In a Budget Committee Hearing yesterday, Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions was blatantly dishonest about the cost of Obamacare. The Affordable Care Act is projected to reduce the deficit by billions over 10 years, but Sen. Sessions says a new GAO report shows the healthcare law will actually increase long-term debt by $6.2 trillion. That's the claim he made yesterday, saying, "The results of this report confirm everything critics and Republicans have been saying about the health care bill." How'd his so-called cost report determine this huge cost increase, when all other government assessments show otherwise? Well, he just told the GAO to take all cost containment provisions out of the calculations. So Jeff Session's special report removes the Independent Payment Advisory Board, the excise tax on high-cost plans, and reductions in Medicare payments to providers, to compile what he calls a "realistic set of assumptions." Right. The only thing real about Senator Jeff Session's new report is that it's really, really dishonest.
i don't care what this article says. the bottom line is obamacare is going to increase costs dramatically for ALL citizens and businesses. don't be fooled.
The cost containment panel is the death panel which supposedly does not exist, the tax on so called high cost plans won't exist because those plans won't exist after a few years and the so called cuts to medicare payments are always overidden by congress because they are not realistic
We will begin to see most of the job busting effects of this bill in 2014. Now, there will be a bunch of congress people up for reelection as well in 2014. We need to clear the Senate of as many Democrats as possible and REPEAL THIS LAW!
Yes it has increased cost and will continue to do so. I just heard this yesterday. Not all plans are "approved" under Obamacare. Yes we can continue on with these plans but will be taxed/penalized. Take for instance someone who is in their 20's and is healthy who wants to pay less premiums so chooses a plan with a higher deductable. These plans aren't "approved" so person will be penalized 2% of their total income. There are only a handful of "aproved" plans, aimed to put everyone of all ages and health status on a level playing field. Basically what is happening is those who maintain a healthy lifestyle will be paying for those that don't.
i don't care what this article says. the bottom line is obamacare is going to increase costs dramatically for ALL citizens and businesses. don't be fooled.
ReplyDeleteThe cost containment panel is the death panel which supposedly does not exist, the tax on so called high cost plans won't exist because those plans won't exist after a few years and the so called cuts to medicare payments are always overidden by congress because they are not realistic
ReplyDeletereally?? i never had a clue!
ReplyDeleteWe will begin to see most of the job busting effects of this bill in 2014. Now, there will be a bunch of congress people up for reelection as well in 2014. We need to clear the Senate of as many Democrats as possible and REPEAL THIS LAW!
ReplyDeleteThe truth is, whenever a politicians lips are moving, they are lying!
ReplyDeleteThis is not an article, it's an opion piece by progressive Thom Hartmann.
ReplyDeleteYes it has increased cost and will continue to do so. I just heard this yesterday. Not all plans are "approved" under Obamacare. Yes we can continue on with these plans but will be taxed/penalized. Take for instance someone who is in their 20's and is healthy who wants to pay less premiums so chooses a plan with a higher deductable. These plans aren't "approved" so person will be penalized 2% of their total income. There are only a handful of "aproved" plans, aimed to put everyone of all ages and health status on a level playing field.
ReplyDeleteBasically what is happening is those who maintain a healthy lifestyle will be paying for those that don't.