How the Senate bill cuts costs
A closer look at five ways the health care overhaul would try to reduce spending.
While the debate on the health care overhaul has focused on covering the uninsured, experts say the bill's efforts to control costs are equally important.
One reason they haven't gotten as much attention is that many are pilot programs.
As explained in a recent article in The New Yorker, no one knows exactly how to keep the cost of health care from continuing to grow, so the bill encourages experimentation with a number of new programs.
"This is not going to be a one-size-fits-all," said Ellen-Marie Whelan, senior health policy analyst and associate director of health policy at the Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank. "But all of these done in tandem is really going to move us to a new way of delivering health care."
to read on: http://www.congress.org/news/2009/12/22/how_the_senate_bill_cuts_costs
I think a more open competitive healthcare market is a much better plan than hoping pilot programs will give us healthcare reform and will reduce the deficit. The above article is still a good summary of the bill. More commentary later...
