AMA Endorses Thrust of Senate Health Bill, Bond Says It's A "Disaster." Whom to Believe?
Submitted by .Sean on December 3, 2009 - 7:18am
Yesterday, the American Medical Association endorsed the thrust of the Senate Democrats' health care bill. Though they objected to a tax on "elective cosmetic medical procedures" and the creation of an Independent Medicare Advisory Board, they praised its health insurance regulation and new tax credits to help low- and moderate-income people buy coverage.
Meanwhile, Sen. Kit Bond says the bill is a "disaster" which needs an "exorcism" (because it's been drafted or is supported by the devil, I guess).
Who should we trust here on the general outline of the Senate bill? The AMA? Or the Senator who spends more time coming up with clever quotes than ideas?
