{"id":1383,"date":"2009-11-24T06:34:53","date_gmt":"2009-11-24T06:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=1383"},"modified":"2009-11-24T06:34:53","modified_gmt":"2009-11-24T06:34:53","slug":"the_winners_and_losers_if_the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=1383","title":{"rendered":"The Winners And Losers If The Current Healthcare Bill Passes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nypost.com\/p\/news\/opinion\/opedcolumnists\/obamacare_winners_and_losers_uxk3Yapj5nuHQaaKWQKzlM\/0\">New York Post<\/a>&nbsp;posted an editorial by Betsy McCaughey about how the pending healthcare legislation affects various groups of people.&nbsp; She lists winners and losers if the legislation is passed.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the losers are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Middle Class&nbsp; &#8211;&nbsp; the requirement to have government-approved healthcare, the increased cost per family (subsidies will not go to the middle class&#8211;they will help pay for everyone else&#8217;s insurance), and penalties (and eventually jail time) for failure to comply.<\/li>\n<li>People who currently carry health insurance only to cover emergency medical treatment (high deductible plans) who will be forced into a more expensive government plan.<\/li>\n<li>People with &#8220;Cadillac plans&#8221; who will be hit with an excise tax.&nbsp; As the healthcare program grows, the definition of a &#8220;Cadillac plan&#8221; will change in order to raise more money.<\/li>\n<li>Women and men &#8211; the United States Preventive Services Task Force will be establishing new rules for routine medical tests.&nbsp; These new rules will save money, but will put people at risk.<\/li>\n<li>Seniors and baby boomers &#8211; the plan cuts funds (and preventive screenings for seniors) in Medicare while increasing money and screenings in Medicaid.&nbsp; We are taking money away from healthcare services for the elderly and giving it to the poor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some of the winners are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>21 million people who will be added to Medicaid.&nbsp; The financial requirements to be eligible for Medicaid will be loosened so that more people can be added.<\/li>\n<li>People with pre-existing conditions who cannot&nbsp;be refused health insurance.<\/li>\n<li>Community groups seeking government money (p. 1209).&nbsp;(I can&#8217;t wait to see the ACORN application for this one!)<\/li>\n<li>Low-income recent immigrants who will now qualify for Medicaid.&nbsp; (Actually, as long as they are legal immigrants, I think this is not an unreasonable idea, but I would like to see it done by tax rebates for buying private insurance&nbsp;policies&nbsp;in order to&nbsp;avoid the waste that government programs are so famous for!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In her article, Betsy McCaughey lists the pages and sections of the healthcare bill that apply to each group on her list.&nbsp; The currently proposed healthcare bill is a nightmare for the future of our healthcare system.&nbsp; We need change in healthcare that involves less government regulation&#8211;not more.&nbsp; Let&#8217;s start with tort reform, a risk pool for people with pre-existing conditions, portability of insurance across state lines, and tax credits for purchasing health insurance.&nbsp; Those changes will bring down the cost and increase the availability for everyone.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s New York Post&nbsp;posted an editorial by Betsy McCaughey about how the pending healthcare legislation affects various groups of people.&nbsp; She lists winners and losers if the legislation is passed. 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