Impeding changes to our Health Care system

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by classicman

Look at the latest CBO data on the HCRA. They revised (shock) the costs.

Its in the campaign video that Obama just released last Thursday. There is no way for me to post it.

Oh hell.... really?!?!?
It's going to COST WAY THE FUCK MORE THAN THEY SAID IT WOULD???!?!!! HOLY CRAP! Who is going to pay for it again?

[TheMercenary]

Well... How's it working out for ya?????

http://www.forbes.com/sites/aroy/201...ate-goes-down/

[classicman]

Hopefully you are. I certainly can't afford it.

[Lamplighter]

As a senior on Medicare I've been waiting for news on the ACO's
that are a significant change initiated within Obamacare.
Here is an article that is beginning to describe the direction of Medicare,
...and where the head goes the tail will follow...

Reuters
Bruce Japsen
4/12/12

New Model Of Health Care Taking Root, Whether Or Not Obamacare Survives

No matter what happens to President Obama’s health care law sitting before the Supreme Court,
fee-for-service medicine may still morph into a new model of health care delivery his administration
is pushing that rewards doctors and hospitals for working together to improve quality.

A key part of the Affordable Care Act launched this spring with the first groups of
medical-care providers forming Accountable Care Organizations across the country.
These so-called ACOs began contracting this month with the Medicare program
to be paid for caring for a population of seniors.

If the ACOs can improve quality and reduce the cost of care to the group
of seniors they are caring for, medical providers get to share money saved.
Earlier this week, Jonathan Blum, deputy administrator at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services,
said more than 1 million Medicare beneficiaries are now served by ACOs
and participation from doctors and hospitals is off to a “phenomenal start.”<snip>

Our nation’s traditional fee-for-service delivery system is not sustainable,” Turkal added.
“At Aurora we are exploring ways to redesign health care delivery,
including an accountable care organization. I am convinced that integrated systems like Aurora
are key to creating a successful approach that improves quality and lowers costs
by coordinating care between the hospital, the physician and outpatient services.”

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[Lamplighter]

Soon, we will be hearing a lot about Medicaid and Obamacare.
This, in large part, will be referencing the Federal Poverty Level (FPL)
which is dependent on income AND family size.
Usually, a certain percentage of FPL will be identified, such as 133% FPL

Here are 2 tables, one of annual income and one of monthly income
each associated with the size of the family...

[classicman]

Quizzie wizzie on the ACA

"You answered 10 out of 10 questions correctly, better than 99.6% of Americans."

I thought it was ridiculously easy - try it out.

[BigV]

I got 9/10 because I inadvertently skipped one. the one I skipped I would have gotten correct.

good quiz!

[DanaC]

Yey. 10 out of 10

[Ibby]

see? IF THE LIMEYS CAN DO IT WHY CAN'T FUCKIN' AMERICA

[Spexxvet]

Originally Posted by Ibby

see? IF THE LIMEYS CAN DO IT WHY CAN'T FUCKIN' AMERICA

Because half of Americans don't want to know, or won't accept the truth/facts.

[SamIam]

10 out of 10. It's depressing how uniformed Americans in general are. If they are going to apply the various voter restriction laws, then I think they should add a test on current events to the list. 90% of would be voters would fail that one.

[Cyber Wolf]

9/10 - I missed the one about whether the law would create gov't run insurance programs. But still better than 97% of Americans, according to them.

I am... the 3%.

[infinite monkey]

I got 10/10 too.

I be brilliant.

[glatt]

10 out of 10. I have to admit I only knew the answers to about half of them, but the way the test was written, the correct answers were obvious. This tests how well you test.

[BigV]

Originally Posted by glatt

10 out of 10. I have to admit I only knew the answers to about half of them, but the way the test was written, the correct answers were obvious. This tests how well you test.

I don't agree glatt. Some of the "wrong" answers sounded a lot like the negative hype I hear from the naysayers. The frothing over death panels, for example. Clearly wrong, but there are folks who listen to such feeds might equally conclude that the answer is "obvious"; they'd be wrong, but they'd be confident.

Still, not a hard test, not a rigorous test. It reveals a lot about the free-floating bullshit out there.