Feds to design health insurance for the masses

[Coach Hank Crisp]

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The federal government is taking on a crucial new role in the nation's health care, designing a basic benefits package for millions of privately insured Americans. A framework for the Obama administration was released Thursday.

The report by independent experts from the Institute of Medicine lays out guidelines for deciding what to include in the new "essential benefits package," how to keep it affordable for small businesses and taxpayers, and also scientifically up to date.

About 68 million Americans, many of them currently insured, ultimately would be affected by the new benefits package. That's bigger than the number of seniors enrolled in Medicare.

The advisers recommended that the package be built on mid-tier health plans currently offered by small employers, expanded to include certain services such as mental health, and squeezed into a real-world budget.

They did not spell out a list of services to cover, but they did recommend that the government require evidence of cost effectiveness.

[BAMAWV]

I think we know who needs mental health care!

[cbbama99]

From the administration that has significantly improved our debt problem and job situation, now comes the insurance program that will benefit us all!!!   

[ricky023]

Obama done tried this one time and messed it all up. He is about to reword it and try it again. He is so determined to ruin average America before he leaves office. RTR!

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