Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20121208:11:34:00
Left, which means average premiums go up for those that are older and sicker. that will cost $2.5 billion. in order to save the federal government $5.7 billion, this plan to raise medicare eligibility would cost twice that much across the economy. done. stop the clock. so that is the explanation in under two minutes as promised. you might wonder, though, given all that, why are democrats even considering a policy so fiscally pointless. the reason this plan doesn't save much money is the same reason they are considering it. it won't hurt people all that much compared to the alternatives on the ...