If Health Care Passes, Subsidies Will Come Later
Posted on October 10th, 2009 by Editor
Via WMTW (10/10/2009):
Sixty years is how long Democrats say they’ve been pushing for legislation that provides health care access for all Americans. They’ll have to wait another three if President Barack Obama gets a bill to sign this year.
Under the Democratic bills, federal tax credits to help make health insurance affordable for millions of low- and middle-income households won’t start flowing until 2013 — after the next presidential election. But Medicare cuts and a sizable chunk of the tax increases to pay for the overhaul kick in immediately.
So, now we know what one of the central campaign themes will be in 2012. “Reelect Obama or the Republicans will undo Obama’s health care reform”.