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"The United States took a potentially significant step towards fiscal sustainability in 2010 by reforming its
system of health insurance through enactment of the ACA. The legislated changes for Medicare, Medicaid, and
other health coverage hold the prospect of lowering the long-term growth trend for health care costs and
significantly reducing the long-term fiscal gap. Furthermore, enactment of the Budget Control Act in August 2011
placed limits on future discretionary spending and established a process to further reduce projected deficits by at
least $1.2 trillion from 2013 through 2021."
Here is something you apparently missed or skipped right over on page 5 and 6:
Quote:
These projections, with regard to Social Security and Medicare, are based on the same
assumptions underlying the information presented in the Statement of Social Insurance and
assume that the provisions in law designed to slow the growth of Medicare costs are
sustained and remain effective throughout the projection period. If, however, the cost
containment measures are not sustained over the long term—a concern expressed by the
Trustees of the Medicare trust funds, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS)
Chief Actuary, the Congressional Budget Office, and others...
"The United States took a potentially significant step towards fiscal sustainability in 2010 by reforming its
system of health insurance through enactment of the ACA. The legislated changes for Medicare, Medicaid, and
other health coverage hold the prospect of lowering the long-term growth trend for health care costs and
significantly reducing the long-term fiscal gap. Furthermore, enactment of the Budget Control Act in August 2011
placed limits on future discretionary spending and established a process to further reduce projected deficits by at
least $1.2 trillion from 2013 through 2021."
obamacare will cut costs to medicare by telling the elderly take an aspirin and die in the morning.
Just thought I'd point that out since you made it to page 17 but apparently missed pages 5 and 6.
Yes, they have a tendency to over-look the fine print.
These projections, with regard to Social Security and Medicare, are based on the same assumptions underlying the information presented in the Statement of Social Insurance and assume that the provisions in law designed to slow the growth of Medicare costs are sustained and remain effective throughout the projection period. If, however, the cost containment measures are not sustained over the long term—a concern expressed by the Trustees of the Medicare trust funds, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Chief Actuary, the Congressional Budget Office, and others...
I was already aware of the Medicare Trustees' opinion, but I did not know everyone else slammed it, too.
Those idiots bet the farm on this electronic medical patient information system. Like the health care system is broke, because they're using the wrong filing system. Uh-huh, right. We heard a similar song and dance for the education system: "If you install computers in every classroom for students and teachers, teacher and student productivity will increase and students will learn faster."
Even if the old MSM did broadcast the story, too many Americans are more concerned about that fat chick on the Jersey Shore giving birth to either get or even give a sh*t.
Even if the old MSM did broadcast the story, too many Americans are more concerned about that fat chick on the Jersey Shore giving birth to either get or even give a sh*t.
Sadly I think you're right!!!...Dumbing down of America...courtesy of Liberalism....
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