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Posted: 9:32 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010

TODAY'S HEALTHCARE INFOMERCIAL 

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By Neal Boortz

You do know, don't you, that The Community Organizer is holding his little dog-and-pony show today. He calls it a health care summit. The purpose here is to bring some Republicans to the table ... listen to a few ideas ... reject them out of hand ... move ahead with the Democrat plan while accusing the Republicans of not wanting to participate in a bipartisan deal.

This Tasmanian Cluster&%# starts today at around 10:00. It is supposed to last six hours. What can we expect? A lot of finger-pointing and little in the way of results. C'mon, folks ... the Democrats have been waiting to seize control of our health care for decades. They have resurrected this legislation from a near-death experience following the Scott Brown election, and this they have done knowing full-well that a majority of Americans don't like it and don't want it.

Before we get to some of the specifics ... I'm just wondering how many of you would rather see Obama hold a jobs summit today rather than a health care summit. There are many times more people out there suffering for lack of a job than there are suffering for a lack of health care.

Leading up to this summit, Obama proposed his ideas on healthcare reform. The Republicans have managed to debunk a lot of the claims and promises from the Democrats. Let's see what they have to say ..... from the Republicans in the House Ways and Means Committee:

Myth #1: Insurance premiums will decrease

White House says:

But the facts say:

  • "CBO and JCT estimate that the average premium per person covered (including dependents) for new nongroup policies would be about 10 percent to 13 percent higher in 2016 than the average premium for nongroup coverage in that same year under current law."

Myth #2: If you like the coverage you have, you can keep it

White House says:

But the facts say:

Myth #3: Seniors' Medicare benefits are protected

White House says:

But the facts say:

Myth #4: Many small businesses will receive tax breaks

White House says:

But the facts say:

Myth #5: Health spending is capped for every American

White House says:

But the facts say:

  • Only subsidy-eligible individuals would have their premiums and cost-sharing capped as a percentage of income. According to CBO, 90% of Americans would not be eligible for subsidies in 2016 and will not have limits on how much they will have to pay to receive health care coverage.

Myth #6: Those without access to employer-provided health coverage will get tax credits to purchase coverage on their own

White House says:

But the facts say:

  • CBO says that a little more than half the individuals purchasing health insurance on their own will be eligible for these subsidies in 2016.

Myth #7: Tens of millions of Americans will receive a tax credit to purchase health care

White House says:

But the facts say:

 
 

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