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Politics : A US National Health Care System?

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To: Alighieri who wrote (16200)	4/6/2010 11:34:23 AM
From: i-node	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) of 42652

Exactly. Underestimated by 40%/year in the first few years. Actually I mistyped...i meant to say that they overestimated Part D costs... As did I. and their estimate was in line with the one from the administration at the time. So, there you go. Right. Both totally overestimated the importance of privatization and the money that would be saved by the now-eliminated donut hole. Part D came in under budget... What budget? There was no budget for it. You're confused. Of course there was a budget. What you mean is there wasn't a coincidental tax increase. The point is the Part D was enormously successful as a model of a well-implemented health care plan. And even in THAT situation, where costs are highly controlled, CBO couldn't come close. And yes, it is true the administration couldn't either. In the case of GWB's estimated on Part D, they weren't lying. And they still got it wrong MASSIVELY. In this case, the administration and Congress are lying like hell, so how far do you think THESE numbers are going to be?

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