House passes health care bill on 219-212 vote

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by aggieAXO

Not to try and compare veterinary medicine to human medicine but this is exactly what I try tell my clients that see me at the ER. Yes we are more expensive but at least we are here at 2 AM to see Fluffy who has been very sick for a week- then I ask "why again didn't you take her to your regular vet?" I love the blank stares I get when I ask that question. I am so sick of people bithcing about the prices we charge when 80% of the things i see are preventable or could have been dealt with for a lower cost by their regular veterinarian.

It's an apt comparison! The same thing happens at your 24hr pharmacy. They jack up the prices for the convenience. Talk to your plumber or air conditioner repair man at MN...they charge you double to fix something in the middle of the night, as well!

[AGDee]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100327/...ring_insurance

Interesting article on how the GOP has changed their views.

[Ghostwriter]

For those who were under the impression that premiums would reduce under this new program...

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...MPLATE=DEFAULT

[AGDee]

Is that all you got from that article?

I got this:


The analysis did not factor in tax credits to help offset the increase.

To be sure, there are benefits that balance some of the downsides for young people:

- In roughly six months, many young adults up to age 26 should be eligible for coverage under their parents' insurance - if their parents have insurance that provides dependent coverage.

- Tax credits will be available for individuals making up to four times the federal poverty level, $43,320 for a single person. The credits will vary based on income and premiums costs.

- Low-income singles without children will be covered for the first time by Medicaid, which some estimate will insure 9 million more young adults.

But on average, people younger than 35 who are buying their own insurance on the individual market would pay $42 a month more, according to an analysis by Rand Health, a research division of the nonpartisan Rand Corp.