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Obamacare vs. Romneycare - There IS a difference


OBAMACARE                                       ROMNEYCARE
HC Bill: 2,700 pages long                    HC Bill: 70 pages long
No one read it before passing it          Everyone read is before passing it
Regulates entire HC industry               Does not regulate HC industry
Raises taxes on indiv & Biz                  Did not raise taxes
Cuts Medicare                                     Does not cut Medicare
Gives Medicaid to non-poor                 Didn't affect Medicaid expenditures
No indiv HC tax Deduction                  Expands HC indiv tax incentive
Unfunded by current revenues            Shifted costs from funded programs
Bill had no bi-partisan support            Bill had bi-partisan support
Enforcement by the I.R.S.                    Enforcement by MassHealth
16.7% of US still uninsured                  1.8% of MA still uninsured
11% of US children uninsured              0.2% of MA children uninsured
U.S. ranks lowest in world                   MA ranks highest of 50 states
$1.9T incr. costs over 10 years           Net cost to reform < 2% budget
Ruled unconstitutional twice               Constitutionality upheld in court
Obama supported 100% of OC            Romney vetoed 8 parts of RC
Obama pushed for more HC reg         Romney pushed for less HC reg
US:Obamacare approval 35%               MA: 67% "satisfied" in 2010
Don't like it? Tough.                           Don't like it" Try another state.

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