The House health care bill pays for "about six years of program with a decade of revenue, with the heaviest costs concentrated in the second five years."
"As a result of the House Republican bill, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office now confirms that families will see their health care premiums reduced by up to 10 percent."
The Republicans' alternative health care plan "will still let insurers raise premiums four times faster than wages."
The GOP health care plan "would allow health insurance companies to continue engaging in unfair and discriminatory practices like denying coverage to people because of a pre-existing medical condition."
Health care reform "establishes a new board of federal bureaucrats (the 'Health Benefits Advisory Committee') to dictate the health plans that all individuals must purchase."
Health care reform "requires the use of federal dollars to fund abortions through the government-run health plan."
Research shows the employer mandate in the House health reform bill would "place millions 'at substantial risk of unemployment' — with minority workers losing their jobs at twice the rate of their white counterparts."
Page 92 of the House health care bill "says specifically that people can't purchase private health insurance after a date certain."
Sen. Joe Lieberman's "home state has a public option which covers about 10,000 of its citizens that was introduced by its Republican governor."
"One-third of the health care dollar goes to no such thing as health care; it goes to the insurance companies."
The Democrats' health care bill "gives a new Health Choices Commissioner the right to look at an individual's tax return to determine what medical benefits or subsidies that person qualifies for."
"Forcing Americans off of their current health coverage and onto a government-run plan isn't the answer, but that's exactly what the Democrats' plan would do."
A "fairly limited number of people, 25 million to 30 million," will be allowed to access a national health insurance exchange.
"Usually it's about $900 a month to get health coverage. (Florida's program has) reduced that, on average, to about $150 a month."
A "massive" federal computer network will make your medical records available to "millions of people" with a "complete lack of privacy and confidentiality," while doctors and hospitals who don't take part face "stiff penalties."
The proposed excise tax on "Cadillac" health plans will hit "those making less than $200,000" the hardest.
Health proposal would create a "40% tax on health care benefits of middle-class workers."
The Baucus health care bill "could be used to ban guns in home self-defense."
"The first installment of health care reform ... will raise the deficit by $250 billion."
"The Senate Finance Committee approved a reform proposal that has both Democratic and Republican support."
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