Democrats see progress on health care bill compromise

[FR7 Baptist]

WASHINGTON — President Obama agreed Thursday to soften a proposed tax on high-cost insurance plans, but work continues on several remaining sticking points in the health care legislation — including the thorny issue of abortion.

The agreement on the controversial tax, reached with the nation's largest labor unions after marathon negotiating sessions at the White House, partly answered how lawmakers will pay for billions of dollars in subsidies that will help millions of uninsured Americans afford coverage.

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This is good. I'm glad that they have managed to come to a compromise so that Federal funds are not being used for abortions because I'm very pro-life. I'm not too happy about the labor unions being exempt from insurance taxes, however. It still is bad that there is no public option, but maybe the exchanges will put downward pressure on costs.

 

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This is good. I'm glad that they have managed to come to a compromise so that Federal funds are not being used for abortions because I'm very pro-life.

Where did you ever get that idea?

Your article states... "With the tax issue at least partially resolved, abortion stands as one of the final stumbling blocks. The Senate bill, which was approved Dec. 24 on 60-39 vote, would allow people who receive subsidies to sign up for a health care plan that covers abortions but all enrollees of those plans would pay a separate premium used to cover the procedure. The more restrictive House would bar women who receive federal subsidies from choosing a plan that covers abortions."

IMO - the separate premium is simply an accounting gimmick. Federal money will still pay for abortions.