http://www.ibdeditorials.com/I.....6399258116

Hint: what state do you think estimates it gives away $140 Million in free medical services annually…..in just the most southern part of the state?

Hint 2: did you know that if an illegal woman gives birst to a baby in the U.S. the baby is instantly a citizen, and the mother instantly qualifies for welfare? Doesn’t matter if she has only been in the U.S. for 1 day or years.

http://townhall.com/columnists.....real_story

Basically, the reason the U.S. ranks 29th in infant mortality boils down to one factor…..teenage births result in low birth-weight babies that results in higher mortality.

Read the article for the details.

We all know instinctively that the high infant mortality rate can’t be attributed to the best medical system in the world. Now you can have the information to prove it.

We are all paying a massive hidden tax that results from Medicare and Medicaid.

You all know that both of those huge programs pay doctors about 80% of what private insurance pays them.

Did you know that the shortfall is made up by private insurance jacking up the fees we pay for health insurance (plus the direct costs of medical services). I’ve seen estimates that it’s as high as $8,000 annually for a family of 4. Now, many get their health insurance through their employer, and pay $100 to $200 a month, so it seems impossible to get to a $8,000 cost. Buth for them, the employer pays the rest, which is compensation to you, just as much as your salary is……so don’t think that you are skating on the $8K.

Personally, $8K annually seems overstated, but I don’t doubt at all that the number is substantial. It’s a massive stealth tax that for most, is much larger than the 1.45% of salary you pay as the Medicare tax.

In addition, it’s now being revealed that the additional medical costs we pay because of medical malpractice lawsuits is about $2,000 per family per annum. That one smells about right to me.

A third hidden tax that everybody is aware of is that the cost of providing emergency room services to illegal immigrants and others is also recovered by the hospital and medical practitioners by jacking up their fees to everybody else. I haven’t seen an estimate of that yet, but it’s probably less than the costs of medical malpractice.

So when you are complaining about the cost of your Health Care nowadays, be aware of the reasons why.

If Medicare fraud was controlled (which it easily could be by prosecuting and jailing the con men) and Tort Reform was enforced, medical costs would drop by a lot.

I wonder how many other hidden taxes we pay? Other than the looming crushing load of Cap and Tax, that is.

Of course, this fits with all of the rest of his empty promises.