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From an article I read on MSN.com

"Almost no one believes that Americans are getting good value for their health care dollars. Some experts say 30 percent or more of what the nation spends may be going for tests and treatments of little or no lasting benefit. But bringing the uninsured into such a costly system won't be easy.

Administration officials say overhauling the health care system to slow increases in costs and get everybody covered is essential to solving the nation's long-term budget problems. They argue that it may take a big investment up front to reap significant dividends over the long term. The $634 billion Obama wants to set aside for health care would be almost evenly divided between spending reductions and tax increases.

Obama's plan would trim $316 billion over 10 years from Medicare. Some of the savings would come from scaling back payments to private insurance plans that serve older Americans, which many analysts believe to be inflated. Other proposals include charging upper-income beneficiaries a higher premium for Medicare's prescription drug coverage.
The health care proposal would also limit tax deductions for upper-income individuals and families, raising about $318 billion over 10 years. Married couples making more than $250,000 would get a limited deduction for charitable contributions, local taxes and other expenses. Rather than reaping close to 40 cents on the dollar, they would be limited to 28 cents."

A few questions arise from this:
1. If the government continues to decreases reimbursment to healthcare facilities, are the suppliers of equipment and supplies going to decrease their cost so that our hospitals can maintain fiscal responsibility. Or will these decreases in reimbursment cause hospitals to layoff employees to meet the fiscal needs?

2. If the government thinks that "30 percent or more of what the nation spends may be going for tests and treatments of little or no lasting benefit" , who then will start making a decision on your healthcare? Your doctor or someone in an office in Washington? Are you too old or too sick to receive quality care?

3. How much more can we squeeze out the top 1% moneymakers in the nation? In 2006, if there had been a 100% tax on the these people, the government would have gotten roughly $1.4 trillion. That would pay for maybe a quarter on the national debt. Where is the rest on the money going to come from? ME AND YOU!!