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|quote="The president claims his government plan would merely "compete" with private plans. If you like your current plan, he says repeatedly, you can keep it. One catch, though, as the House bill makes clear: Federal bureaucrats will dictate what those "private" plans can offer. So much for "choice." Meanwhile, herding more and more folks into a "public" plan while "trying" to contain costs can only lead to two things: Worse care -- and rationing."
|quote="The president claims his government plan would merely "compete" with private plans. If you like your current plan, he says repeatedly, you can keep it. One catch, though, as the House bill makes clear: Federal bureaucrats will dictate what those "private" plans can offer. So much for "choice." Meanwhile, herding more and more folks into a "public" plan while "trying" to contain costs can only lead to two things: Worse care -- and rationing."
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{{Opinion|America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009|Act should be passed|against}}
{{Opinion|Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act|Act should be passed|against}}

Latest revision as of 14:41, March 11, 2010

This is an opinion item.

Author(s) New York Post editorial board
Source New York Post
Date July 17, 2009
URL http://www.nypost.com/seven/07172009/postopinion/editorials/sick_reform_179675.htm
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Quotes-start.png "The president claims his government plan would merely "compete" with private plans. If you like your current plan, he says repeatedly, you can keep it. One catch, though, as the House bill makes clear: Federal bureaucrats will dictate what those "private" plans can offer. So much for "choice." Meanwhile, herding more and more folks into a "public" plan while "trying" to contain costs can only lead to two things: Worse care -- and rationing." Quotes-end.png


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This item argues against the position Act should be passed on the topic Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.