Doughnut Hole

Such a fun name for such a horrendous policy. Mmmm doughnut hole.

A friend who opposed HCR recently lambasted Medicare because her parents were caught in the doughnut hole. I told her that the health care reform legislation would fix that. Suddenly we stopped talking about the doughnut hole.

The point is, it IS a big bill. And it takes on a lot of problems. Lots of people will end up benefiting in small ways and large. Some new challenges and problems will be created. And it will cost a lot. But at least this President believes in paying for his big new programs.

Remember, the Doughnut hole was created as part of Medicare Part D, brought to us by a Republican administration and Congress that decided a $700 billion program financed entirely by deficit spending was a good idea. We really need to put those folks back in charge of the government.