"House health care bill over $1 trillion for decade"
"WASHINGTON (AP) - Health care legislation taking shape in the House carries a price tag of at least $1 trillion over a decade, significantly higher than the target President Barack Obama has set, congressional officials said Friday as they struggled to finish work on the measure for a vote early next month.
"Democrats have touted an unreleased Congressional Budget Office estimate of $871 billion in recent days, a total that numerous officials acknowledge understates the bill's true cost by $150 billion or more. That figure excludes several items designed to improve benefits for Medicare and Medicaid recipients and providers, as well as public health programs and more, they added.
"The officials who disclosed the details did so on condition of anonymity, saying they were not authorized to discuss them publicly..."
DP: Are you ready for the BIG LIE? HYPOCRISY WRIT LARGE? HERE'S THE "MEDICARE CUT" THEY LAMBASTED REPUBLICANS FOR:
"Democrats also said the bill would slow the rate of growth of the giant Medicare program from 6.6 percent annually to 5.3 percent.
""The bill will be paid for over 10 years. It will reduce costs but also will not add a dime to the deficit" in future years, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said at a news conference..."
It just goes on--read it and laugh or cry: http://apnews.myway.com/article/20091023/D9BH41EO0.html
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