{"id":1063,"date":"2009-08-04T11:38:50","date_gmt":"2009-08-04T11:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=1063"},"modified":"2009-08-04T11:38:50","modified_gmt":"2009-08-04T11:38:50","slug":"this_is_a_local_story_related","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=1063","title":{"rendered":"This Is A Local Story Related To The Debate On Healthcare"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to the Attleboro Sun Chronicle<\/a>, which is my local paper, my Congressman, Jim McGovern, stated at a townhall meeting last night that:<\/p>\n

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“The biggest obstacle to meaningful health care reform is the false information being spread by supporters of the status quo.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

First of all, I received no notice of the townhall meeting.  Second of all, I don’t necessarily support the status quo, but I definitely do not support the current proposal.  Let’s look at some of that supposedly ‘false information’.  My two sources for the following information are The Hill<\/a>, which ran an article on The Healthy Americans Act on June 6 of this year, and the Washington Times<\/a>, which ran an article today on the progress of the healthcare legislation the Democrat Party is proposing.<\/p>\n

One of the things not being reported is that there is a bi-partisan healthcare bill sponsored by Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Sen. Bob Bennett (R-Utah).  A companion measure is being pursued by Reps. Brian Baird (D-Wash.) and Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.) in the House.  In the Senate, the bill is called The Healthy Americans Act and is S.334.  According to The Hill<\/u>, the bill would:<\/p>\n

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“Require Americans to buy a basic health insurance policy for themselves (like we do for auto insurance), reduce healthcare costs by putting individuals into large private insurance “pools,” slash healthcare paperwork and administrative expenses by eliminating several government bureaucracies and establishing electronic transfers and enrollment, and create bold incentives for more preventive care.” <\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Unlike to Democrat legislation Congressman McGovern is supporting, the bill will not add additional cost to the healthcare system–it will eliminate some of the government interference with the free market in the healthcare industry that drives up the cost of healthcare.<\/p>\n

The Washington Times reports on the current Democrat healthcare proposal:<\/p>\n

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“…the Congressional Budget Office has found that the legislation: <\/em><\/p>\n

*Would not cover virtually all of the uninsured. <\/em><\/p>\n

*Would increase the deficit by more than $1 trillion. <\/em><\/p>\n

*Would increase in the long term, rather than reduce, the overall cost of health care.” <\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Congressional Budget Office is non-partisan and does not lie.  I guess my question now is whether my Congressman is misinformed or is simply not telling the truth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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