Fear of health ‘reform’ is warranted: Difference between revisions

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|quote="The claim that a vast expansion of the federal role in health care could save money is largely based on the preposterous assumption that hundreds of billions of dollars would be cut in Medicare and Medicaid programs. A law on the books already requires Congress to contain Medicare spending. Each year, Congress refuses to implement this law. Now it would go after Medicare on a far bigger scale? Of course not."
|quote="The claim that a vast expansion of the federal role in health care could save money is largely based on the preposterous assumption that hundreds of billions of dollars would be cut in Medicare and Medicaid programs. A law on the books already requires Congress to contain Medicare spending. Each year, Congress refuses to implement this law. Now it would go after Medicare on a far bigger scale? Of course not."
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{{Opinion|America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009|Act should be passed|against}}
{{Opinion|Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act|Act should be passed|against}}

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This is an opinion item.

Author(s) The San Diego Union-Tribune editorial board
Source The San Diego Union-Tribune
Date November 5, 2009
URL http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2009/nov/05/fear-health-reform-warranted/
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Quotes-start.png "The claim that a vast expansion of the federal role in health care could save money is largely based on the preposterous assumption that hundreds of billions of dollars would be cut in Medicare and Medicaid programs. A law on the books already requires Congress to contain Medicare spending. Each year, Congress refuses to implement this law. Now it would go after Medicare on a far bigger scale? Of course not." Quotes-end.png


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This item argues against the position Act should be passed on the topic Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.