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BG1123: Congress's Own Health Plan As A Model For MedicareReform
Members of Congress, their staffs, and approximately 9 millionother federal workers, retirees, and their families in the42-year-old Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) are,unlike most Americans, able to choose a plan that best meets theirneeds from almost 200 private options nationwide, includingfee-for-service, preferred provider organization, and managed careplans, and those sponsored by unions and employee organizations.
BG1445ES: Why Adopting the "Common Ground" Health Care ProposalWould Be a Costly Mistake
The House of Representatives recently passed H.R. 4012, a bill to permanently change the way physicians are paid through the Medicare program, by a vote of 238–181. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that the changes would cost $138 billion over the first ten years. The House bill pays for the Medicare changes by placing a five-year delay on the heinous Obamacare individual mandate that forces every American to have health insurance, netting $169.5 billion.