Democrats and the Health Care Debate - What to Believe?

This weekend the Democrats are saying on the one hand - $400 billion in Medicare cuts to pay for the health care reform bill, and on the other hand - These cuts will strengthen Medicare by eliminating waste, overpayments, and inefficiency.

Is it just me or is there a total lack of logic and reason in this approach? Haven't we been trying to reduce waste and overpayments for years? How will cutting $400 Billion from Medicare make it more efficient? How will cutting Medicare by $400 Billion make it less wasteful or prevent overpayments? Maybe there will be less money in the system to waste in the first place but in the end, there will be less money to go around for an already strained program. That translates into longer waits for patients, higher copays, less care, fewer diagnostic tests, denied coverage, and fewer doctors.