Comments on: Ten more things about the official Kennedy-Dodd health care bill http://keithhennessey.com/2009/06/10/ten-more-on-kennedy/ Your guide to American economic policy Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:39:06 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Video Game Blog http://keithhennessey.com/2009/06/10/ten-more-on-kennedy/comment-page-2/#comment-10942 Video Game Blog Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:30:57 +0000 http://keithhennessey.com/2009/06/11/ten-more-things-about-the-official-kennedy-dodd-health-care-bill/#comment-10942 We’re reducing health care costs by forcing plans to lower their administrative costs and profits. <div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('10942','Video Game Blog'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('10942','Video Game Blog','We’re reducing health care costs by forcing plans to lower their administrative costs and profits. '); return false;">Quote</a></div> We’re reducing health care costs by forcing plans to lower their administrative costs and profits.
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]]> By: Video Game Blog http://keithhennessey.com/2009/06/10/ten-more-on-kennedy/comment-page-2/#comment-10943 Video Game Blog Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:30:57 +0000 http://keithhennessey.com/2009/06/11/ten-more-things-about-the-official-kennedy-dodd-health-care-bill/#comment-10943 We’re reducing health care costs by forcing plans to lower their administrative costs and profits. <div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('10943','Video Game Blog'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('10943','Video Game Blog','We’re reducing health care costs by forcing plans to lower their administrative costs and profits. '); return false;">Quote</a></div> We’re reducing health care costs by forcing plans to lower their administrative costs and profits.
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]]> By: Twitter Trackbacks for Ten more things about the official Kennedy-Dodd health care bill  |  KeithHennessey.com [keithhennessey.com] on Topsy.com http://keithhennessey.com/2009/06/10/ten-more-on-kennedy/comment-page-2/#comment-9347 Twitter Trackbacks for Ten more things about the official Kennedy-Dodd health care bill  |  KeithHennessey.com [keithhennessey.com] on Topsy.com Sun, 30 Aug 2009 14:26:03 +0000 http://keithhennessey.com/2009/06/11/ten-more-things-about-the-official-kennedy-dodd-health-care-bill/#comment-9347 [...] Ten more things about the official Kennedy-Dodd health care bill  |  KeithHennessey.com keithhennessey.com/2009/06/10/ten-more-on-kennedy – view page – cached The Senate HELP Committee staff has filed an official copy of their draft legislation with the Senate clerk.  A friend and I were discussing today two possible — From the page [...]<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('9347','Twitter Trackbacks for Ten more things about the official Kennedy-Dodd health care bill  |  KeithHennessey.com [keithhennessey.com] on Topsy.com'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('9347','Twitter Trackbacks for Ten more things about the official Kennedy-Dodd health care bill  |  KeithHennessey.com [keithhennessey.com] on Topsy.com','[...] Ten more things about the official Kennedy-Dodd health care bill  |  KeithHennessey.com keithhennessey.com\/2009\/06\/10\/ten-more-on-kennedy – view page – cached The Senate HELP Committee staff has filed an official copy of their draft legislation with the Senate clerk.  A friend and I were discussing today two possible — From the page [...]'); return false;">Quote</a></div> [...] Ten more things about the official Kennedy-Dodd health care bill  |  KeithHennessey.com keithhennessey.com/2009/06/10/ten-more-on-kennedy – view page – cached The Senate HELP Committee staff has filed an official copy of their draft legislation with the Senate clerk.  A friend and I were discussing today two possible — From the page [...]
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]]> By: Darlene http://keithhennessey.com/2009/06/10/ten-more-on-kennedy/comment-page-2/#comment-4684 Darlene Sun, 02 Aug 2009 06:13:35 +0000 http://keithhennessey.com/2009/06/11/ten-more-things-about-the-official-kennedy-dodd-health-care-bill/#comment-4684 One writer said we should say, "Show me to money first." Well, they have shown us some of the money. They expect to harvest $500 billion in savings by ceasing to provide care to senior citizens. Sure tells you that congress will not have the same health care program that they are trying to force on us, huh? We had better stop this train wreck somehow or senior citizens (50 and above) and newborn babies with serious illnesses will start dropping like flies.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('4684','Darlene'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('4684','Darlene','One writer said we should say, \"Show me to money first.\" Well, they have shown us some of the money. They expect to harvest $500 billion in savings by ceasing to provide care to senior citizens. Sure tells you that congress will not have the same health care program that they are trying to force on us, huh? We had better stop this train wreck somehow or senior citizens (50 and above) and newborn babies with serious illnesses will start dropping like flies.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> One writer said we should say, “Show me to money first.” Well, they have shown us some of the money. They expect to harvest $500 billion in savings by ceasing to provide care to senior citizens. Sure tells you that congress will not have the same health care program that they are trying to force on us, huh? We had better stop this train wreck somehow or senior citizens (50 and above) and newborn babies with serious illnesses will start dropping like flies.
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]]> By: Ironic Surrealism v3.0 » Full Transcript: Obama Health Care Town Hall Green Bay Southwest High School June 11 2009 http://keithhennessey.com/2009/06/10/ten-more-on-kennedy/comment-page-2/#comment-3955 Ironic Surrealism v3.0 » Full Transcript: Obama Health Care Town Hall Green Bay Southwest High School June 11 2009 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:41:57 +0000 http://keithhennessey.com/2009/06/11/ten-more-things-about-the-official-kennedy-dodd-health-care-bill/#comment-3955 [...] Ten more things about the official Kennedy-Dodd health care bill [...]<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('3955','Ironic Surrealism v3.0 » Full Transcript: Obama Health Care Town Hall Green Bay Southwest High School June 11 2009'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('3955','Ironic Surrealism v3.0 » Full Transcript: Obama Health Care Town Hall Green Bay Southwest High School June 11 2009','[...] Ten more things about the official Kennedy-Dodd health care bill [...]'); return false;">Quote</a></div> [...] Ten more things about the official Kennedy-Dodd health care bill [...]
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]]> By: Larry http://keithhennessey.com/2009/06/10/ten-more-on-kennedy/comment-page-2/#comment-1340 Larry Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:33:57 +0000 http://keithhennessey.com/2009/06/11/ten-more-things-about-the-official-kennedy-dodd-health-care-bill/#comment-1340 That 60% of bankruptcies number is a canard. The proportion of bankruptcies due to medical costs has never exceeded 45% and has been steadily falling since the changes in the bankruptcy code have been implemented. See the analysis here: http://meganmcardle.theatlantic.com/archives/2009/06/elizabeth_warren_and_the_terri.php<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1340','Larry'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1340','Larry','That 60% of bankruptcies number is a canard. The proportion of bankruptcies due to medical costs has never exceeded 45% and has been steadily falling since the changes in the bankruptcy code have been implemented.\n\nSee the analysis here:\n\nhttp:\/\/meganmcardle.theatlantic.com\/archives\/2009\/06\/elizabeth_warren_and_the_terri.php'); return false;">Quote</a></div> That 60% of bankruptcies number is a canard. The proportion of bankruptcies due to medical costs has never exceeded 45% and has been steadily falling since the changes in the bankruptcy code have been implemented.

See the analysis here:

http://meganmcardle.theatlantic.com/archives/2009/06/elizabeth_warren_and_the_terri.php

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]]> By: Brett http://keithhennessey.com/2009/06/10/ten-more-on-kennedy/comment-page-1/#comment-1339 Brett Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:51:31 +0000 http://keithhennessey.com/2009/06/11/ten-more-things-about-the-official-kennedy-dodd-health-care-bill/#comment-1339 <blockquote>They are willing to piss off 120 million americans with good to excellent health care,</blockquote> That "good to excellent" health care might be not as secure as you think - witness studies like the one cited in <a>this<a> article. 60% of bankruptcies are heavily related to medical costs, and out of those bankruptcies: 1. Most of them were middle-class, and 2. More than three-quarters of them <em>had health insurance</em> at the outset.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1339','Brett'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1339','Brett','<blockquote>They are willing to piss off 120 million americans with good to excellent health care,<\/blockquote>\n\nThat \"good to excellent\" health care might be not as secure as you think - witness studies like the one cited in <a>this<a> article. 60% of bankruptcies are heavily related to medical costs, and out of those bankruptcies:\n\n1. Most of them were middle-class, and\n\n2. More than three-quarters of them <em>had health insurance<\/em> at the outset.'); return false;">Quote</a></div>

They are willing to piss off 120 million americans with good to excellent health care,

That “good to excellent” health care might be not as secure as you think – witness studies like the one cited in this article. 60% of bankruptcies are heavily related to medical costs, and out of those bankruptcies:

1. Most of them were middle-class, and

2. More than three-quarters of them had health insurance at the outset.

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]]> By: Larry http://keithhennessey.com/2009/06/10/ten-more-on-kennedy/comment-page-2/#comment-1338 Larry Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:16:12 +0000 http://keithhennessey.com/2009/06/11/ten-more-things-about-the-official-kennedy-dodd-health-care-bill/#comment-1338 So let me get this straight. They are willing to piss off 120 million americans with good to excellent health care, in order to gain a guaranteed 5 - 10 million permanent democratic voters who get free health care. No, I'm not going in for the 40 or 50 million uninsured number, since it includes illegals, people eligible but not signed up for insurance, and people who have no intention of ever signing up for health insurance. So, subtract 120 million (more people than voted in the last election), then add 5 million guaranteed democratic votes. Who does their electoral math? How does this lead to a permanent democratic underclass that will reliably vote for their dear leader? I'm not seeing what they have to gain here, other than some loony left wing idiots wet dream.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1338','Larry'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1338','Larry','So let me get this straight. They are willing to piss off 120 million americans with good to excellent health care, in order to gain a guaranteed 5 - 10 million permanent democratic voters who get free health care. No, I\'m not going in for the 40 or 50 million uninsured number, since it includes illegals, people eligible but not signed up for insurance, and people who have no intention of ever signing up for health insurance.\n\nSo, subtract 120 million (more people than voted in the last election), then add 5 million guaranteed democratic votes. Who does their electoral math? How does this lead to a permanent democratic underclass that will reliably vote for their dear leader? I\'m not seeing what they have to gain here, other than some loony left wing idiots wet dream.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> So let me get this straight. They are willing to piss off 120 million americans with good to excellent health care, in order to gain a guaranteed 5 – 10 million permanent democratic voters who get free health care. No, I’m not going in for the 40 or 50 million uninsured number, since it includes illegals, people eligible but not signed up for insurance, and people who have no intention of ever signing up for health insurance.

So, subtract 120 million (more people than voted in the last election), then add 5 million guaranteed democratic votes. Who does their electoral math? How does this lead to a permanent democratic underclass that will reliably vote for their dear leader? I’m not seeing what they have to gain here, other than some loony left wing idiots wet dream.

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]]> By: Kev http://keithhennessey.com/2009/06/10/ten-more-on-kennedy/comment-page-/#comment-1337 Kev Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:09:10 +0000 http://keithhennessey.com/2009/06/11/ten-more-things-about-the-official-kennedy-dodd-health-care-bill/#comment-1337 I'm on board with this as well. We can't have "two Americas" or "for thee but not for me" anymore. My first response to any health plan trotted out by Obama/Congress would be two simple words: "You first."<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1337','Kev'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1337','Kev','I\'m on board with this as well. We can\'t have \"two Americas\" or \"for thee but not for me\" anymore. My first response to any health plan trotted out by Obama\/Congress would be two simple words: \"You first.\"'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I’m on board with this as well. We can’t have “two Americas” or “for thee but not for me” anymore. My first response to any health plan trotted out by Obama/Congress would be two simple words: “You first.”
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]]> By: So President Obama came to Green Bay to talk about health care… « The TrogloPundit http://keithhennessey.com/2009/06/10/ten-more-on-kennedy/comment-page-2/#comment-1336 So President Obama came to Green Bay to talk about health care… « The TrogloPundit Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:00:50 +0000 http://keithhennessey.com/2009/06/11/ten-more-things-about-the-official-kennedy-dodd-health-care-bill/#comment-1336 [...] Related: I read this today, via Instapundit. Keith Hennessey: Ten more things about the official Kennedy-Dodd health care bill. [...]
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