Health Care Passes Senate Finance Committee 14-9

Today the Senate Finance Committee passed its version of a bill on health care.  This is the one that was previously mentioned to cost families up to $4,000.00.  One thing to note is that this legislation was without a public option, which Obama wants.  What this piece of legislation does do is mandate that every person in the US have health care.  There are options, at the tax payer expense, to give subsidies to people who cannot afford it, thus increasing our taxes.  The proposal will also make cuts in Medicaid, which will reduce the current coverage that the Medicaid participants currently enjoy.

From the CBO review, as mentioned on NationalReview.com,

“According to CBO, the bill:

“would establish a mandate for most legal residents of the United States to obtain health insurance; set up insurance “exchanges” through which certain individuals and families could receive federal subsidies to substantially reduce the cost of purchasing that coverage; significantly expand eligibility for Medicaid; substantially reduce the growth of Medicare’s payment rates for most services (relative to the growth rates projected under current law); impose an excise tax on insurance plans with relatively high premiums”

This legislation will impose monetary penalties on individuals who refuse to get health care.  This is what Obama wants to say is NOT a tax.  We have all seen the video with the reporter and the dictionary. Does he really think his response is to be taken seriously?  Since when has the country come to the belief that you must get health care against your own will?  Well, if you look at this poll you will see the majority of Americans don’t feel it is right.

RasmussenReports.com poll reports,

“a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 55% of U.S. voters oppose that proposal. Just 32% of voters think young and healthy Americans should be forced to purchase health insurance or else pay a penalty. Fourteen percent (14%) are not sure.”

I believe Congressman Mike Rogers sums it up best in his address here:

All of this and nothing, absolutely nothing about Tort reform.  The biggest factor that actually drives up the cost of insurance and the cost of health care and it is NOT even mentioned.  It’s a shame the majority of people in congress are lawyers and they just won’t pass any legislation that cuts all their buddies financial gains from medical malpractice lawsuits.   All those campaign contributions sure are good for something, just not good for America!

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