Con: Democrats had no choice but to act; the erred by not passing a single-payer plan

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Barney Frank has been right on many things during his 32 years as a champion of the underdog in the House of Representatives, but he was dead wrong when he recently remarked that Democrats acted precipitously by rushing healthcare reform into law at the start of President Barack Obama’s first term.

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Con: The problem is producing more medical grads, not increasing Medicare fees for doctors

WASHINGTON — The latest scare tactic by right-wing opponents of the Affordable Care Act aims at convincing Americans that reasonable trims in Medicare spending will make it very difficult for seniors to find a good doctor in coming years.

A lot of this hooey is based on an outdated 2008 report from the Medicare Payments Advisory Commission that 29 percent of the Medicare beneficiaries who were looking for a primary care doctor had a problem finding one to treat them, up from 24 percent the year before.

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IPAB set up to make hard choices Congress dodges

WASHINGTON — Ordinarily, tea party conservatives would be wary of power-grabbing elected politicians making momentous decisions on complicated matters that ought to be the prerogative of the very finest experts the nation can muster. And especially so, when it comes to issues that can affect the healthy lifestyle — and, perhaps even the life — of every American visiting a doctor’s office or checking into a hospital.

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Con: Democrats had no choice but to act; the erred by not passing a single-payer plan

Con: The problem is producing more medical grads, not increasing Medicare fees for doctors

IPAB set up to make hard choices Congress dodges

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