protect Veterans and TRICARE Beneficiaries
Congress plans to block Tricare fee increases
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/10/military_tricarefees_blocked_100709w
By Rick Maze - Staff writer, Oct 7, 2009
Tricare fee increases imposed last week by the Defense Department will be repealed by a provision of the compromise 2010 defense authorization bill unveiled Wednesday by House and Senate negotiators.
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The fee increases were announced on Sept. 30 and took effect on Oct. 1, but the defense bill, HR 2647, includes a provision barring any fee increases until the start of fiscal 2011.
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Retired Army Maj. Gen. Bill Matz, president of the National Association for Uniformed Services, said the announcement of fee increases was shocking considering that the Obama administration promised earlier this year to hold off on any new fee Tricare fee increases until fiscal 2011.
“President Obama and DoD assured NAUS and the entire military family earlier this year that there would rightly be no increases in any Tricare fees” in fiscal 2010, Matz said. “We took them at their word, and I can’t believe that a co-pay increase like this was allowed to go forward,” he added.
Bambi doesn't keep his promises...so buyer beware.
Bambi doesn’t keep his promises...so buyer beware
Surely, you jest./sarc
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