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So Obama Will Cut Money For Poor And Elederly Medical Care To Fund His Health Plan, Dumb Or What?

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Saturday, August 8, 2009, 13:16
This news item was posted in Medical Information category and has 6 Comments so far.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/…

President Obama said Saturday he wants to help pay for his health care overhaul by slowing Medicare and Medicaid spending, but hospitals, medical technicians and others are resisting.
The high-stakes struggle over medical care is heating up as Obama declares the status quo unacceptable.
The president suggests trimming federal payments to hospitals by about $200 billion over the next 10 years, saying greater efficiencies and broader insurance coverage will justify the change. Hospitals, especially those with many poor patients, say the proposed cuts are unfair and will harm the sick and elderly.
Congress ultimately will shape the new laws. Obama is urging lawmakers to be bold and to resist powerful lobbies trying to maintain their clout and profits.
“Americans are being priced out of the care they need,” Obama said in his weekly radio and Internet address.
Obama said high health care costs hurt the entire economy and contribute to the nearly 50 million people who lack coverage. His address focused on payments to Medicare and Medicaid, which cover millions of elderly and low-income people and involve thousands of doctors, hospitals, nursing homes and other institutions.
He proposed cutting $313 billion from the programs over 10 years. That’s in addition to the $635 billion “down payment” in tax increases and spending cuts in the health care system that he announced earlier.

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6 Responses to “So Obama Will Cut Money For Poor And Elederly Medical Care To Fund His Health Plan, Dumb Or What?”

  1. Anonymous said on Saturday, August 8, 2009, 16:32

    An insane amount of money is spent on medicare and social security. Obama is just being realistic about where that money is supposed to come.

  2. Anonymous said on Saturday, August 8, 2009, 20:22

    You, Me, and others will be looking at “rationed care”, period. THIS IS INSANE. I guess I will be considered one of the “elders” that they let “expire”??? Just UNBELIEVABLE. Please understand that we will also be taxed to death for subpar healthcare.

  3. Jan said on Sunday, August 9, 2009, 0:05

    The elderly,poor and disabled are disposable in this plan. Care given to them will be rationed and denied all together if they think you aren’t worth spending money on.

  4. Fonz said on Sunday, August 9, 2009, 2:59

    Obama thinks that if he cuts the blanket off at both ends it will make it longer..
    We will regret gov health care more than anyone has dreamed..

  5. Well Duh! said on Sunday, August 9, 2009, 3:37

    The government won’t be able to afford all of these state of the art hospitals anyway, so we may as well let them close.

  6. Rocky said on Sunday, August 9, 2009, 7:49

    I thought liberals were all about giving extra money to hospitals and senior citizens.

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