Having just read this report, I wanted to put out a quick post before the weekend. I will come back next week with more depth on various health care topics.
According to CQ Politics, Director Douglas Elmendorf of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has stated that the health care plans thus far proposed will not reduce the government's long-term health care costs. Members of Congress, particularly Democrats, are scrambling in committees to address these concerns.
Michael Kinsley with the Washington Post wrote last week, "...keep in mind that health-care reform is supposed to save money. Its premise is that the current path is unaffordable." Anything less is unacceptable, and the CBO, led by Elmendorf, agrees with this conclusion.
Friday, July 17, 2009
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