Health Care Links

Nobody seems to agree on anything regarding the health care bill.  But the official estimate of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is that repealing the bill would add $230 billion to federal deficits over the next decade, making its repeal tricky for cost-conscious Republicans.

Paul Krugman lays out where some of those savings are coming from

While Congress argues about repeal, the courts argue about the constitutionality of the law: to date, three have ruled that it is and two have ruled that it isn't.  Guess which party appointed which judges.

Speaking of partisanship, one interesting to watch during the upcoming election is how Mitt Romney handles the health care reform debate.  The plan was modeled, in part, on the one implemented while he was governor of Massachusetts.  Democrats have taken to praising him for his work in 2006, with the new governor, Deval Patrick, recently joining in.