Pelosi says health bill will pass within weeks

[240 is Back]

By Michael O'Brien

Healthcare reform legislation will pass out of the House "within weeks," Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Monday.

According to multiple reports, Pelosi claimed during an appearance in Philadelphia that healthcare reform would pass in the next few weeks, and that it would include the public (or "government-run") option.

"I have said very clearly that no bill can pass the House of Representatives without a public option in it," Pelosi told reporters, reiterating a long-held claim about the political need for a public option in the House.

But the speaker projected that the House would vote on -- and pass -- its health reform bill within the next few weeks, apparently confident that Democrats will be able to resolve differences between centrists and liberals. The former have largely been unwilling to back the public option, while the latter have been insistent on the provision's inclusion.

Pelosi appeared at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia with other congressional Democrats this morning to promote health reform.


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By Michael O'Brien

Healthcare reform legislation will pass out of the House "within weeks," Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Monday.

According to multiple reports, Pelosi claimed during an appearance in Philadelphia that healthcare reform would pass in the next few weeks, and that it would include the public (or "government-run") option.

"I have said very clearly that no bill can pass the House of Representatives without a public option in it," Pelosi told reporters, reiterating a long-held claim about the political need for a public option in the House.

But the speaker projected that the House would vote on -- and pass -- its health reform bill within the next few weeks, apparently confident that Democrats will be able to resolve differences between centrists and liberals. The former have largely been unwilling to back the public option, while the latter have been insistent on the provision's inclusion.

Pelosi appeared at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia with other congressional Democrats this morning to promote health reform.


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Its going nowhere in the Senate since they already rejected this rubbish. 

[shootfighter1]

I'll bet something passes before December and it will not include a public option.  There is a ton of disagreements without even considering the public option.

[MRDUMPLING]

40 million without insurance in a country with well over 300 million.  Does anybody else see this as sacrificing the many for the few?  Not to mention the costs, the provision that you will be fined if you don't have insurance, and other subsidies(sacrificing the many for the few) that is currently allowed in our current system?

This is a big fucking mess and is meant to confuse us for just that reason. 

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40 million without insurance in a country with well over 300 million.  Does anybody else see this as sacrificing the many for the few?  Not to mention the costs, the provision that you will be fined if you don't have insurance, and other subsidies(sacrificing the many for the few) that is currently allowed in our current system?

This is a big fucking mess and is meant to confuse us for just that reason. 

The real number is about 15 million. 

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ANOTHER DAY - ANOTHER LIE EXPOSED. 
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Budget chief contradicts Obama on Medicare costs
By ERICA WERNER (AP) – 17 hours ago

WASHINGTON — Congress' chief budget officer is contradicting President Barack Obama's oft-stated claim that seniors wouldn't see their Medicare benefits cut under a health care overhaul.

The head of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, Douglas Elmendorf, told senators Tuesday that seniors in Medicare's managed care plans would see reduced benefits under a bill in the Finance Committee.

The bill would cut payments to the Medicare Advantage plans by more than $100 billion over 10 years.

Elmendorf said the changes would reduce the extra benefits that would be made available to beneficiaries.

Critics say the plans are overpaid, while supporters say they work well.

Obama says cuts to Medicare providers won't reduce seniors' benefits.

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