While the House and Senate bills have stalled, certain portions of those bills may be voted on individually or rolled into other bills, so we need to be more vigilant than ever as the health care debate continues.

I found an interesting article that I wanted to share with you by Mort Kondracke, Executive Editor of Roll Call, that discusses certain portions of these bills. Kondracke explains why the Congressional Democrats’ version of health care reform will result in higher premiums for those with insurance.

Voters Are Right: They’ll Pay a Lot for Health Care Reform
By Morton M. Kondracke
Roll Call Executive Editor

The White House and liberal think tanks insist that health care reform will lower costs, but the public isnt buying it – and for good reasons.

Practically every aspect of the bills Democrats are considering – from covering the uninsured to taxes on providers, insurance reforms and Medicare cuts – will result in higher premiums for those with insurance. And unless Congress is willing to impose stricter cost controls than presently contemplated, many experts think there’s little chance of bending the curve of national health outlays or premiums.

Moreover, while the Senate’s new privately run alternative to a government-run public insurance plan is a welcome step away from Canadian-style single-payer health care, the idea of allowing people ages 55 to 64 to buy into Medicare could be an even bigger step toward it. And, even if President Barack Obama triumphantly signs a health care bill, there’s a political menace in it – taxes and premiums will rise immediately, but most benefits won’t be seen until 2014.

Americans generally aren’t aware of that, and yet continue…