ONLY 10 questions to get educated on a TWO THOUSAND PLUS page set of statutes, provisions, limitations, new taxes, and such?
Ooooookay.
Actually, I did not fail it, but I DID LEARN something...This is what I learned -
At LEAST TWO MSM journalists/political commentators/anchors from ABC News are on the Board of TRUSTEES for The Kaiser Family Foundation, and both VERY pro-Obama and pro-Obamacare.
I suppose the Kaiser "family" of "trustees" wouldn't want anything questioned that might put the ACA in any negative light...lol
Those two are Charlie Gibson and Cokie Roberts....
Another is David Satcher, former Surgeon General appointed by Bill Clinton in his 2nd term, Democrat, and active advocate for a SINGLE-PAYER health system, all the while knowing that Obamacare is a lead-in to such -
To be fair, I must mention that former Republican RINO Senator, Bill Frist is (or was) on the Trustee Board...However, Frist is not a big supporter of Obamacare's entirety, but IS a supporter of the bill in part
And here is another Kaiser family "trustee" - former Governor of Wisconsin, Obama supporter, and left-wing Progressive, Jim Doyle -
Ooooookay.
Actually, I did not fail it, but I DID LEARN something...This is what I learned -
At LEAST TWO MSM journalists/political commentators/anchors from ABC News are on the Board of TRUSTEES for The Kaiser Family Foundation, and both VERY pro-Obama and pro-Obamacare.
I suppose the Kaiser "family" of "trustees" wouldn't want anything questioned that might put the ACA in any negative light...lol
Those two are Charlie Gibson and Cokie Roberts....
Another is David Satcher, former Surgeon General appointed by Bill Clinton in his 2nd term, Democrat, and active advocate for a SINGLE-PAYER health system, all the while knowing that Obamacare is a lead-in to such -
To be fair, I must mention that former Republican RINO Senator, Bill Frist is (or was) on the Trustee Board...However, Frist is not a big supporter of Obamacare's entirety, but IS a supporter of the bill in part
And here is another Kaiser family "trustee" - former Governor of Wisconsin, Obama supporter, and left-wing Progressive, Jim Doyle -
ONLY 10 questions to get educated on a TWO THOUSAND PLUS page set of statutes, provisions, limitations, new taxes, and such?
Ooooookay.
Actually, I did not fail it, but I DID LEARN something...This is what I learned -
At LEAST TWO MSM journalists/political commentators/anchors from ABC News are on the Board of TRUSTEES for The Kaiser Family Foundation, and both VERY pro-Obama and pro-Obamacare.
I suppose the Kaiser "family" of "trustees" wouldn't want anything questioned that might put the ACA in any negative light...lol
Those two are Charlie Gibson and Cokie Roberts....
Another is David Satcher, former Surgeon General appointed by Bill Clinton in his 2nd term, Democrat, and active advocate for a SINGLE-PAYER health system, all the while knowing that Obamacare is a lead-in to such -
To be fair, I must mention that former Republican RINO Senator, Bill Frist is (or was) on the Trustee Board...However, Frist is not a big supporter of Obamacare's entirety, but IS a supporter of the bill in part
And here is another Kaiser family "trustee" - former Governor of Wisconsin, Obama supporter, and left-wing Progressive, Jim Doyle -
(more)Ooooookay.
Actually, I did not fail it, but I DID LEARN something...This is what I learned -
At LEAST TWO MSM journalists/political commentators/anchors from ABC News are on the Board of TRUSTEES for The Kaiser Family Foundation, and both VERY pro-Obama and pro-Obamacare.
I suppose the Kaiser "family" of "trustees" wouldn't want anything questioned that might put the ACA in any negative light...lol
Those two are Charlie Gibson and Cokie Roberts....
Another is David Satcher, former Surgeon General appointed by Bill Clinton in his 2nd term, Democrat, and active advocate for a SINGLE-PAYER health system, all the while knowing that Obamacare is a lead-in to such -
To be fair, I must mention that former Republican RINO Senator, Bill Frist is (or was) on the Trustee Board...However, Frist is not a big supporter of Obamacare's entirety, but IS a supporter of the bill in part
And here is another Kaiser family "trustee" - former Governor of Wisconsin, Obama supporter, and left-wing Progressive, Jim Doyle -
2. Will the health reform law allow a government panel to make decisions about end-of-life care for people on Medicare? No, the law will not do this. You answered this correctly. No. No such panels exist. While early versions of the law did contain provisions that would allow Medicare to reimburse physicians for voluntary discussions with patients about end-of-life planning, these provisions were dropped from the final legislation. 45%
3. Will the health reform law cut benefits that were previously provided to all people on Medicare? No, the law will not do this. You answered this correctly. No. The law reduces payments to the privately administered Medicare Advantage plans, but they will still be required to provide all benefits that are covered by traditional Medicare. Learn More » 40%
4. Will the health reform ...
2. Will the health reform law allow a government panel to make decisions about end-of-life care for people on Medicare? No, the law will not do this. You answered this correctly. No. No such panels exist. While early versions of the law did contain provisions that would allow Medicare to reimburse physicians for voluntary discussions with patients about end-of-life planning, these provisions were dropped from the final legislation. 45%
3. Will the health reform law cut benefits that were previously provided to all people on Medicare? No, the law will not do this. You answered this correctly. No. The law reduces payments to the privately administered Medicare Advantage plans, but they will still be required to provide all benefits that are covered by traditional Medicare. Learn More » 40%
4. Will the health reform law expand the existing Medicaid program to cover low-income, uninsured adults regardless of whether they have children? Yes, the law will do this. You answered this correctly. Yes. Medicaid will be expanded to cover nearly all individuals under age 65 with incomes up to 133% of the federal poverty level ($14,400 for an individual or $29,300 for a family of four in 2010). Learn More » 62%
5. Will the health reform law provide financial help to low and moderate income Americans who don't get insurance through their jobs to help them purchase coverage? Yes, the law will do this. You answered this correctly. Yes. Individuals without access to affordable coverage who purchase coverage through the new insurance Exchanges and have incomes up to 400% of the federal poverty level will be eligible for premium tax credits based on their income. Learn More » 72%
6. Will the health reform law prohibit insurance companies from denying coverage because of a person's medical history or health condition? Yes, the law will do this. You answered this correctly. Yes. Starting in 2014, all health insurers will be required to sell coverage to everyone who applies, regardless of their medical history or health status. Learn More » 67%
7. Will the health reform law require all businesses, even the smallest ones, to provide health insurance for their employees? No, the law will not do this. You answered this correctly. No. The law does not require employers to provide health benefits. However, it does impose penalties, in some cases, on larger employers (those with 50 or more workers) that do not provide insurance to their workers or that provide coverage that is unaffordable. Learn More » 25%
8. Will the health reform law provide tax credits to small businesses that offer coverage to their employees? Yes, the law will do this. You answered this correctly. Yes. Beginning in 2010, business with fewer than 25 full time equivalent employees and average annual wages of less than $50,000 that pay at least half of the cost of health insurance for their employees are eligible for a tax credit. Learn More » 65%
9. Will the health reform law create a new government run insurance plan to be offered along with private plans? No, the law will not do this. You answered this correctly. No. The law does not create a new government-run health insurance plan. The existing Medicaid program will be expanded to cover more low-income people, government regulation of the health insurance industry will be increased, and tax credits will be provided to make private health insurance more affordable for people. 27%
10. Will the health reform law allow undocumented immigrants to receive financial help from the government to buy health insurance? No, the law will not do this. You answered this correctly. No. Undocumented immigrants are not eligible to receive financial help from the government to buy health insurance, nor are they eligible for Medicaid or to purchase insurance with their own money in the new Exchanges. 42%
Will the health reform law create a new government run insurance plan to be offered along with private plans?
I answered Yes to that one.
Why bother trying to compromise?
They think it's a dirty word.
Maybe we should too.
The House, which in 2009 was more liberal than the Senate, passed a bill in early November of 2009 that included a public option. The Senate passed a bill December 24, 2009 without a public option. Then, after the holiday break, the House and Senate were to begin talks to reconcile the differences between the two bills.
But in January, Republican Scott Brown won the Senate seat vacated by Ted Kennedy, who had died. Brown promised to vote against the health care bill. And because, with his election, Democrats lost the super majority in the Senate, his "no" vote would have killed health care reform altogether. The House had to pass the Senate bill without changes, because, if they changed the Senate bill it would have gone back to the Senate for a vote, where it would have died.
Actually, not even that long. The Democrats do not vote in lock-step like the modern GOP usually does. The Blue Dogs often vote with the GOP. Obama never had a reliable filibuster-proof majority in the Senate.
When a GOP Congressman reaches across the aisle or otherwise fails to vote in lock-step with the party, s/he’s condemned as a RINO, or even a traitor.
When a Democrat does it, s/he’s hailed as being a Moderate, and bi-partisan.
It goes both ways.
If his district really is nearly evenly split between the Big Two Parties, and he votes with the GOP about ½ the time, then he’s doing his job a lot better than any who slavishly vote along party lines.
I know they all play ball with one another. That's what my last sentence is about.
I found an interesting post it's some healthy thinking-
Good arguments
http://www.healthcare-now.org...
But a public option would have been a possibility if not for the election of Scott Brown. Even without Brown, though, it still might have been tough to convince the blue dogs in the Senate.
Wow your analyses are right on.
Forget Public Option, though. We need to go full Single Payer.
Single payer would be the way to go. I don't think the country is ready to take that fight on right now.
No, it isn’t, and that’s why this is the last generation for America as the #1 superpower.
3. Will the health reform law cut benefits that were previously provided to all people on Medicare? No, the law will not do this. The law reduces payments to the privately administered Medicare Advantage plans, but they will still be required to provide all benefits that are covered by traditional Medicare.
Isn't it great how the language has suddenly changed too? And naturally?
I never called it the ACA before- and forgot that was even what it's called.
Someone on Facebook posted this quiz, and I thought it was a wonderful teaching device.
I call it the ACA (quicker and easier than typing out Affordable Care Act) but I also sometimes call it Obamacare. Using that name in a supportive sense removes the right's use of it as a tool to denigrate the health care law.