(In light of the Sneate vote, let me refrash a posting I had here two months ago)
Yip yip ya-hoo (as Limbaugh would say). The Dems health care plan, as you probably know, will cover 94% of the U.S. population.
Let’s have a drink to celebrate. But hold that one, because if you are currently uninsured, you still have a 50% chance of staying this way even if the Dem plan gets signed by Obama.Here are the simple numbers…The U.S. population is approximately 305 million people.The number without health insurance is 47 million.Of it, less than 37 million are actually legal in the U.S.From another perspective it means: approximately 12% is not insured.The Dem Plan covers only 94%, which means 6% will be left without coverage.Total: if you are of the 12% without coverage you still have a 50% chance of staying without healthcare. Yeah… What a marvelous health plan.You want more? The Dem plan for 94% coverage kicks in only in ’13. So my fellow 12% uninsured Americans: your 50% chance of getting insurance, has a 100% chance of waiting another 3-4 years.
To those who wanted that Medicare should be expanded to Americans 55 and older, take this note: Medicare is not free; it gets “officially” funded through 7.5% tax off of your weekly income. Plus, you still have premiums when you hit 65. So… if you think Free Health Care is coming your way, wash your face with cold water because you are day-dreaming.
Speaking of Medicare, the Dmes HCR plan cuts Medicare with tens of billions of dollars starting the year that the bill gets to Obama. So… If you think Medicare is underfunded now, call me before the ’12 elections.
