On Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:01:23 -0500, wrote:



This is certainly a budget buster bill, no matter what the house does.
I just wish my Nelson had the juice of the Nebraska one. Lee County
says Medicaid will be costing us another 1.2 million. I guess another
fire house will have to close.

You just haven't been keeping up.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...HXiYAD9CO0VEO0
"SEN. BILL NELSON, D-FLA., pushed a provision he said will let about
800,000 Florida seniors enrolled in private Medicare Advantage plans
keep their extra benefits. It also helps seniors in a handful of other
states. Elsewhere, Medicare Advantage patients risk losing benefits
because the private plans are a major target of planned cuts to
Medicare."

This bill isn't even done, and all the scaremongers are out in full
force.
If you're worried about the budget, just buy some gold from Glen Beck.
You'll be in good shape then.
Nobody knows what will be in the final bill - if one passes.
The minimums about pre-existing conditions and recision are landmark
legislation in themselves.
Anyway, most of what you hear about "favors" doesn't mean squat.
As soon as any health-care "favor" goes into effect for a state, all
the other Senators will quickly put a bill together to get the same
bennies for their state. That's how they get re-elected.
Saw a couple Senators say that on one of the talking head shows.
But you still have so-called "political experts" saying otherwise.

--Vic