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House Democrats' Health Care Plan Chart

Written by Nancy LaRoche on 15 July 2009.

Via Drudge Report, House Republicans are unveiling their diagram of the bureaucratic maze that could be our socialized health care system (click on image to view full-size chart):

Governor Pawlenty and Newt Gingrich may refer to this chart as they speak health care forum workshop today in Minneapolis. Drudge links to a UK example of what we might look forward to if this passes:

Thousands of rheumatoid arthritis sufferers face a lifetime of agony because they are not being treated quickly enough, a report says.

Guidelines state that patients should receive treatment within three months of the first symptoms appearing.

But the average wait is nine months - and GPs are not trained well enough to know what help to offer.

 Read the comments in that article for what's in store for us. Americans may all be covered under socialized medicine — but stock up on good books while you wait for your care.