Comments on: Very Funny Headline http://healthblog.ncpa.org/very-funny-headline/ Health Care Policy and Reform Insights | NCPA Fri, 25 May 2012 16:47:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: John R. Graham http://healthblog.ncpa.org/very-funny-headline/comment-page-1/#comment-42604 John R. Graham Fri, 15 May 2009 22:01:12 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=3430#comment-42604 Well, that didn’t last long: Only three days after their announcement (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/us/politics/12health.html?scp=3&sq=robert%20pear&st=cse) that they would collaborate with the government to reduce the growth of health spending by 1.5% annually over ten years, the leaders of the health-care “industry” have started to backtrack, according to the New York Times. (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/health/policy/15health.html?scp=5&sq=robert%20pear&st=cse) That’s really too bad. When I learned of the announcement, I thought it looked like the best central plan ever: the Soviets had 5-year plans, but we showed them we could do even better with a 10-year plan. Unfortunately, my YouTube video overloaded just before NancyAnn DeParle and Rahm Emmanuel got all the trade association chief executives to hold hands and sing “Kumbaya.” I thought our work was done – until 2019, at least. Oh well, back to the drawing board. Well, that didn’t last long: Only three days after their announcement (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/us/politics/12health.html?scp=3&sq=robert%20pear&st=cse) that they would collaborate with the government to reduce the growth of health spending by 1.5% annually over ten years, the leaders of the health-care “industry” have started to backtrack, according to the New York Times. (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/health/policy/15health.html?scp=5&sq=robert%20pear&st=cse)

That’s really too bad. When I learned of the announcement, I thought it looked like the best central plan ever: the Soviets had 5-year plans, but we showed them we could do even better with a 10-year plan. Unfortunately, my YouTube video overloaded just before NancyAnn DeParle and Rahm Emmanuel got all the trade association chief executives to hold hands and sing “Kumbaya.”
I thought our work was done – until 2019, at least.

Oh well, back to the drawing board.

]]> By: Charlie http://healthblog.ncpa.org/very-funny-headline/comment-page-1/#comment-42596 Charlie Fri, 15 May 2009 19:40:36 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=3430#comment-42596 This is becoming a habit for Barack. This is the <a href="http://theoteam.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/tom_daschle_official_senate_photo1.jpg" rel="nofollow">second</a>, <a href="http://buelahman.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/new_mexico_gov_bill-richardson.jpg" rel="nofollow">third</a>, or <a>fourth</a> time that he has been left standing at the alter. <a>Maybe someday it will work out for him?</a>. This is becoming a habit for Barack. This is the second, third, or fourth time that he has been left standing at the alter.

Maybe someday it will work out for him?.

]]> By: Juan O. http://healthblog.ncpa.org/very-funny-headline/comment-page-1/#comment-42590 Juan O. Fri, 15 May 2009 18:48:27 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=3430#comment-42590 Classic! On Monday, everyone was holding hands with the President. "Let's all do our part to cut $2 trillion from the growth of health care," they say. Then someone with a calculator realized the implications of letting the government dictate a 15% reduction in the growth of the health care industry -- amounting to $2,000 billion. By Friday, the kumbaya moment had faded. Many of those organizations are now trying to dial back their public commitment to cost controls, saying that the President had overstated their commitment. Oops. Classic!

On Monday, everyone was holding hands with the President. “Let’s all do our part to cut $2 trillion from the growth of health care,” they say.

Then someone with a calculator realized the implications of letting the government dictate a 15% reduction in the growth of the health care industry — amounting to $2,000 billion.

By Friday, the kumbaya moment had faded. Many of those organizations are now trying to dial back their public commitment to cost controls, saying that the President had overstated their commitment.

Oops.

]]> By: Ron Greiner http://healthblog.ncpa.org/very-funny-headline/comment-page-1/#comment-42589 Ron Greiner Fri, 15 May 2009 18:43:18 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=3430#comment-42589 Obama thought he heard $2 trillion in savings? Christina Romer, Obama spokesperson, said that the opportunity for savings in health care is, "Like finding billion dollar bills lying on the ground." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVfyI_18MCg&feature=player_embedded Maybe Romer meant million dollar bills. This Whitehouse doesn't have a clue. It's pathetic. Obama thought he heard $2 trillion in savings?

Christina Romer, Obama spokesperson, said that the opportunity for savings in health care is, “Like finding billion dollar bills lying on the ground.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVfyI_18MCg&feature=player_embedded

Maybe Romer meant million dollar bills.

This Whitehouse doesn’t have a clue. It’s pathetic.

]]> By: Rcik http://healthblog.ncpa.org/very-funny-headline/comment-page-1/#comment-42588 Rcik Fri, 15 May 2009 18:29:20 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=3430#comment-42588 Nice video. Looked almost exactly like the White House meeting the other day. Nice video. Looked almost exactly like the White House meeting the other day.

]]> By: Ken http://healthblog.ncpa.org/very-funny-headline/comment-page-1/#comment-42584 Ken Fri, 15 May 2009 17:03:27 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=3430#comment-42584 That is a very funny headline. That is a very funny headline.

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