U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum brings the federal health care reform discussion to St. Paul today, with a hearing this morning at the state Capitol.
Her office expects providers, hospitals, health plans and advocates to be on hand to “discuss opportunities and challenges for Minnesota in the U.S. House of Representatives reform package” during the 9:30 a.m. hearing in Room G-15.
Will Rep. McCollum be discussing the CBO’s report, released last Thursday, which puts into writing the warnings Republicans have been issuing for ten years?
http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE56F6GT20090716
“WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional Budget Office director Douglas Elmendorf told lawmakers on Thursday legislation to expand health care coverage would increase federal healthcare costs “to a significant degree” and revenue will need to be found to keep from increasing the deficit.”
“He said ways to pay for the healthcare programs could include further savings from the Medicare health program or changes to the current exclusion from taxes of employer-paid insurance premiums.”
Rationing, or taxing existing health insurance benefits….just-as-we-have-been-saying.