Comments on: CBO kills the President’s Medicare commission proposal http://keithhennessey.com/2009/07/26/cbo-kills-imac/ Your guide to American economic policy Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:43:46 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Desiree Freeman http://keithhennessey.com/2009/07/26/cbo-kills-imac/comment-page-1/#comment-13678 Desiree Freeman Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:35:04 +0000 http://keithhennessey.com/2009/07/26/cbo-kills-the-presidents-commission-proposal/#comment-13678 This has certainly gives me some ideas. Thank you<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('13678','Desiree Freeman'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('13678','Desiree Freeman','This has certainly gives me some ideas. Thank you'); return false;">Quote</a></div> This has certainly gives me some ideas. Thank you
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]]> By: Obama’s new rule: When the math doesn’t work, reject math and shoot the messenger | SorenDayton.com http://keithhennessey.com/2009/07/26/cbo-kills-imac/comment-page-1/#comment-12052 Obama’s new rule: When the math doesn’t work, reject math and shoot the messenger | SorenDayton.com Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:11:37 +0000 http://keithhennessey.com/2009/07/26/cbo-kills-the-presidents-commission-proposal/#comment-12052 [...] and budgetary decisions on the wide array of programs covered by the federal budget.”Case 3: Keith Hennessey puts it nicely, "CBO Kills the President's Medicare Comission Proposal". You see, the CBO found that [...]<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('12052','Obama’s new rule: When the math doesn’t work, reject math and shoot the messenger | SorenDayton.com'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('12052','Obama’s new rule: When the math doesn’t work, reject math and shoot the messenger | SorenDayton.com','[...] and budgetary decisions on the wide array of programs covered by the federal budget.”Case 3: Keith Hennessey puts it nicely, "CBO Kills the President's Medicare Comission Proposal". You see, the CBO found that [...]'); return false;">Quote</a></div> [...] and budgetary decisions on the wide array of programs covered by the federal budget.”Case 3: Keith Hennessey puts it nicely, "CBO Kills the President's Medicare Comission Proposal". You see, the CBO found that [...]
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]]> By: Obama’s new rule: When the math doesn’t work, reject math - Soren_Dayton’s blog - RedState web01.prod.theplanet.eaglepub.com 174.120.27.221 http://keithhennessey.com/2009/07/26/cbo-kills-imac/comment-page-1/#comment-6118 Obama’s new rule: When the math doesn’t work, reject math - Soren_Dayton’s blog - RedState web01.prod.theplanet.eaglepub.com 174.120.27.221 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:05:16 +0000 http://keithhennessey.com/2009/07/26/cbo-kills-the-presidents-commission-proposal/#comment-6118 [...] 3: Keith Hennessey puts it nicely, “CBO Kills the President’s Medicare Comission Proposal”. You see, the CBO found [...]<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('6118','Obama’s new rule: When the math doesn’t work, reject math - Soren_Dayton’s blog - RedState web01.prod.theplanet.eaglepub.com 174.120.27.221'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('6118','Obama’s new rule: When the math doesn’t work, reject math - Soren_Dayton’s blog - RedState web01.prod.theplanet.eaglepub.com 174.120.27.221','[...] 3: Keith Hennessey puts it nicely, “CBO Kills the President’s Medicare Comission Proposal”. You see, the CBO found [...]'); return false;">Quote</a></div> [...] 3: Keith Hennessey puts it nicely, “CBO Kills the President’s Medicare Comission Proposal”. You see, the CBO found [...]
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]]> By: ilovebenefits http://keithhennessey.com/2009/07/26/cbo-kills-imac/comment-page-1/#comment-5157 ilovebenefits Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:55:15 +0000 http://keithhennessey.com/2009/07/26/cbo-kills-the-presidents-commission-proposal/#comment-5157 Keep up the pressure. The pressure to be transparent, to answer the tough questions and to understand what our Congress is voting on. We need our Congress to recognize that costs will increase not decrease. That there will still be millions of uninsured even after we spend an additional $1 trillion. That the only way costs will be controlled is rationing of health care resources. We need to understand that under the current proposals the economic rationing that we have today will be traded off for end of life rationing tomorrow. We need to understand that the US will lose its advantage with regard to developing health care breakthroughs and that no other country will come to take our place. Follow the debate at http://www.ilovebenefits.wordpress.com<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('5157','ilovebenefits'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('5157','ilovebenefits','Keep up the pressure. The pressure to be transparent, to answer the tough questions and to understand what our Congress is voting on. We need our Congress to recognize that costs will increase not decrease. That there will still be millions of uninsured even after we spend an additional $1 trillion. That the only way costs will be controlled is rationing of health care resources. We need to understand that under the current proposals the economic rationing that we have today will be traded off for end of life rationing tomorrow. We need to understand that the US will lose its advantage with regard to developing health care breakthroughs and that no other country will come to take our place.\r\n\r\nFollow the debate at http:\/\/www.ilovebenefits.wordpress.com'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Keep up the pressure. The pressure to be transparent, to answer the tough questions and to understand what our Congress is voting on. We need our Congress to recognize that costs will increase not decrease. That there will still be millions of uninsured even after we spend an additional $1 trillion. That the only way costs will be controlled is rationing of health care resources. We need to understand that under the current proposals the economic rationing that we have today will be traded off for end of life rationing tomorrow. We need to understand that the US will lose its advantage with regard to developing health care breakthroughs and that no other country will come to take our place.

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]]> By: The Administration’s flawed health care argument threatens their fiscal policy strategy | KeithHennessey.com http://keithhennessey.com/2009/07/26/cbo-kills-imac/comment-page-1/#comment-4740 The Administration’s flawed health care argument threatens their fiscal policy strategy | KeithHennessey.com Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:50:26 +0000 http://keithhennessey.com/2009/07/26/cbo-kills-the-presidents-commission-proposal/#comment-4740 [...] becomes increasingly more difficult to pass health care reform legislation, the Administration is lowering the bar to say such legislation must not increase the long-term deficit (rather than must reduce it).  But to make their fiscal policy case, the Administration needs [...]<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('4740','The Administration’s flawed health care argument threatens their fiscal policy strategy | KeithHennessey.com'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('4740','The Administration’s flawed health care argument threatens their fiscal policy strategy | KeithHennessey.com','[...] becomes increasingly more difficult to pass health care reform legislation, the Administration is lowering the bar to say such legislation must not increase the long-term deficit (rather than must reduce it).  But to make their fiscal policy case, the Administration needs [...]'); return false;">Quote</a></div> [...] becomes increasingly more difficult to pass health care reform legislation, the Administration is lowering the bar to say such legislation must not increase the long-term deficit (rather than must reduce it).  But to make their fiscal policy case, the Administration needs [...]
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]]> By: eyedoc http://keithhennessey.com/2009/07/26/cbo-kills-imac/comment-page-1/#comment-4526 eyedoc Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:16:05 +0000 http://keithhennessey.com/2009/07/26/cbo-kills-the-presidents-commission-proposal/#comment-4526 If IMAC can only recommend policy changes that do not increase Medicare outlays then it means that health care providers will essentially never see fee increases as time goes on. As the population ages, and as inflation marches merrily on, that is a recipe for disaster because Medicare fees are already so low that often health care providers are actually losing money providing various services to Medicare patients, which is why providers are dropping out of Medicare. The IMAC would insure that this situation continues to get worse, and that the proportion of foreign trained physicians in the United States continues to escalate as American physicians retire and are not replaced by American citizens. Trying to lower Medicare costs by reducing fees to those caring for these Medicare patients will not work since we're already being paid about 25% of what fee for service insurance plans pay.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('4526','eyedoc'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('4526','eyedoc','If IMAC can only recommend policy changes that do not increase Medicare outlays then it means that health care providers will essentially never see fee increases as time goes on. As the population ages, and as inflation marches merrily on, that is a recipe for disaster because Medicare fees are already so low that often health care providers are actually losing money providing various services to Medicare patients, which is why providers are dropping out of Medicare. The IMAC would insure that this situation continues to get worse, and that the proportion of foreign trained physicians in the United States continues to escalate as American physicians retire and are not replaced by American citizens. Trying to lower Medicare costs by reducing fees to those caring for these Medicare patients will not work since we\'re already being paid about 25% of what fee for service insurance plans pay.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> If IMAC can only recommend policy changes that do not increase Medicare outlays then it means that health care providers will essentially never see fee increases as time goes on. As the population ages, and as inflation marches merrily on, that is a recipe for disaster because Medicare fees are already so low that often health care providers are actually losing money providing various services to Medicare patients, which is why providers are dropping out of Medicare. The IMAC would insure that this situation continues to get worse, and that the proportion of foreign trained physicians in the United States continues to escalate as American physicians retire and are not replaced by American citizens. Trying to lower Medicare costs by reducing fees to those caring for these Medicare patients will not work since we’re already being paid about 25% of what fee for service insurance plans pay.
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]]> By: Obama’s economic illiteracy contributing to his sliding approval rating « Crush Liberalism http://keithhennessey.com/2009/07/26/cbo-kills-imac/comment-page-1/#comment-4292 Obama’s economic illiteracy contributing to his sliding approval rating « Crush Liberalism Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:58:09 +0000 http://keithhennessey.com/2009/07/26/cbo-kills-the-presidents-commission-proposal/#comment-4292 [...] with the CBO, a classic “slay the messenger” case.  At any rate, the poorly conceived IMAC idea appears to be deader than a Chicago Democrat [...]<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('4292','Obama’s economic illiteracy contributing to his sliding approval rating « Crush Liberalism'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('4292','Obama’s economic illiteracy contributing to his sliding approval rating « Crush Liberalism','[...] with the CBO, a classic “slay the messenger” case.  At any rate, the poorly conceived IMAC idea appears to be deader than a Chicago Democrat [...]'); return false;">Quote</a></div> [...] with the CBO, a classic “slay the messenger” case.  At any rate, the poorly conceived IMAC idea appears to be deader than a Chicago Democrat [...]
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]]> By: Trading Eights » Brother, Can You Spare a Kidney? http://keithhennessey.com/2009/07/26/cbo-kills-imac/comment-page-1/#comment-4291 Trading Eights » Brother, Can You Spare a Kidney? Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:30:21 +0000 http://keithhennessey.com/2009/07/26/cbo-kills-the-presidents-commission-proposal/#comment-4291 [...] CBO Kills the President’s Medicare Commission Proposal – Keith Hennessey – Hennessey is missing the point. He is right to quote CBO language that criticizes IMAC, but the CBO is not saying IMAC is a bad idea. They are saying it should be even stronger and more powerful, which, if you understand the history and economics of health care, makes perfect sense. (I should also note, for example, that if IMAC only has power over Medicare and not private insurers, then we can expect hospitals to shift resources to milk private insurers as they did after the last major Medicare reimbursement change under Ronald Reagan.) [...]
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]]> By: Limited Governments Best Friend: The CBO at Hispanic Pundit http://keithhennessey.com/2009/07/26/cbo-kills-imac/comment-page-1/#comment-4284 Limited Governments Best Friend: The CBO at Hispanic Pundit Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:47:54 +0000 http://keithhennessey.com/2009/07/26/cbo-kills-the-presidents-commission-proposal/#comment-4284 [...] Hennessey has more here. Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and [...]<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('4284','Limited Governments Best Friend: The CBO at Hispanic Pundit'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('4284','Limited Governments Best Friend: The CBO at Hispanic Pundit','[...] Hennessey has more here. Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and [...]'); return false;">Quote</a></div> [...] Hennessey has more here. Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and [...]
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]]> By: AIP Blog http://keithhennessey.com/2009/07/26/cbo-kills-imac/comment-page-1/#comment-4280 AIP Blog Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:36:12 +0000 http://keithhennessey.com/2009/07/26/cbo-kills-the-presidents-commission-proposal/#comment-4280 <strong>Morning Conservative Reading List - July 27, 2009...</strong> Enjoy these conservative articles and blog posts from around the web with a heavy dose of health care...<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('4280','AIP Blog'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('4280','AIP Blog','<strong>Morning Conservative Reading List - July 27, 2009...<\/strong>\n\nEnjoy these conservative articles and blog posts from around the web with a heavy dose of health care...'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Morning Conservative Reading List – July 27, 2009…

Enjoy these conservative articles and blog posts from around the web with a heavy dose of health care…

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