tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406729516496210923.post2778650566988449266..comments2023-05-17T05:21:14.557-05:00Comments on Be part of the solution: Communities of InterestTom Hayes, the Synergisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13036043121314020097noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406729516496210923.post-62140814783999525182009-09-25T21:34:27.147-05:002009-09-25T21:34:27.147-05:00According to politico.com, the source of the "...According to <a href="http://www.politico.com/livepulse/0909/CBO_estimate_deals_blow_to_Blue_Dogs.html?showall" rel="nofollow">politico</a>.com, the source of the "$110 billion" figure:<br /><br />"There has been some confusion among members this afternoon about the actual score that CBO released - ours is based on multiple conversations with members and staff. It looks like the <b>total savings for a public option that was included in the Education and Labor Committee (which reimburses health care providers at rates that are 5 percent higher than those set by Medicare) would save the government $110 billion</b>. A public option in which the government must negotiate its rates with doctors and other health care providers would save the government $25 billion. So <b>the <i>difference</i> is $85 billion</b>, not $110 billion, as I previously wrote.<br /><br />But <i>none of these figures is based on an actual CBO report</i>; instead, these are based on conversations with lawmakers and aides who attended an afternoon caucus meeting in the Capitol basement on Thursday.Tom Hayes, the Synergisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036043121314020097noreply@blogger.com