- promoted to the frontpage from the community blogs-KL

There are many who try to argue that Obama care and Romney care are the same.  These statements are made either by the uniformed or those with agendas.  In order to dispell these factual errors, I have created a synopsis of the difference between Obama Care, Romney Care, and Mass Care [put in over the veto of Romney].

Many have argued against Romney Care because they argue that Romney Care has a mandate that everyone purchase Health Insurance.  This is actually not entirely true.  Romney Care actually gives a tax credit if you purchase Medical Insurance $219 (similar to a deduction for Home interest payments.)

Obama Care is a complete take over of the Health Services of the nation, including Medical Insurance Exchanges (stepping stone to single payer system).  Take over of Prescribution Drug componies by controlling their products (see below).  Provides Profiling for Medical Coverage (back door to death panels described by Palin).  Take over of Medical Device manufactures by controlling their products.  Gets the IRS involved in Medical Coverage.  Spends Money building Community Health Centers (11 billion), and a host of other things.

Also, keep in mind, Romney care is based on States Rights (constitutional), Obama care is based on the federal government take over of Health industry (probably unconstitutional).

Romneycare

Based on Open Market (no Medical Insurance Exchanges – see Obama Care below)

Provides a $219 tax exemption for those who buy medical insurance (not really a mandate)

Provides free Health Insurance for those earning less than 150% of federal poverty level

Partially covers uninsured expenses incurred by Medical Centers. 

Summary:

Provides free health care for residents earning less than 150% of the federal poverty level (FPL)[1], partially subsidized health care for those earning up to 300% of the FPL.

Incentives for residents to obtain health insurance coverage include tax penalties for failing to obtain an insurance plan. ($219 personal exemption)

Massachusetts, a fund of approximately $700 million, known as the Uncompensated Care Pool (or "free care pool"), was used to partially reimburse hospitals and health centers for these expenses

The fund was raised through an annual assessment on insurance providers and hospitals, plus contributions of state and federal tax revenue.

Massachusetts Care

The legislature made a number of changes to Governor Romney's original proposal, including expanding MassHealth (Medicaid and SCHIP) coverage to low-income children and restoring funding for public health programs. The legislature made a number of changes to Governor Romney's original proposal, including expanding MassHealth (Medicaid and SCHIP) coverage to low-income children and restoring funding for public health programs. 

The most controversial change was the addition of a provision which requires firms with 11 or more workers that do not provide "fair and reasonable" health coverage to their workers to pay an annual penalty. 

On April 12, 2006 Governor Mitt Romney signed the health legislation.[19] He vetoed 8 sections of the health care legislation, including the controversial employer assessment.[20][21] Romney also vetoed provisions providing dental benefits to poor residents on the Medicaid program, and providing health coverage to senior and disabled legal immigrants not eligible for federal Medicaid.[22][23] The legislature promptly overrode six of the eight gubernatorial section vetoes, on May 4, 2006, and by mid-June 2006 had overridden the remaining two.[24]

What is Obamacare?

Obamacare is run by the Federal Government

Its reasonable to conclude that Obama Care is using Insurance Exchanges as a back door to single payer systems by making in prohibited expensive for Free Market companies to compete.

Obama Care is also a take over of Prescription Drug Companies. 

Obama Care is also a take over of Medical Device Manufactures.

Obama Care is full of Profiling which may be a back door attempt to “death Panels” 

Summary:

• Individuals who make more than $88,000 per year pay for health insurance partially or fully for those making less than $88,000

• Fully covers Medicare Prescription drugs

• Spends $11 Billion on Community Health Centers

• Federal government Oversight of Health Insurance companies.

• Establishes Health Insurance Exchanges

• Ban Pre-existing conditions

• Insurance companies may not consider if individuals can afford coverage

• Prohibits Insurance Companies from Canceling policies

• Prohibits co-payments

• Requires uninsured to pay federal government for cost of insurance (Making Insurance mandatory).

• Low income exempted from requirements to buy insurance.

• Requires companies with more than 50 employees to buy health insurance for their employees or pay a fee.

• Limits waiting period to 90 days or less.

• Sanctions Database overseen by the HHS Inspector General.

• Registration and Background Checks of Billing Agencies and Individuals.

• Community Mental Health Centers

• Establish a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services -IRS Data Match

• Preventing Delays in Access to Generic Drugs.

• tax on high-cost health insurance plans.

• Increase in Fees on Brand Name Pharmaceuticals.

• establishes a system for using technology to provide real-time data analysis of claim and payments

• HHS to study and issue a report to Congress that examines the costs and benefits of assigning universal product numbers (UPNs)

• Medicaid Prescription Drug Profiling.

• Increase in Fees on Brand Name Pharmaceuticals.

• Federal Funding for States for foundation for exchanges

• Fees on Health Insurance Providers.

• Convert Fee on Medical Device Manufacturers to Excise Tax.

 http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/summary-presidents-proposal.pdf