Comments on: The Affordable Health Care for America Act in a nutshell -Title I

By: Rick Ungar

Rick Ungar — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:17:40 +0000

There’s a difference between ‘revenue neutral’ and ‘deficit neutral’. The idea is to do all of this without increasing the deficit over the next ten years as a direct result of the bill. If we can believe the CBO, this should do it. We’ll see.
There is revenue in the bill – but it does come later. Primary it is a surcharge of individuals who aren half a million and families that earn a million a year. Also, the approach is to modify the system of payment to better reward outcome and move away from pay per service in order to bring down costs.
At the end of the day, nobody is really going to know if this will end up extending the deficit or not. But, as you say, you gotta like the benefits.

By: Rick Ungar

Rick Ungar — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:07:16 +0000

Sounds like you’ve been watching Ed Schultz. The purpose of me taking the time to do this synopsis version, is so people like you can actually read it before reaching such strong conclusions. Have you read it???????

By: par4

par4 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:42:34 +0000

It’s a watered down piece of crap,just what I expected from these compromised corporate Dems.

By: misterb

misterb — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:29:17 +0000

So how is this revenue neutral? I see many benefits, but no cost savings – maybe that’s Title II
I like the benefits though; it seems far better than my current plan.

By: fleetlee

fleetlee — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:48:18 +0000

Everyone I am talking with about the bill seems surprised at how good it appears on the first read. I am waiting for the wing nuts to “read in” some outrageous interpretation over the coming days but right now the doc’s are pretty happy and actually hoping the good things will survive the assualt coming from the insurance industry.

By: Rick Ungar

Rick Ungar — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:21:25 +0000

I”m summarizing Title II right now and it continues to be a very good bill. Hope it can make it through reasonably intact.

By: libtree09

libtree09 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:16:06 +0000

This is good stuff…thanks for the summary…I’m beginning to be a happy camper…let’s hope the big stuff survives…and the democrats can keep a majority long enough to improve the bill in the future.

I must say that my despair lately has been lifted…the public has really come to it’s senses and the pressure is showing…maybe my weekly letters did have some effect…do you see any big hurtles, other than the filibuster, which I am looking forward to, that may be a game changer?

By: Brian In NYC

Brian In NYC — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:51:18 +0000

For me it’s all about “getting a foot in the door”. Was glad to see Howard Dean endorsed the house bill.

By: Rick Ungar

Rick Ungar — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:08:17 +0000

Glad you liked the piece….and you know I don’t talk Marvel here!!!!

By: jackreynolds

jackreynolds — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:55:25 +0000

That’s all pretty good shit. I’ve already begun sending this to people to tell them how full of it they are. “See? Your retarded baby would still be covered! This Ezekiek Emanuel crap is nonsense!” Kind of reminds me of the excellence of the first and second Spider-Man movies.

Did you put the kabosh on the Tom Cruise’s interest in Iron Man? Also, did you have to calm Joe Quesada down when the first X-Men movie brought back Wolverine’s cigar habit?

I look forward to Part Deux.