This is beyond unbelievable.
From the Office of Senator Mitch McConnell
“And here’s the most outrageous part: at the end of this rush, they want us to vote on a bill that no one outside the Majority Leader’s conference room has even seen. That’s right. The final bill we’ll vote on isn’t even the one we’ve had on the floor. It’s the deal Democrat leaders have been trying to work out in private”
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I got an e-mail from Sen.Bayh yesterday telling me why we needed health care reform.And where I could read the bill on line. If this is the original or what was hatched behind closed doors I do not know perhaps someone more in the know could enlighten us.
Here is the E-mail
Dear Mr. Bloom:
Thank you for contacting me regarding health care reform. I appreciate hearing your thoughts and understand your concerns.
The rising cost of health care has highlighted the critical need for health care reform. Many individuals and families are unable to receive vital health services under the structure of the current system. I receive letters from constituents on a wide range of health care issues, such as prescription drug affordability, out of pocket health care expenses, and lack of coverage based on pre-existing conditions. Please know that I am aware of these challenges and committed to improving access to affordable health care.
Our current health care system must be improved. The status quo is unacceptable, but that doesn’t mean we should just do anything. We must do the right thing. A viable solution must reduce costs to make health care more affordable for the nearly 85 percent of Americans who currently have coverage. Our reforms should also keep insured people from losing coverage and take steps to offer health care to the 15 percent of Americans currently without health insurance.
The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed the Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962). The process for approving health care reform in the Senate calls for merging the bills from the Senate Committee on Finance and the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) into a single measure. HELP passed the Affordable Health Choices Act (S. 1679) on July 15, 2009, and Finance passed the America’s Healthy Future Act (S. 1796) on October 13, 2009. The merged Senate proposal was offered on November 18th, 2009, and referred to as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
As the Senate begins to debate health care reform, I will be reviewing the bill and looking for solutions that demonstrate a commitment to reducing the federal deficit, job protection, and affordability for Hoosier families. I will continue to do my best to achieve solvent, practical solutions that provide high-quality, affordable health care to as many Americans as possible, while maintaining sound fiscal policy.
Throughout this debate, I have called for a process that fosters openness and transparency for the American people. On October 6, 2009, I co-signed a letter to Senator Harry Reid, along with seven other moderate Democratic senators, that called for the legislative text of the Senate health care bill to be put on the internet for 72 hours before scheduling a vote on the bill. I believe it is important that people like you have a chance to evaluate these policies and communicate your thoughts before we vote on this legislation. You can access the Senate health bill at http://bayh.senate.gov/healthcare and access the entire text of the bill there. The bill was posted online and made viewable to the public at large on November 18, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.
Again, thank you for contacting me. I hope the information I have provided has been helpful. My website, http://bayh.senate.gov, can provide additional details about my work in the Senate, including legislation and state projects. You can also sign up for occasional email updates. I value your input and hope you will continue to keep me informed of the issues that matter to you.
Office of Senator Evan Bayh
(202) 224-5623
Russell 131
Washington, D.C. 20510
There have been so many concessions that I feel this bill is pointless… without a public option or the opening of medicare to compete with provate insurers, this bill will accomplish only about 20% of what it should accomplish.
There is a time for consensus, and there is a time for leadership.
Dan:
All I really want is an answer to WHY America is spending money it simply DOES NOT have in order to force the people to BUY something they don’t really want…
Sorry, but THAT kind of bird just won’t fly in OUR house.
Let’s take ALL that money and (instead) put it where it WILL do the MOST GOOD…(whatta concept).
I say that because SAVING it seems a lost cause in D.C. these days.
But hey, that’s just *my* opinion.
Medicare has low reimbursement rates for hospitals and doctors. That’s only going to drive up premiums for those with private insurance, and you can bet a large number of providers will stop accepting new Medicare patients. Then you’ll see rationing and long waits as providers start to dry up.
The buy-in plan was bad from the start. Medicare is bankrupt. Expanding it without some significant changes will only make it worse.
The Congressional Budget Office now estimates the cost of the current health-care reform proposal in the Senate Finance Committee at $1.6 trillion over 10 years.
Let’s just print some more money.
And of course there’s tort reform. The liberals don’t dare upset their lawyer pal’s applecart.
I used this article in a class I teach, as I teach the entire continent of Africa:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/28/AR2007072801288.html
Bob inspired me to post the article . . . even 13-14 year-olds know the consequences!
Charles