tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post6523022611147670027..comments2024-03-28T00:18:25.641-07:00Comments on Calafia Beach Pundit: Health care factoids and suggestionsScott Grannishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-7898413144516000222009-08-15T15:02:31.549-07:002009-08-15T15:02:31.549-07:00Rick: thanks for the clarification. One thing we s...Rick: thanks for the clarification. One thing we should all be able to agree upon is that these healthcare reform bills are extremely hard to understand. They are so vast in size and complexity that they lend themselves not only to different interpretations, but to almost any interpretation in the future. It's like giving the government a blank check to create a new government program that isScott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-28397058917275034422009-08-15T08:25:05.232-07:002009-08-15T08:25:05.232-07:00Scott and STS - Sec 246 only applies to affordabil...Scott and STS - Sec 246 only applies to affordability credits that are reductions in premiums given to certain people who buy health insurance through the exchange. To be eligible for such a credit, a person must be ineligible for Medicaid and must have a family income less than 400% of the federal poverty level for a family of their size. Section 246 does not prohibit illegal aliens from Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07767085539237536998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-3485412372545255002009-08-13T10:26:26.257-07:002009-08-13T10:26:26.257-07:00You won't be surprised to read that I agree wi...You won't be surprised to read that I agree with you about unions and policy. I suspect their power is derived from the support (money and votes) they provided to Obama's campaign.__https://www.blogger.com/profile/18426730906924848636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-46279263733983337332009-08-12T22:48:32.248-07:002009-08-12T22:48:32.248-07:00MW: The unions represent a smally portion of the w...MW: The unions represent a smally portion of the workforce and shouldn't be able to dictate national policy. But of course Obama is apparently willing to spend a lot of political capital to keep them happy. Once his well runs dry the dynamics could change.<br /><br />Allowing everyone to deduct healthcare premiums shouldn't be too hard to implement. Who would argue against it? Only a Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-88307182050875942302009-08-12T22:38:10.946-07:002009-08-12T22:38:10.946-07:00CDLIC: Good points. I've tried reading the bil...CDLIC: Good points. I've tried reading the bill and it is very frustrating. The language is so obscure that it could end up being interpreted in unforseen ways. This is most definitely NOT the way to restructure a major portion of the U.S. economy.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-84543515096914729222009-08-12T10:04:57.527-07:002009-08-12T10:04:57.527-07:00(Continued from above)
Here is what Obama said at ...(Continued from above)<br />Here is what Obama said at the ABC town meeting on 8-11-09 regarding saving costs: “Maybe you are better of not having the surgery but taking the pain killer.” I ask who will determine such? <br /><br />As stated above, Obama wants to provide health care to an additional 46 million people; at the same time cutting out Medicare advantage; at the same time reducing CDLIChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01216074401236580903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-18579539539324242312009-08-12T10:03:48.954-07:002009-08-12T10:03:48.954-07:00Some facts regarding the Obama health care reform ...Some facts regarding the Obama health care reform plan<br /><br />In Obama’s town hall meeting of yesterday, he talked about pulling the plug on grandma indicating there will be no death panels deciding to pull the "plug". In my opinion I do not believe Obama wants to kill the elderly, however, one must look at the possible effect of things being placed in the Obama plan to determine CDLIChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01216074401236580903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-20953758121677317872009-08-12T08:36:13.024-07:002009-08-12T08:36:13.024-07:00Take care of the current fiscal disaster before cr...Take care of the current fiscal disaster before creating another one. Obama is biting off more than he can chew. Americans do not acre about health care reform when the unemployment rate is 9.5% and holding steady for years to come. <br /><br />Just like the '92 campaign, "it's the economy stupid"Public Libraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017383928897945054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-26434568704841648942009-08-12T06:21:18.105-07:002009-08-12T06:21:18.105-07:00"Either allow everyone to deduct the cost of ..."Either allow everyone to deduct the cost of health care insurance, or no one."<br /><br />Seems unlikely that will happen as the unions are against it. Of course, the official party line is that the Dems won't eliminate this tax advantage because they don't want to burden small business owners with a higher wage bill (which assumes the tax would not be passed on to the __https://www.blogger.com/profile/18426730906924848636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-90514772153760994582009-08-11T22:03:41.837-07:002009-08-11T22:03:41.837-07:00STS: Thanks for your comment. I guess this goes to...STS: Thanks for your comment. I guess this goes to show that this document is so convoluted that it is all but inmpossible to decide what it means. I was referring to p. 50, Sec. 152, which provides that "health care and related services ... covered by this Act shall be provided without regard to personal characteristics extraneous to the provision of high quality health care or related Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-57741301579376098262009-08-11T21:29:20.522-07:002009-08-11T21:29:20.522-07:00Regarding the claim that it will cover illegal imm...Regarding the claim that it will cover illegal immigrants: Section 246 of <a href="http://energycommerce.house.gov/Press_111/20090714/aahca.pdf" rel="nofollow">H.R. 3200</a> (the House draft) states:<br /><br />SEC. 246. NO FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR UNDOCUMENTED ALIENS.<br /><br />Nothing in this subtitle shall allow Federal payments for affordability credits on behalf of individuals who are not Sethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16486234948199900568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-935047412285180722009-08-11T19:19:14.760-07:002009-08-11T19:19:14.760-07:00Obama's facts are far, far of the mark. He can...Obama's facts are far, far of the mark. He can't even get this right. And this man is "leading" the nation?<br /><br />AARP TELLS OBAMA: NO HEALTH PALN ENDORSEMENT YET. By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR (AP) – 8-11-09<br /><br />WASHINGTON — A group usually seen as one of Barack Obama's allies in the health care debate — AARP — says the president went too far Tuesday when he said CDLIChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01216074401236580903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-63454900323507331132009-08-11T19:05:50.208-07:002009-08-11T19:05:50.208-07:00My understanding is that the bill does provide for...My understanding is that the bill does provide for programs to assist people with end of life decisions. And of course there will be committees making decisions on which drugs are cost-effective, and this will mean that some people will be denied drugs or treatments that could prolong their life. It's all about taking away an individual's freedom and replacing it with a bureaucracy. ThereScott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-79693635964815336462009-08-11T18:57:26.703-07:002009-08-11T18:57:26.703-07:00Scott:
I have heard that part of the plan is that ...Scott:<br />I have heard that part of the plan is that a third party will decide if their will be efforts to try to prolong your life, depending on illness and age. If in fact Congress is exempted from the Plan, does that mean they will be the only ones that can avail themselves of life proloning medical practices.Jay Norman Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12937028864526660392noreply@blogger.com