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Posted: 9:57 AM Jul 8, 2009
Biden Announces White House Deal With Hospitals
Biden said the hospitals are ready to give up about $155 billion over 10 years in government payments. The money could then be used to help pay for covering millions of uninsured.
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Vice President Joe Biden has announced a White House deal with the hospitals to help pay for President Barack Obama's overhaul of health care.
Biden made the announcement Wednesday morning at the White House with hospital administrators and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
Biden said "reform is coming."
Biden said the hospitals are ready to give up about $155 billion over 10 years in government payments. The money could then be used to help pay for covering millions of uninsured.
Despite the deal, some Democrats are rebelling over taxing generous health insurance benefits to pay for any overhaul, jeopardizing bipartisan legislation in the Senate and Obama's ambitious timetable.
Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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It won't be long before people at the age to go on medi-care will be euthenized. Maybe "commiebama's" mother would be the first just for show and tell. Obama needs to go back to Kenya and disappear just like his birth certificate did.
People should be paying attention whether you want this health care or not you are going to pay. They are thinking of charging you $1000.00 a year for refusing coverage. The lobbyists are worse now than under Bush. President Hopey McChange and his congress have been bought and sold and we will now pay the price. The bright side is Commiebama's approval ratings are dropping faster than Bush's in his first term.
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