The "new" Obama health care bill is out - it is doubtful that he even has 51 Senate votes for this thing.

Here is the mornings headline:
White House Unveils $950 Billion Health Bill To Bridge Differences …

Within the past half hour, Obama has posted his health care proposal on the Internet. The price tag? Almost 1 trillion dollars. The price tag is not an honest assessment of the costs of this bill, however. It does not include interest on the money that will be borrowed to run the program. It does not include the $1.1 billion hidden in the Stimulus to fund the 15 member medical review panel. Further, it assumes that half a billion dollars in cuts to Medicare will be made - cuts to a program that already under-pays doctors and hospitals. There is nothing new in Obama's bill and for that reason, alone, the Health Care Summit on the 25th will be nothing more than a planned political stunt on the part of a man who has no leadership skills and is devoid of thinking "outside the box."

Specifically, Obama's "new" proposal does not contain the "public option." If if if that is true, that the "public option" is not in this bill to any degree, there are a number of Senator's who have already said they will not support the bill without a strong public option. Just this past week, Obama and Reid had issued statements of support for the public option. It is more than curious that this is not a part of Obama's proposition in view of his recent statements. But, is the public option (read: "government control") really not a part of this bill, buried in requirements that will eventually lead to the control so many have rejected? Read on.

The Cadillac Tax has been put off until 2018 but remains in the bill -- an issue sure to anger the major auto unions.

Insurance rate increases must first received Federal review and approval. It is this very provision that contradicts the claim that the public option has been removed. If the Federal government controls insurance premiums, they control health care, no ??

Understand that the solution to rising costs is not Federal control of insurance premiums. Premiums need a check but not at the Federal level. Why do we have State Government if not for issues such as this? Insurance companies in California, for example, have proposed a 39% rate increase. The State Insurance Commissioner is currently reviewing this obscene proposal, a move in anticipation of Federal restrictions. Why do we need a Federal Review Panel when we have State Government ?

Tort reform is not in the Obama bill while it is estimated that $675 million is spent in medical procedures designed to protect the doctor from law suits.

The ability to freely shop for our own insurance policy across state lines is not in the Obama proposal.

Penalties to business and coverage requirements remain a part of this bill -- a very important reason why businesses are cutting back on job offerings, reducing current employment burdens and the associated taxes that threaten to rob them of their hard earned profits.

18 million Americans will remain uncovered with this version of "universal health care reform." Go figure . . . . . . . . . . again.

It is generally accepted that this is one of the most poorly constructed bills in Congressional history and Obama is back with the same old same old.
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