the house healthcare bill
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y04185:
why would the democrats insist on having a strictly partisan healthcare bill. they have purposely shut the republicans out.
full story
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled a retooled health care overhaul plan Thursday intended to bridge differences among Democrats and open a history-making floor debate on extending health insurance to nearly all Americans.
Speaking on the West Front of the Capitol surrounded by Democratic lawmakers, Pelosi, D-Calif., said the House's version of a health care reform bill will include a government-run insurance option and extend coverage to 36 million uninsured Americans. She said the bill will lower patient costs and reduce the national deficit.
"The Affordable Health Care Act will ensure, again, affordability for the middle class, security for our seniors, and responsibility to our children," Pelosi said, adding that the legislation puts a major emphasis on preventative care.
Pelosi wants to have the legislation on the floor next week -- with a final vote before Veterans Day, Nov. 11 -- which would give President Obama a bill to sign by year's end, numerous Democratic officials said.
The bill would require nearly everyone by 2013 to sign up through their employer, a government program or a new kind of purchasing pool called an exchange. Tax credits would be available for most of those buying coverage through the exchange. They would have the option of picking a new government plan or private insurance.
Obama praised the bill, which was developed without Republican input.
soflorattler:
Dems defeat GOP on restoring $40B in Medicare cuts
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats have defeated a GOP attempt to eliminate $40 billion in cuts to home health care services in the health overhaul bill. :clap: :clap:
The 53-41 vote Saturday came during a rare weekend session to debate President Barack Obama's health legislation.
The vote was the latest Republican attempt to showcase the $460 billion in cuts to projected Medicare spending that Democrats want to make. Democrats plan to use that money to extend coverage to 30 million uninsured Americans over the next decade. :clap: :clap:
Democrats say their cuts would make Medicare stronger by eliminating overpayments and waste, and extending the program's long-term solvency.
Republicans say Democrats are using Medicare as a piggy bank to create a vast new entitlement program. :nono2:
y04185:
why do you support hurting the elderly.
btw, when will the democrats be united on health care. senate's long-term care vote exposes dem divide
The Senate on Friday turned back a Republican effort to eliminate a long-term care insurance program to help seniors and the disabled, saving the plan once championed by the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy in its health overhaul bill.
But the vote exposed the difficulties Democratic leaders face in persuading their own moderates to remain united behind sweeping legislation they hope to deliver to President Barack Obama. Eleven Democrats voted with Republicans, who warned that the new program would turn into a drain on the federal budget.
Republicans fell short in a bid to strike the long-term care plan on a 51-47 vote. They needed 60 votes to prevail.
Two leading Democrats who shaped the health care bill, Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus of Montana and Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad of North Dakota, voted with the GOP — underscoring the gravity of the fiscal concerns.
Known as the CLASS Act, short for Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act, the idea was originally pushed by Kennedy, the Massachusetts liberal who pursued the goal of health care for all through decades in public service until his death from brain cancer in August.
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