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Politics : A US National Health Care System? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lane3 who wrote (35916)	4/18/2014 10:28:52 AM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42652

I think everyone is too hyped up on every tidbit of "breaking news". It is silly to think that the ACA is having a material impact on costs at this point when so little of it has been implemented and for such a short period of time. And at this point, no one I know of really knows what "costs" mean. Are drugs cheaper? Is the amortization of purchase cost of MRI and CT Scanner's less? Is the cost of a hospital facility lower? Personally, I take reports of cost decreases, other than those associated with a lousy economy, with a grain of salt unless someone can explain what measures in the legislation might actually be causing them.

To: Lane3 who wrote (35916)	4/18/2014 4:36:29 PM
From: Lane3	1 Recommendation Recommended By J_F_Shepard Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 42652

The health-care debate hasn’t changed in 20 years, new Clinton documents show By Jason Millman April 18 at 3:37 pm Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama perceived many of the same messaging challenges facing their respective health reform efforts. (AP) The Clinton Library on Friday released thousands of pages of new documents from the Clinton White House, including about 850 pages on its failed effort to pass health reform. The documents are especially interesting for how they seemingly parallel the debate around Obamacare. The Clinton White House, in a 1993 memo, spells out perceived messaging attacks on the bill from conservative Democrats and moderate Republicans they had hoped to win over. These points should sound familiar (and we apologize for the White House's use of caps): (William J. Clinton Presidential Library) The White House also pointed out where it thought its messaging strategy was especially vulnerable. These points, too, should sound familiar. (William J. Clinton Presidential Library) There's also plenty of discussion in the documents about the sensitivity of the employer mandate, a main feature of the failed Clinton plan. Of course, the Affordable Care Act does include a mandate for businesses with at least 50 employees, but its implementation is as politically tough as ever. That provision has already been delayed twice. My colleagues, who have a comprehensive look at the new documents, also point out that Clinton, before a 1994 interview, knew the public would worry about being able to keep their health plans. “A lot of them want to know they can keep their own plan if they like it," Clinton said.