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By the way, the most up to date version of the bill is on
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.3200.IH:
The TGR will be separated into 3 components: Most Rad studies are covered by TGR subsection dealing with the S&I codes that will have an allowable growth rate of 1% per year. The AMA states that these TGRs will be reset every 5 years, but I don’t see it.
The AMA says that co-ops were instituted into the bill, but I didn’t see that anywhere. They also say that the physician pay for the public option is no longer tied to Medicare, but it looks to me like it still is, if you read it. It’s 5% more than Medicare, just for the first 3 years.
I realize I’m probably wasting a lot of time on this, but this just bothers me. It seems like this started in 1935, when they asked to start a retirement plan for our grandparents. Of course, they depleted the trust fund and misappropriated the money and now the program is nearly insolvent. Same thing happened in 1965, when they asked to start a retirement health insurance plan for our parents. Of course, the money was misappropriated and now the program is nearly insolvent.
Now, to avoid bankruptcy , they’re asking us to start a new health insurance program. They’ll take a large portion of the American economy under their wing, manage the money, and control costs….. What could go wrong???? Give this 30-40 years, and this could easily be the straw that broke America’s debt-ridden back. That’s the reason I’m opposed to it.