His main points are 1) insure all 2) save money through rationalization despite insuring all 3) it is broken and needs to be fixed now (while now trying to fix Medicare first)... 4) Tort reform is a deal breaker and not really a driver of increasing Health costs
Problem is how can you save money while covering more people without some rationing??? And in fact, Obama has discussed this... So Obama's pitch is unconvincing... And the NYT is just noticing after trashing opposition to Obama's plan... I remember clearly how Democrats demanded that the reason for removing Saddam only be limited to WMD and being an immediate threat BECAUSE that was how it was "sold" (really as presented by the MSM).... Is it not right then to judge Health Care reform by how it is being sold??? If so, it is clear to me Obama is lying because the basic points contradict each other... In fact, gleaning savings through "The zeal for cutting health costs, combined with proposals to compare the effectiveness of various treatments and to counsel seniors on end-of-life care" are a reasonable concern concerning rationing... All Palin did was to label this concern in a unflattering light -"death panels"... If Obama can spin the facts one way, why is not legitimate for Palin to spin the same facts the other... And that leads to my last point here, Obama is complaining that folks are not buying his spin without question... And that suggests to some he is just another used car salesman selling a clunker... http://justoneminute.typepad.com/main/2009/08/new-fromthe-times-when-we-said-false-we-meant-kinda-true.html {quoting from the NYT} http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/21/health/policy/21seniors.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss >>> Bills now in Congress would squeeze savings out of Medicare, a lifeline for >>> the elderly, on the assumption that doctors and hospitals can be more >>> efficient. President Obama has sold health care legislation to Congress and the country as a way to slow the growth of federal health spending, no less than as a way to regulate the insurance market and cover the uninsured. Mr. Obama has also said Medicare and private insurers could improve care and save money by following advice from a new federal panel of medical experts on “what treatments work best.” The zeal for cutting health costs, combined with proposals to compare the effectiveness of various treatments and to counsel seniors on end- of-life care, may explain why some people think the legislation is about rationing, which could affect access to the most expensive services in the final months of life. “I don’t think we will get the quality of health care with this plan that we get now,” said James T. Aronis, 79, of Wichita, Kan. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
