Tuesday, February 16, 2010

The Small Bill

http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/small-bill
"The American people have already taken a long look at Obamacare, and they don't want it. They don't want a government takeover that limits choice and competition, funnels $1 trillion from American taxpayers to insurance companies in its first dozen years (2014 to 2025), cuts Medicare Advantage benefits by an average of $21,000 per enrollee (except in South Florida) in its real first decade, and contains enough shady backroom deals to make Jimmy Hoffa blush.
Most of all, the American people don't want a $2.5 trillion bill that does all of that and still fails to do the one essential thing: lower health care costs.
During his State of the Union address, Obama also said that "if anyone from either party has a better approach .  .  . let me know." Well, without seeming too presumptuous, Mr. President, here you go!
The small bill depicted on the adjacent page offers seven real reforms (the last a combination of smaller reforms) that together would lower costs, significantly increase the number of insured, and be deficit-neutral."

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