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At the prodding of business organizations, House Republicans quietly secured a recent change in President Barack Obama's health law to expand coverage choices, a striking, one-of-a-kind departure from dozens of high-decibel attempts to repeal or dismember it.
Democrats describe the change involving small-business coverage options as a straightforward improvement of the type they are eager to make, and Obama signed it into law. Republicans are loath to agree, given the strong sentiment among the rank and file that the only fix the law deserves is a burial.
"Maybe you say it helps (Obamacare), but it really helps the small businessman," said Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., one of several physician-lawmakers among Republicans and an advocate of repeal.
No member of the House GOP leadership has publicly hailed the fix, which was tucked, at Republicans' request, into legislation preventing a cut in payments to doctors who treat Medicare patients.
It is unclear how many members of the House rank and file knew of it because the legislation was passed by a highly unusual voice vote without debate.
seeker1963
If ANY OF THEM actually took their jobs seriously, we would here about these things on a weekly basis versus only when they are pandering for votes!
No member of the House GOP leadership has publicly hailed the fix, which was tucked, at Republicans' request, into legislation preventing a cut in payments to doctors who treat Medicare patients.
"We just don't have the votes right now to fix this problem for good," said Majority leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., who negotiated the measure with House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio. "For the millions of elderly Americans and their doctors this fix is good news. It means the promise of accessible, quality health care to our nation's seniors is being honored for another year."
Finally!!! Harry Reid and John Boehner, got a conscious? Amazing how the 2 Headed 1 Party monster is able to "Compromise" when an election is coming up! -
neo96
reply to post by seeker1963
Finally!!! Harry Reid and John Boehner, got a conscious? Amazing how the 2 Headed 1 Party monster is able to "Compromise" when an election is coming up! -
If they had a conscious there would be no ACA.
The only thing it is about is the 2014 elections.
After all Reid is on record saying the ACA is a 'stepping stone' to 'single payer' or that most glorious 'universal' healthcare they love so much.
The only thing the ACA defenders want to do is create the largest monopoly this country has ever seen, since the creation of the government, and social security, and medicare, and medicaid.
If they really gave a ratts behind about people they would unwind medicare, and medicaid off in to the private sector.
That would add over 100 million people in the private healthcare market.
And they are 'jubilan't'' over 7 million people !
That medicare, and medicaid ALREADY covered.
jacobe001
reply to post by Elton
There never was any intent to repeal it. Both parties in DC wanted it in since it was bought and paid for already by Big Pharma and Big Insurance. Everything else was all part of the show.
They have admitted that single payer is what they wanted! What better way to get it than come up with something so horrible that everyone will be begging for something different??? - See more at: www.abovetopsecret.com...
Medicare will be coming down soon, because wasn't money funding it already stolen to support Obamacare? Correct me if I am wrong please! - See more at: www.abovetopsecret.com...
Medicare will be coming down soon, because wasn't money funding it already stolen to support Obamacare? Correct me if I am wrong please! - See more at: www.abovetopsecret.com...
What kind of spending reductions are we talking about? They were mainly aimed at insurance companies and hospitals, not beneficiaries
neo96
Which is taking money away from doctors.
I guess they are suppose to work for free.
And companies are suppose to insure people for free,
And hospitals are suppose to work for free.
Which means people receive more benefits, than they ever paid in.
Giving something for nothing.
What an epic cluster eff the ACA is.
edit on 6-4-2014 by neo96 because: (no reason given)
In a time when American's wages are being slashed or taking jobs with lower pay, -
Do you really think the pay they are getting in Big Pharma and Big Insurance can continue if we had a true free market? -
neo96
reply to post by jacobe001
That is a FLAT OUTLIE.
People decide what they buy. Not government forcing them to.
neo96
That is a FLAT OUTLIE.
Americans of today, MAKE MORE than their parents did at the same ages, and A HELL of ALOT MORE than their grandparents made.
xuenchen
If Democrats *really* *really* wanted "single-payer" ......
Then what were they so afraid of in 2009 when they had the votes and the President?
United States National Health Care Act
it must have been the republican "no" votes.
oh wait, no Republicans voted for the PPACA and it passed anyway.