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Democracy for New Mexico: Here Comes the Senate's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
The Note: The Note's Must-Reads for Thursday, November 19, 2009
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and from The Hill - a little writeup and roundup on the senate #hcr bill: http://bit.ly/4eaSJd 11/19/2009 |
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http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/68553-senate-takes-849b-step-toward-healthcare-reform #teaparty #mob 11/19/2009 |
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Senate Dems take $849B step toward healthcare reform - TheHill.com http://bit.ly/3b9smD 11/19/2009 |
Here Comes the Senate's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Democracy for New Mexico —
... Senate version of health care reform legislation as an amendment to H.R. 3590, and named it the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" (pdf). According to the CBO score (pdf), the bill would spend $849 billion over 10 years to insure 31 million Americans who currently lack coverage, and would reduce the federal budget deficit by $127 billion over a decade. Click to read a two-page summary (pdf) of the bill prepared by Senate Democrats.
According to The Hill:
Democrats invoked the memory of the late Sen. Edward ...
The Note's Must-Reads for Thursday, November 19, 2009
The Note —
... News Mobile: LINK
ABC News app on your iPhone/iPod Touch: LINK
HEALTH CARE:
ABC News’ Z. Byron Wolf and Huma Khan: “Senate Democrats’ Health Care Bill Will Cost $849 Billion” LINK
ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos: “Ben Nelson Ready to Let Health Debate Begin” LINK
Politico’s Manu Raju: “Lieberman slams public option; taunts critics” LINK
The Hill's Jeffrey Young: “Senate Dems take $849B step toward healthcare reform" LINK
The Hill's Mike Soraghan: “Jesse Jackson: 'You can't vote against healthcare and call ...
HarryCare is a Rotten Deal
The American Spectator —
... the Congressional Budget Office, it would impose $25 billion in new costs on state budgets that are already being crushed by current Medicaid spending. To pay for the bill, Reid would impose $371.9 billion new taxes over 10 years, including $67 billion on health insurers; $23 billion in on drug companies; and $20 billion on medical device makers. All of these taxes are likely to be passed directly on to consumers in the former of higher health care costs. In addition, the bill would tax employer health care plans that cost more than $8,500 for individuals and $23,000 for ...
