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States suing over health care bill

Ten states plan to file a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the new health care reform bill. The lawsuit would challenge the bill’s provision requiring people to purchase health insurance, along with provisions that will force state government to spend more on health care services.

If successful, will they then challenge the constitutionality of Medicare and Medicaid?

The reality of health care reform costs

The headlines for the final latest estimate of the health care reform bill is $940 Billion dollars. Read the next line of the article and you’ll see that is over 10 years or $94 billion dollars a year. To add a little perspective, imagine getting a job offer for $750,000. Most everyone would be jumping for joy. Would you still be feeling the same if the next line of your job offer letter explained it was $750,000 over the next 10 years? Or would you be angry.

So let’s take a look at US Budget  over the next 10 years (assuming no increases) and see how the $940 Billion for health reform stacks up:

  • Department of Defense: $5.1 Trillion
  • War on Terror: $1.4 Trillion
  • Health Human Services: $700 Billion
  • Dept. of Transportation: $680 Billion
  • Education: $450 Billion
  • Veterans Affairs: $ 450 Billion
  • State Department: $380 Billion
  • Homeland Security: $370 Billion

How does the $940 Billion sound now?