Posted on 03/19/2010 10:55:51 AM PDT by SmartInsight
Democrats are planning to introduce legislation later this spring that would permanently repeal annual Medicare cuts to doctors, but are warning lawmakers not to talk about it for fear that it will complicate their push to pass comprehensive health reform. The plans undercut the party's message that reform lowers the deficit, according to a memo obtained by POLITICO.
Democrats removed the so-called doc fix from the reform legislation last year because its $371-billion price tag would have made it impossible for Democrats to claim that their bill reduces the deficit. Republicans have argued for months that by stripping the doc fix from the bill, Democrats were playing a shell game.
“Most health staff are already aware that our health proposal does not contain a 'doc fix.' … The inclusion of a full SGR repeal would undermine reform’s budget neutrality. So again, do not allow yourself (or your boss) to get into a discussion of the details of CBO scores and textual narrative. Instead, focus only on the deficit reduction and number of Americans covered,†the memo, sent Thursday to Democratic staff, said
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HAH! It’s on my hard drive.
I just read somewhere they are having the vote on Sunday if t fails, it fails.
I think that they realize the games they are playing, always moving the goal line to a date or changing the rules to get this passed is looking more and more like an oligarchy to the average american.
Obama’s numbers are dropping and he is putting off all business to strong arm people. If he cant get it done now, he can’t get it done and it is the end game.
LOL!
Cold... for now.
Yup, it's their call. . .
For people who have insurance: Is the health care denial going to start immediately contain cost?
I was ticked off at Greta for giving her so much face time and letting her spin. Greta seemed to be agreeing with her through most of it.
Trillion is the new billion.
How can one branch of gov order another one to do anything. They should give him rasberries.
It is just a cloward pivens scheme to make the whole thing collapse anyway, ushering in a new era of single payor.
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Our residence was one of the ones chosen to participate with questions re; Obamacare.
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He said that Perry said that the first order of business for the next 72 hours was to go to the governor's site, get a list of representative and call. http://www.rickperry.org/
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The problem is that the old Congress will be there until January 2011 when the new Congress takes over. That means from November through December 2010, the old Congress can do whatever they want. Unless I’m mistaken, people are forgetting that after the election the old Congress can still vote on bills until the new Congress takes effect.
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Democrats are planning to introduce legislation later this spring that would permanently repeal annual Medicare cuts to doctors, but are warning lawmakers not to talk about it for fear that it will complicate their push to pass comprehensive health reform. The plans undercut the party's message that reform lowers the deficit......a claim that no one believes anyway. Thanks SmartInsight.
What a shock!
Anyone who thought they wouldn’t do this, raise your hands!
You would be living in a dream world!
What Ding Dong Daddy posted is the ONLY important point.
The Dems tried to play a game taking the cost of the “ doc fix” out of the bill so they could presto chango , show a reduction in deficit.
having a memo or not having a memo isn’t important/ The figure is 371 billion and has been oublic knowledge forawhile
What IS imporant it reminding or education the people that there is an extra 371 BILLION cost that should be part of this obamanation.
The people should also be told how much the state will have to pay and their state can’t print money so guess who will pay?
So they are saying they are NOT going to pass the doc fix and the docs are going to get big paycuts and quit medicare in droves? That's what they're saying???
Seems to me, either way, that it is out there being talked about is a good thing.
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“Democratic leadership has challenged the authenticity of the memo. POLITICO has removed the memo and the details about it until we can absolutely verify the document’s origin.”
Sure and that will take them at least until AFTER the vote. Afterwards they can ‘rediscover’ that the memo IS genuine and it won’t matter.
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