By Patrick Howley <\/p>\n
Obamacare consultant Jonathan Gruber (R) listens to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Marilyn Tavenner during testimony before a U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform hearing on \"Examining Obama Transparency Failures\" in Washington December 9, 2014. Gruber apologized on Tuesday for his recent remarks about \"the stupidity of the American voter,\" telling a congressional committee he did not think President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law was passed in a deceptive manner. REUTERS\/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH) - RTR4HBJA <\/p>\n
President Obamas health care adviser Jonathan Gruber admitted that the Affordable Care Act might not be affordable while he was writing the bill with the White House. <\/p>\n
As Gruber continues to withhold documents while he awaits a call-back for more testimony before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in the new year, more information is coming to light detailing what went into the writing of the health-care law. (RELATED: Daily Caller Publishes First Video Of Gruber Calling The American People Stupid). <\/p>\n
Gruber said that ObamaCare had no cost controls in it and might not be affordable in an October 2009 policy brief, presented here exclusively by TheDC. At the time, Gruber had already personally counseled Obama in the Oval Office and served on Obamas presidential transition team. Obama, meanwhile, told the American people that their premiums would go down dramatically. <\/p>\n
The problem is it starts to go hand in hand with the mandate; youcant mandate insurance thats not affordable. This is going tobe a major issue, Gruber admitted in an October 2, 2009 lecture, the transcript of which made up the policy brief. <\/p>\n
So whats different this time? Why are we closer than weve everbeen before? Because there are no cost controls in these proposals.Because this bills about coverage. Which is good! Why should wehold 48 million uninsured people hostage to the fact that we dontyet know how to control costs in a politically acceptable way?Lets get the people covered and then lets do cost control. <\/p>\n
Gruber also said that the only way to control costs is to effectively deny treatment. <\/p>\n
The real substance of cost control is all about a single thing: tellingpatients they cant have something they want.Its about telling patients, That surgery doesnt do any good,so if you want it you have to pay the full cost. <\/p>\n
Theres no reason the American health care system cant be, Youcan have whatever you want, you just have to pay for it. Thatswhat we do in other walks of life. We dont say everyone has tohave a large screen TV. If you want a large screen TV, you have topay for it. Basically the notion would be to move to a level whereeveryone has a solid basic insurance level of coverage. Above thatpeople pay on their own, without tax-subsidized dollars, to buy ahigher level of coverage. <\/p>\n
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