Obamacare will get tons of money in savings from all those kept well by Obama-preventative-care therapy. Right after he causes the ocean levels to go down, he will be healing the sick.
Yeah, you knew it was phony, but now it can be shown:
From the Congressional Budget Office, via Ace of Spades:
"Although different types of preventive care have different effects on spending, the evidence suggests that for most preventive services, expanded utilization leads to higher, not lower, medical spending overall," Elmendorf wrote. "That result may seem counterintuitive.
As the story goes on to point out (there's lots of good stuff there), only a fraction of people will contract a given disease. By testing a lot more people who were never going to get it, you are creating a lot more costs and you will still have to cost of treating those who were going to get it anyway.
I'm wondering. Is there anything at all that he's saying about this legislation that isn't a bald-faced lie? Seriously.
In other news:
The drug industry has authorized its lobbyists to spend as much as $150 million on television commercials supporting President Obama’s health care overhaul, beginning over the August Congressional recess, people briefed on the plans said Saturday. (Hot Air)
Because they have a REAL grass-roots mandate and don't use paid protesters or organize like that angry un-American mob does.
Jus' so ya know.
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