Impeding changes to our Health Care system

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Right. Tell that to those who note a 500 billion dollar cut to Medicare.

A more complete interpretation:

RNC: PROTECT MEDICARE AND NOT CUT IT IN THE NAME OF HEALTH CARE REFORM: President Obama and Congressional Democrats are promoting a government-run health care experiment that will cut over $500 billion from Medicare to be used to pay for their plan. Medicare should not be raided to pay for another entitlement.

FactCheck.org: As we noted in our article More ‘Senior Scare,’ the bill that’s currently pending in the House would indeed "cut" $500 billion or so from Medicare, but it would also increase expenditures in some areas. The net amount that would be taken from the program would be about $219 billion, according to the Congressional Budget Office. That’s a 10-year figure, by the way. And any implication that seniors’ Medicare benefits would be cut is false. Rather, the bill calls for holding down payments to hospitals and other providers, other than physicians.

http://www.factcheck.org/2009/08/rncs-bill-of-rights/

Much of the cuts are to Medicare Advantage companies that have been overcharging by about 15% for years.....according to CBO and the Medicare Review Board.