Question by gitrdoneobama: Has Fox “News” reported that the H.R. 3962 health reform bill reduces the deficit by 104 billion?
CBO: “H.R. 3962 would result in a net reduction in federal budget deficits of 4 billion over the 2010–2019 period.” (see Table 1).

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/106xx/doc10688/hr3962Rangel.pdf#page=2

So the CBO is wrong Snowman?
President Obama did not contribute one dime to the deficit:

http://capitalgainsandgames.com/blog/bruce-bartlett/1200/why-economy-needs-spending-not-tax-cuts

No one is forcing you to buy into the Public Option. That’s talking point has been refuted many times already.
Funny how you ideological Republicans only believe the CBO numbers when they benefit your side.

So typical of you wing nuts.
Obviously Snowman, if this bill will save tax payers money in 10 years, don’t you think it will save them over 20,30, and 40 years as well, possibly?

Reality is that health care currently costs 16% of the GDP while in other nations with universal health care, it costs no more than 10% on average.

Were paying way too much as it is and it doesn’t even cover all of us!
Blue Dog democrats are among the biggest recipients of health insurance campaign funds. I don’t care what they say, since their not working for the people.

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Answer by zaza 1ST GRANDCHILD 2/2010!!!
That’s great! Too bad Obama increased the deficit by 0 Billion this year alone, uh.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124204820923806673.html

http://blog.heritage.org/2009/03/24/bush-deficit-vs-obama-deficit-in-pictures/

FYI** When Democrats projected the costs of Medicare and Medicaid they were off by over 400%. If that isn’t enough to scare the hell out of you then I don’t know what will.

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Chief of Staff Bill Montgomery shares remarks from Wilmington’s Mayor Jim Baker


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On May 21, AstraZeneca President Rich Fante presented a million cornerstone gift for the renovation of Wilmington Hospital. High atop a parking garage overlooking the construction, Christiana Care Health System President and CEO Dr. Robert Laskowski was joined by Sen. Tom Carper, Gov. Jack Markell and others at the announcement ceremony.

“AstraZeneca is strongly committed to working with partners whose mission and interests align with our commitment to strengthening and improving the health of patients” Fanta said. “Wilmington Hospital is an outstanding facility and critical health resource in our community. AstraZeneca takes pride in helping it grow.”

Accepting the gift Dr. Laskowski said, “For more than a century, Christiana Care and our Wilmington facility have built a tradition of caring for our neighbors when they are ill and helping them maintain their health when they are well. With this gift, Wilmington is set to become a modern, leading-edge hospital offering a full range of best-in-care preventive and wellness services.
Dr. Laskowski thanked AstraZeneca for their leadership in supporting Christiana Care Health System’s commitment to accessible quality health care for all. “Together, we can ensure Delawareans receive the highest level of care and comfort across the broad spectrum of diverse medical needs for decades to come,” he said.
Gov. Jack Markell said, “This gift and the expansion of the hospital will bring jobs to the city while building on the hard work that’s already being done at the hospital for its patients and the area. It represents an investment in the city and an investment in the health and welfare of its citizens."
Sen. Tom Carper talked about the critical public-private partnership that Christiana Care, AstraZeneca and the City of Wilmington created, helping to transform the way health care is provided in the area.
“Our local leaders seized the chance to work together for accessible patient-focused care,” Sen. Carper said. “The tens of thousands of people who rely on Wilmington Hospital for everything from emergency medicine to joint replacement will benefit greatly from their commitment to better care in a better place to be cared for.”
The 0 million investment in Wilmington campus renovation continues our mission of building a healthy community for Wilmington and the surrounding region. The second-largest project in Christiana Care Health System’s history, creating more than 2,000 construction jobs, this transformational project will dramatically increase the hospital’s capacity. The Wilmington Hospital Campus will grow by 337,000 square feet, creating a 1 million-square-foot, state-of-the-art medical center. When completed in 2012, the expansion will include:

* An upgraded Emergency Department that will be twice its current size.
* A new surgical suite, including 13 operating rooms and four procedure rooms.
* Capacity for 120 private patient rooms.
* A new intensive-care unit.
* An upgraded, 30-bed unit for the Center for Advanced Joint Replacement.
* A nine-story, 286,000-square-foot tower.
* A 51,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art medical office building, allowing more physicians to practice on-site.
* A new main lobby entry repositioned on Jefferson Street with enclosed walkway to parking.
* A tranquil atrium and healing garden.

The hospital expansion, which began in 2009, demonstrates Christiana Care’s commitment to serving the residents of Wilmington and the surrounding area through a full range of wellness and health services to people of all ages.

Wilmington Hosptial patient and AstraZeneca employee Kelly Morrissey with her husband


Image by Christiana Care
On May 21, AstraZeneca President Rich Fante presented a million cornerstone gift for the renovation of Wilmington Hospital. High atop a parking garage overlooking the construction, Christiana Care Health System President and CEO Dr. Robert Laskowski was joined by Sen. Tom Carper, Gov. Jack Markell and others at the announcement ceremony.

“AstraZeneca is strongly committed to working with partners whose mission and interests align with our commitment to strengthening and improving the health of patients” Fanta said. “Wilmington Hospital is an outstanding facility and critical health resource in our community. AstraZeneca takes pride in helping it grow.”

Accepting the gift Dr. Laskowski said, “For more than a century, Christiana Care and our Wilmington facility have built a tradition of caring for our neighbors when they are ill and helping them maintain their health when they are well. With this gift, Wilmington is set to become a modern, leading-edge hospital offering a full range of best-in-care preventive and wellness services.
Dr. Laskowski thanked AstraZeneca for their leadership in supporting Christiana Care Health System’s commitment to accessible quality health care for all. “Together, we can ensure Delawareans receive the highest level of care and comfort across the broad spectrum of diverse medical needs for decades to come,” he said.
Gov. Jack Markell said, “This gift and the expansion of the hospital will bring jobs to the city while building on the hard work that’s already being done at the hospital for its patients and the area. It represents an investment in the city and an investment in the health and welfare of its citizens."
Sen. Tom Carper talked about the critical public-private partnership that Christiana Care, AstraZeneca and the City of Wilmington created, helping to transform the way health care is provided in the area.
“Our local leaders seized the chance to work together for accessible patient-focused care,” Sen. Carper said. “The tens of thousands of people who rely on Wilmington Hospital for everything from emergency medicine to joint replacement will benefit greatly from their commitment to better care in a better place to be cared for.”
The 0 million investment in Wilmington campus renovation continues our mission of building a healthy community for Wilmington and the surrounding region. The second-largest project in Christiana Care Health System’s history, creating more than 2,000 construction jobs, this transformational project will dramatically increase the hospital’s capacity. The Wilmington Hospital Campus will grow by 337,000 square feet, creating a 1 million-square-foot, state-of-the-art medical center. When completed in 2012, the expansion will include:

* An upgraded Emergency Department that will be twice its current size.
* A new surgical suite, including 13 operating rooms and four procedure rooms.
* Capacity for 120 private patient rooms.
* A new intensive-care unit.
* An upgraded, 30-bed unit for the Center for Advanced Joint Replacement.
* A nine-story, 286,000-square-foot tower.
* A 51,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art medical office building, allowing more physicians to practice on-site.
* A new main lobby entry repositioned on Jefferson Street with enclosed walkway to parking.
* A tranquil atrium and healing garden.

The hospital expansion, which began in 2009, demonstrates Christiana Care’s commitment to serving the residents of Wilmington and the surrounding area through a full range of wellness and health services to people of all ages.

Christiana Care CEO Dr. Bob Laskowski and AstraZeneca CEO Rich Fante


Image by Christiana Care
On May 21, AstraZeneca President Rich Fante presented a million cornerstone gift for the renovation of Wilmington Hospital. High atop a parking garage overlooking the construction, Christiana Care Health System President and CEO Dr. Robert Laskowski was joined by Sen. Tom Carper, Gov. Jack Markell and others at the announcement ceremony.

“AstraZeneca is strongly committed to working with partners whose mission and interests align with our commitment to strengthening and improving the health of patients” Fanta said. “Wilmington Hospital is an outstanding facility and critical health resource in our community. AstraZeneca takes pride in helping it grow.”

Accepting the gift Dr. Laskowski said, “For more than a century, Christiana Care and our Wilmington facility have built a tradition of caring for our neighbors when they are ill and helping them maintain their health when they are well. With this gift, Wilmington is set to become a modern, leading-edge hospital offering a full range of best-in-care preventive and wellness services.
Dr. Laskowski thanked AstraZeneca for their leadership in supporting Christiana Care Health System’s commitment to accessible quality health care for all. “Together, we can ensure Delawareans receive the highest level of care and comfort across the broad spectrum of diverse medical needs for decades to come,” he said.
Gov. Jack Markell said, “This gift and the expansion of the hospital will bring jobs to the city while building on the hard work that’s already being done at the hospital for its patients and the area. It represents an investment in the city and an investment in the health and welfare of its citizens."
Sen. Tom Carper talked about the critical public-private partnership that Christiana Care, AstraZeneca and the City of Wilmington created, helping to transform the way health care is provided in the area.
“Our local leaders seized the chance to work together for accessible patient-focused care,” Sen. Carper said. “The tens of thousands of people who rely on Wilmington Hospital for everything from emergency medicine to joint replacement will benefit greatly from their commitment to better care in a better place to be cared for.”
The 0 million investment in Wilmington campus renovation continues our mission of building a healthy community for Wilmington and the surrounding region. The second-largest project in Christiana Care Health System’s history, creating more than 2,000 construction jobs, this transformational project will dramatically increase the hospital’s capacity. The Wilmington Hospital Campus will grow by 337,000 square feet, creating a 1 million-square-foot, state-of-the-art medical center. When completed in 2012, the expansion will include:

* An upgraded Emergency Department that will be twice its current size.
* A new surgical suite, including 13 operating rooms and four procedure rooms.
* Capacity for 120 private patient rooms.
* A new intensive-care unit.
* An upgraded, 30-bed unit for the Center for Advanced Joint Replacement.
* A nine-story, 286,000-square-foot tower.
* A 51,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art medical office building, allowing more physicians to practice on-site.
* A new main lobby entry repositioned on Jefferson Street with enclosed walkway to parking.
* A tranquil atrium and healing garden.

The hospital expansion, which began in 2009, demonstrates Christiana Care’s commitment to serving the residents of Wilmington and the surrounding area through a full range of wellness and health services to people of all ages.

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Question by Small Peace: Who was caught making this comment on Faux News “I guess I’m glad the health care bill was passed.”?

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Answer by The Shadow Knows
probably someone with a brain in their head, are you sure it was on FOX?

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Question by DAR: Is it true that that genetic nondiscrimination bill actually requires babies to have their DNA taken? Ron Paul
voted against it, is this why? I know he said he did so in part because the government has a foul record of preserving individual privacy….and it seems to me this is an invasion of privacy itself….

http://bellaciao.org/en/spip.php?article16908


President Bush last week signed into law a bill which will see the federal government begin to screen the DNA of all newborn babies in the U.S. within six months, a move critics have described as the first step towards the establishment of a national DNA database.”

Our press didn’t describe it that way and I haven’t reviewed the bill, this is from a French paper.

Is it true?

What do you think?

“The bill states that the federal government should “continue to carry out, coordinate, and expand research in newborn screening” and “maintain a central clearinghouse of current information on newborn screening… ensuring that the clearinghouse is available on the Internet and is updated at least quarterly”.

Sections of the bill also make it clear that DNA may be used in genetic experiments and tests.

One health care expert and prominent critic of DNA screening is Twila Brase, president of the Citizens’ Council on Health Care who has written a detailed analysis (PDF) of the new law in which she warns that it represents the first program of populationwide genetic testing.
Or was that a different bill?

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Answer by JeffH
The notion that the government has the right to ‘own’ any part of any private citizen for any reason is downright scary.

We’re not property. My DNA is mine.

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Question by Tony H: Should the KennedyCare bill be fast tracked without final language in place or a fiscal note?
* The deadline for amendments to the Kennedy bill is MONDAY
* A notice has been sent out that mark-up will begin TUESDAY
* Sen,. Coburn says they still don’t even have the language on
* 3 sections of the bill.
* And of course, it hasn’t been scored.

Senate Democrats plan to rush Senator Ted Kennedy’s “Affordable Health Choices Act” to passage next week. The bill is missing language (eg. public health insurance option) and hasn’t even being scored for cost! It doesn’t even have a bill number yet. It needs to be DELAYED.

lowlights from the entire 615-page bill as currently written.

It’s enough to take your breath…and freedom…away! It includes:

* 2009 version of Hillary Clinton’s Regional Alliances called American Health Benefit Gateways (SEC 143) with can be established by a State, the Federal government, or in regions.

* Penalties for anyone who goes uninsured (SEC 161).

* “Right Choices Program” to identify the uninsured and encourage them to get insured (SEC 311).

* Government in charge of deciding what is and is not “effective” or “quality” health care (SEC 219).

* Doctors paid for their “performance” – compliance with government treatment directives (SEC 143).

* Medicare-like program for people age 55 – 63…and a brand new trust fund (SEC 181).

* New bureaucracies, including the Medical Advisory Council, the Interagency Coordinating Working Group on Health Care Quality, a Patient Safety Research Center, Shared Decision-Making Resource Centers and a Center for Health Outcomes Research and Evaluation.

* Five, yes FIVE, new Offices on Women’s Health. One for the Secretary of HHS and the rest in four in separate HHS agencies. The cost: “such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 2014.” (SEC 221)

* Program to look at the health impact of anything “built” in the environment including homes.(SEC 333)

* ,000,000,000 for prevention, wellness, a new prevention Council, and public health activities including prevention research and health screenings (and data collection) (SEC 301).

* Collection of private health data at every turn, including in the workplace (SEC 334).

* Ready Reserve Corps established to help health departments for routine public health and emergency response missions. (SEC 430)

* New “Primary Care Extension Agencies” created by also new “State Hubs” will be created to help primary care clinics get in line with what this bill means to do, including creation of “medical homes,” the new gatekeeper model. (SEC 455)

* Plan to hunt for “fraud, waste and abuse” (no definitions) in not only government programs, but also in private health insurance. (SEC. 511) Is the care you want outside government guidelines, and thus deemed fraudulent? Your doctor could possibly be fined or imprisoned or both.
Ted Kennedy.. the man who gave you the HMO..
Does anyone actually read this stuff? And they wonder why people oppose nationalized heathcare! at any rate this dog doesnt even have a fiscal note.. I think most everyone can agree this should be delayed till members have a readable bill.
call your congressman and demand a delay on the vote till there is a fiscal note.. Hold their feet to the fire folks. Its your money and freedom.

U.S. Capitol Switchboard: (202)224-3121

Best answer:

Answer by queta nates
no

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Little Concord Pond


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During our Flickrmeet in western Maine yesterday we hiked to Little Concord Pond in Oxford County.

NH gov signs bill on emergency phone warnings
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – Gov. John Lynch has signed a law that would allow the state to send New Hampshire residents automated phone messages about pending emergencies.
Read more on WFMJ Youngstown

NH board vote to close school a first
Associated Press – July 8, 2010 3:05 PM ET CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – The New Hampshire Board of Education has voted 5-0 to shut down an elementary school for fire code violations, marking the first…
Read more on WCAX-TV Vermont

Preteen assaulted on Minot Avenue in Acton
A 12-year-old girl was assaulted while walking home from school Thursday in Acton. The suspect, 19-year-old Gregory Collison, has been arrested and is facing trial at Concord District Court.
Read more on The Acton Beacon

Apple cider is official NH drink
Associated Press – July 8, 2010 3:05 PM ET CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – Apple cider is now New Hampshire’s official state drink. Gov. John Lynch has signed a bill designating apple cider as the…
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Question by Tony H: Should the KennedyCare bill be fastracked without final language and a fiscal note?
* The deadline for amendments to the Kennedy bill is MONDAY
* A notice has been sent out that mark-up will begin TUESDAY
* Sen,. Coburn says they still don’t even have the language on
* 3 sections of the bill.
* And of course, it hasn’t been scored.

Senate Democrats plan to rush Senator Ted Kennedy’s “Affordable Health Choices Act” to passage next week. The bill is missing language (eg. public health insurance option) and hasn’t even being scored for cost! It doesn’t even have a bill number yet. It needs to be DELAYED.

lowlights from the entire 615-page bill as currently written.

It’s enough to take your breath…and freedom…away! It includes:

* 2009 version of Hillary Clinton’s Regional Alliances called American Health Benefit Gateways (SEC 143) with can be established by a State, the Federal government, or in regions.

* Penalties for anyone who goes uninsured (SEC 161).

* “Right Choices Program” to identify the uninsured and encourage them to get insured (SEC 311).

* Government in charge of deciding what is and is not “effective” or “quality” health care (SEC 219).

* Doctors paid for their “performance” – compliance with government treatment directives (SEC 143).

* Medicare-like program for people age 55 – 63…and a brand new trust fund (SEC 181).

* New bureaucracies, including the Medical Advisory Council, the Interagency Coordinating Working Group on Health Care Quality, a Patient Safety Research Center, Shared Decision-Making Resource Centers and a Center for Health Outcomes Research and Evaluation.

* Five, yes FIVE, new Offices on Women’s Health. One for the Secretary of HHS and the rest in four in separate HHS agencies. The cost: “such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 2014.” (SEC 221)

* Program to look at the health impact of anything “built” in the environment including homes.(SEC 333)

* ,000,000,000 for prevention, wellness, a new prevention Council, and public health activities including prevention research and health screenings (and data collection) (SEC 301).

* Collection of private health data at every turn, including in the workplace (SEC 334).

* Ready Reserve Corps established to help health departments for routine public health and emergency response missions. (SEC 430)

* New “Primary Care Extension Agencies” created by also new “State Hubs” will be created to help primary care clinics get in line with what this bill means to do, including creation of “medical homes,” the new gatekeeper model. (SEC 455)

* Plan to hunt for “fraud, waste and abuse” (no definitions) in not only government programs, but also in private health insurance. (SEC. 511) Is the care you want outside government guidelines, and thus deemed fraudulent? Your doctor could possibly be fined or imprisoned or both.
Russ.
Ted Kennedy was the major author and sponsor of the HMO bill that Nixon signed..

http://www.cchconline.org/privacy/hmoart.php3

Best answer:

Answer by Liberal Asskicker
“Fasttracking” is incompatible with a democracy.

(Are you afraid of debate?)

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Bill lifting charter school cap passes
CONCORD – Parents could soon have more educational options for their children, as Gov. John Lynch signed into law a bill lifting New Hampshire’s cap on state-approved charter schools. Lynch signed the bill, HB 1495, last week, according to Colin Manning, the governor’s spokesperson. The move allows for the state Board of Education to begin approving proposals for new charter schools, which are …
Read more on The Nashua Telegraph

New Concord farmers market now in season
The New Concord Farmers Market kicked off its 2010 season Monday evening at the New Concord Elementary School pavilion and lawn on Main Street, offering these treats and many more of the tastes of summer.
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“Tonight we answered the call of history,” said President Obama after the House passed health care reform.

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All you hear are liberals spewing their propaganda about how premiums will supposedly go down. How will premiums go down if the actual cost to provide health care services does not decrease? And if you think that actual health care costs (not insurance premiums) will decrease, how will this bill accomplish that?

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