Reply #10: sites like this could actually do a public service by dividing these monstrosities up, having

[Hannah Bell]

inividuals take a section & translate it into plain language.

i noticed this section, for example:

INCORPORATING PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS INTO MARKET BASKET UPDATES THAT DO NOT ALREADY INCORPORATE SUCH IMPROVEMENTS.

which, per cbo, means this:

"The bill would put into effect (or leave in effect) a number of procedures that might be difficult tomaintain over a long period of time. It would leave in place the 21 percent reduction in the payment rates for physicians currently scheduled for 2010.

At the same time, the bill includes a number of provisions that would constrain payment rates for other providers of Medicare services.

In particular, increases in payment rates for many providers would be held BELOW THE RATE OF INFLATION (IN EXPECTATION OF ONGOING PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS IN THE DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE)."

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/106xx/doc10688/hr3962Rangel.pdf.


I read this as:

1. defunding medicare
2. reductions in medical personnel

am i wrong?