“The measures would bar insurers from denying coverage because of pre-existing medical conditions and limit their ability to charge higher premiums based on age or family size. Expanded coverage would be paid for by cutting hundreds of billions of dollars from future Medicare payments to health care providers. Higher taxes also are included in the bills”
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091017/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_health_care
Medicare payments to health care providers are being cut by over 21% in January. If this bill passes, it will be cut by $500 billion more over 10 years. Will doctors even see Medicare patients anymore? Some are already refusing them.
Why would the Democrats do such a thing. Would the House do this if they had to use Medicare? Maybe they should be covered by Medicare also.