The Prescription Pad

  • Democrats’ Health Care Taxes Threaten Millions More American Jobs Even as Unemployment Soars to 10.2 Percent
    Nov 6, 2009  - $154 Billion Tax on Small Businesses. The bill would impose a 5.4 percent “surtax” on the modified adjusted gross income of individuals – including many small employers who file as individuals.  According to the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT), one-third of this tax increase (about $154 bill... More
  • CBO Confirms Pelosi’s Health Care Bill Covers 2.5 Million More Illegal Immigrants Than H.R. 3200
    Nov 5, 2009  - According to analysis from the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) the number of illegal immigrants covered under Speaker Pelosi and House Democrats’ health care bill (H.R. 3962) has increased by 2.5 million from their original bill, H.R. 3200: According to CBO, H.R. 3962 leaves “1... More
  • Reading Between the Lines: What the Democrats are Trying to Hide About the Pelosi Health Care Bill
    Oct 30, 2009  - The Democrats are touting a CBO analysis as proof their nearly 2,000 page government takeover of the U.S. health care system meets various budgetary tests.  But the analysis raises even more questions than it answers: 1. What is the true cost of the bill? At least $1.055 trillion, but more like $1.... More
  • Democrats' Health Reform Bad for Working Americans
    Oct 29, 2009  - Today, the White House is set to host another publicity event that is designed to obscure the fact that employers—especially small businesses—do not support the Democrats’ health care reform.  Here is a small sampling of why employers find the Democrats' plans "frightening." (Emphasis added) ... More
  • CBO Says House Democrats' Health Care Tab = $1.055 Trillion and Counting
    Oct 29, 2009  - MYTH Today, Speaker Pelosi stated that the House Democrats' 1,990 page bill, "meets President Obama's call to keep the costs under $900 billion over 10 years and it insures 36 million more Americans." 1 FACT The non-partisan, independent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) states that the... More
  • Top Ten Tax Increases Included In H.R. 3962
    Oct 29, 2009  -             Sources:  Joint Committee on Taxation, Congressional Budget Office        ###     More
  • Obama Administration's Analysis of the Democrats' Health Bill Raises Serious Concerns
    Oct 21, 2009  - At the request of House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI), the Office of the Actuary (OACT) at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a federal agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, released their expert and independent analysis of the House Democ... More
  • Can You Spot the Source of False Information?
    Oct 1, 2009  - Late last month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) directed Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to discontinue any communications with their enrollees about the potential impact on beneficiaries of health reform proposals – paid for with massive cuts to the MA program.  According to CMS... More
  • What Happened to the Prohibition on Rationing?
    Sep 30, 2009  - President Obama and Congressional Democrats have repeatedly pledged to the American public that health care reform will not lead to rationing of health care services.  However, sometime after the bill was originally unveiled, House Democrats removed the prohibition on rationing care from the duties ... More
  • Medicare Cuts Threaten High-Quality Health Care for 11 Million Seniors
    Sep 21, 2009  - Despite President Obama’s claims to the contrary on Sunday morning news programs, he and Congressional Democrats are proposing massive cuts to Medicare, which will reduce benefits and options that improve the quality of care for seniors.  As previously detailed, a total of 6 million seniors will be ... More