Posts tagged Medicare

GOP Previously Accused Parker Griffith Of Abusing Patients – now touts him

Rep. Parker Griffith (R-AL), who switched from the Democrats to the GOP in December, will be delivering tomorrow’s weekly Republican YouTube address — presumably from the standpoint of being a medical doctor who is opposing the Dems on health care. As we’ve previously noted, there... [+]

Republican Leaders cry “Don’t Cut Medicare” but cut it with a knife in their budget

“Don’t cut Medicare. The reform bills passed by the House and Senate cut Medicare by approximately $500 billion. This is wrong.” So declared Newt Gingrich, the former speaker of the House, in a recent op-ed article written with John Goodman, the president of the National... [+]

Only 1% rise in health costs under Senate bill

Americans would see only a modest rise in health care costs under the Senate’s plan to extend coverage to 34 million people who currently go without health insurance, government economic experts say in a new report. The study found that health spending, which accounts for... [+]

Some foes of health-care bill hope courts will stop legislation

Opponents of the health-care reform bill are not giving up the fight, and some think their last, best hope to halt the legislation lies not in the U.S. Capitol but in the court across the street. A small but vocal contingent of legal scholars and... [+]