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Thursday, July 29, 2010
12:37 PM EDT
Ryan Ellis

ATR May Kevote Against H.R. 847,
New Health Entitlement and Tax Hike

ATR MAY KEYVOTE AGAINST H.R. 847, 9/11 HEALTH BILL

Americans for Tax Reform is opposed to H.R. 847, a bill which creates a new healthcare entitlement funded by a tax increase.  ATR may rate a vote against this bill in our annual Congressional scorecard.

H.R 847 raises net taxes.  The bill is paid for with a net tax increase.  ATR is opposed to any and all net tax hikes.  Rather than paying for this expensive new healthcare entitlement with higher taxes, Congress should re-allocate resources from existing spending programs.  Families must live within a budget, and so should the federal government.

H.R. 847 creates a new healthcare entitlement.  This bill creates a new healthcare entitlement run out of Washington, DC.  The Department of Health and Human Services would be negotiating provider payment rates, approving treatment protocols, establishing a competitive bidding program for prescription drugs, and evaluating the health of potential enrollees in the program.  H.R. 847 would reimburse New York area hospitals at a rate that is on average 140 percent of the Medicare reimbursement rate.  This provides a perverse incentive for hospitals to use unnecessary services in order to garner higher payments from the federal government.

ATR IS OPPOSED TO H.R. 847, MAY KEVOTE AGAINST

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Posted by Ryan Ellis on Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:37 PM EDT
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