Rep. Tom Price Says This Is a Health Care Bill We Can't Afford

[hilaryfan16]

Shut up selfish bitch!!!

[RickTrolled]

I object! I object! I object!

[N5DVC]

You know, at approx.2 seconds per page, it would take over an hour JUST to flip the pages - forget reading and analyzing them!

[mstaff657]

Reading and analyzing another parasitic government program - all the sudden the Liberal Democrats want them to read the bill,

why because it is a gigantic sinking ship.

[Blackhalo325]

I'm glad you represent me and my district!

[N5DVC]

Ditto!

[N5DVC]

Very "Beck-ish" visual aid!!  Excellent!

[kamajiboy]

Can we audit the federal reserve while we are at it?

[Vunks2000]

END THE FED!

[carolyncriss]

Love it! I'll pass it on. I wish everyone in America would watch this video.

[bigtex501]

H.R. 3962 & "DOC FIX" Legislation CBO.. NET INCREASE in FED DEFICITS.. $425 BILLION in Medicaid & CHIP $605 BILLION in FED Subsidies SUB TOTAL.. $1,055 billion in subsidies by exchanges & related spending! + $245 BILLION "DOC FIX" = $1.3 TRILLION TOTAL! Offsets - $167 billion in penalties paid by individuals & employers 10 years. NET reduction in fed budget deficits of $104 billion over 2010-2019 period With "DOC FIX" GRAND TOTAL of Health Care Proposal? $ 1,196,000,000,000.00!

[bigtex501]

$245 BILLION "DOC FIX" Legislation

Sen. Stabenow (D-Mich)

"Dem leaders hoped to PASS THE PROPOSAL QUICKLY, so as to DISASSOCIATE it from the larger health reform proposal."

"Were doing the doc fix (formula to pay doctors treating Medicare patients) first so as not to get it confused with health care reform," Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) said.

"Were going to try to pass it as an emergency-type of spending so that it DOESNT CONNECT to the health care reform bill & FIGURE IN AS A COST OF IT."

[bigtex501]

CBO

HR 3962

**LEAVES 18 MILLION** non-elderly residents UNINSURED!

..The "public plan" would have to CHARGE premiums to cover its costs!

..MANDATE for legal residents to obtain health insurance starting in 2013 & impose a FINANCIAL PENALTY on people who did not do so!

..Substantially reduce the growth of Medicare's payment rates for services!

Impose an INCOME TAX SURCHARGE on high-income individuals!

..Pay SUBSIDIES to 150% to 400% of FPL in the exchanges.

..Set up insurance "exchanges"

[bigtex501]

CBOs assessment...

H.R. 3962

That a "public plan" paying negotiated rates would attract a broad network of providers but.... would typically have PREMIUMS that are somewhat ***HIGHER THAN THE AVERAGE PREMIUMS*** for the private plans in the exchanges!

The rates the "public plan" pays to providers would, on average, probably BE COMPARABLE TO THE RATES PAID BY PRIVATE INSURERS!

[bigtex501]

CBO

H.R. 3962

..Imposes a "play-or-pay" requirement on employers MANDATED to offer "qualifying" insurance to employees & contribute SUBSTANTIAL share toward the premiums or PAY A FEE (TAX) to equal 8% of their payroll!

..Smaller employers (Less than $750,000) pay lower rate or be exempt from that requirement!

..Certain employers could allow all of their workers to choose among the plans available in the exchanges, but those enrollees would NOT BE ELIGIBLE for SUBSIDIES via the exchanges!