Politico: MIT Analysis Backs Obama's Health Care Initiative

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sent by zelator since 71 days 1 time 30 minutes, published about 70 days 20 hours 10 minutes
In a 'microsimulation' analysis by an MIT economist using data from the Congressional Budget Office, there is an encouraging indication that the initial financial expense will result in more Americans covered by health insurance and an overall lowering of long-term and policy costs. The full report can be found at http://www.politico.com/static/PPM145_final_try.html.
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  1. #1    ""The new document arms Democrats with a response to the contention of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) that the bill would mean “higher premiums, higher taxes, and massive cuts to Medicare.”"

    I have a response for McConnell; "Hey Moron, you have no idea what you're talking about, so just STFU."
    written by protect_democracy since 71 days 1 time 7 minutesprotect_democracy
  2. #2    Well of course.
    Interesting that Politico loads this on with: "...health-reform bill being pushed by President Barack Obama" while in much of the MSM and Left Blogistan, Obama is not doing enough, has been AWOL, if I remember the headline. So which is it? Is he pushing this or not? Is this the Senate's Bill? Is it Congress's? Who gets the credit? Who takes the blame?
    Obama has been "publicly vague" about his signature piece(?!?) but it's turning out, after all the HooHaa, pyrotechnics and Death Threats, to be just about exactly what he campaigned on. Pretty good for AWOL.
    I suspect that there have been some very powerful, quiet efforts on the part of the WH, that are s...

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    written by CwV since 71 days 37 minutesCwV
  3. #3    O Lord, please find us a new Senator from Kentucky who is not a douchebag. Amen.
    written by zelator since 70 days 23 hours 52 minuteszelator
  4. #4    There you go insulting douche bags again.
    written by protect_democracy since 70 days 22 hours 46 minutesprotect_democracy
  5. #5    I was trying to do it reverently.
    written by zelator since 70 days 22 hours 44 minuteszelator
  6. #6    "will result in more Americans covered by health insurance"

    where is the study that investigates what the American health care landscape would look like if insurance companies were removed from the 'microsimulation'?

    i am really not too interested in the level of 'savings' i will see when i pay a private company to receive entry into the health system in modern America (after being required by law to do business with these companies by the insurance industry bailout plan being 'discussed' on capitol hill)

    more interested in whether my sick and poor neighbor will be treated like a human instead of an animal when she needs life saving health proceedures
    written by particle61 since 70 days 18 hours 5 minutesparticle61
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