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"There are Democrats who also have concerns about the IPAB," she said, "and that's been true from the beginning. I would say on behalf of myself and Democrats who care about this as well, it would be better to repeal this part of the law."
Obama in April proposed increasing the IPAB's authority as an alternative to House Republicans' Medicare overhaul... .
So you support waste, fraud, and abuse within the Medicare system?
Yeah, that's exactly the point of the article. Do you even bother to read links before you express absurd partisan opinions?
"tIndeed, Schwartz spent much of her testimony attacking the Republican proposal to replace Medicare with private insurance subsidies starting in 2022. She rejected the notion that the IPAB would ration care, but described it as a blunt instrument that could unintentionally weaken the healthcare law’s efforts to curb healthcare costs by blindly cutting payments to doctors and hospitals."
I think that intelligent people can concur that the Affordable Health Care Act is, like most legislation, imperfect so I have no problems with my representative, Congresswoman Schwartz's measured objections.
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She rejected the notion that the IPAB would ration care, but described it as a blunt instrument that could unintentionally weaken the healthcare law’s efforts to curb healthcare costs by blindly cutting payments to doctors and hospitals
From the link. Didn't say anything about waste, fraud and abuse. THat is handled by the justice dept.
She has legitimate concerns about what happens if spending exceeeds the arbitrary threshold recommended by the IPAB. Since more people become Medicare eligible everyday, there is quite a possibility that cuts will be triggered.
I think that intelligent people can concur that the Affordable Health Care Act is, like most legislation, imperfect so I have no problems with my representative, Congresswoman Schwartz's measured objections. However to attempt to start a thread based upon a link, that you obviously didn't read, is more than amusing.
Why would you say that? The link and accompanying correctly express the sentiment. You may think it is measured however the Washington Dems attempted to silence her, by her own account. They clearly view her as a threat.
Agreed. The ultra right are in full blown desperation mode now
The reaction of the left is truly puzzling. Why do you find this really Innocuous thread as so threatening? Are you guys really in that much of a bunker mentality already?
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Yeah, that's exactly the point of the article. Do you even bother to read links before you express absurd partisan opinions?
