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To: Alighieri who wrote (713799)	5/7/2013 1:58:06 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1579680

>> the obvious is of course is that it was bush proposed, passed, senate and congress both in the hands of "conservatives" who are not supposed to be in favor of such liberal ideas... Medicare Part D is a perfect example of a conservative approach to public health care. And it is no coincidence that Part D is the FIRST government health care program in history to come in under budget -- not by a little, but massively. The net out of pocket cost of Part D -- after considering savings in Parts A & B, was probably in the range of 10-20B/year -- by today's standards, a trivial amount of money. And at the same time it substantially expanded other provisions that brought about more individual responsibility (HSAs, etc). Part D was a perfect example of what happens when market forces are allowed to function in health care -- cost is reduced dramatically. And it absolutely disproved the liberal agenda of putting government in charge of health care. Part D essentially put the marketplace in charge, and was tremendously successful. Until Obamacare destroyed it.