Pass The Damn Bill, Part 2

Matt Osborne flags me this story from Head On Radio about yet another reason the Senate Bill is better than no bill for millions of Americans who need help with health insurance:  it eliminates much of the means testing on Medicare, meaning millions more working poor will qualify for Medicaid help.  Here's a section of the interview with Jennifer Sullivan, Senior Health Policy Analyst for Families USA:

And this really goes to the heart of the argument here.  In the end, the "something" the Senate bill provides is still better for a vast number of Americans than the status quo.  It can be improved even more, but even the much maligned Senate bill is a massive improvement over what exists now particularly for the tens of millions of Americans who simply can't afford health insurance.

That's the big picture we have to keep in mind.

Pass the damn bill.