Everyone understands that we need reform to how it is that health care is paid for in this country. However, the controversy for many of us is that the current bill that will be voted upon yet today is NOT the "reform" that we need... - or want.
Excerpts from: OPEN WIDE AND SAY “AAAAH” : HERE IT COMES WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT by Heather Powers
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The following are various references from the bill for you to compare with the information that has been released by Washington:
Page 22 of the HC Bill: Mandates that the Government will audit books of ALL employers that self-insure!!
Page 30 Sec 123 of HC Bill: THERE WILL BE A GOVT. COMMITTEE that decides what treatments/benefits you get.
Page 29 lines 4-16 in the HC Bill: YOUR HEALTH CARE WILL BE RATIONED!!!
Page 42 of HC Bill: The Health Choices Commissioner will choose your HC benefits for you. You will have NO choice!
Page 50 Section 152 in HC Bill: HC will be provided to ALL non-US citizens, illegal or otherwise.
Page 58 HC Bill: Govt. will have real-time access to individuals' finances & a 'National ID Health card' will be issued!
Page 59 HC Bill lines 21-24: Govt. will have direct access to your bank accounts for elective funds transfer.
Page 65 Sec 164: Is a payoff subsidized plan for retirees and their families in unions & community organizations: (ACORN).
Page 84 Sec 203 HC bill: Govt. mandates ALL benefit packages for private HC plans in the 'Exchange’.
Page 85 Line 7 HC Bill: Specifications of Benefit Levels for Plans -- The Govt. will ration your health care!
Page 91 Lines 4-7 HC Bill: Govt. mandates linguistic appropriate services. (Translation: illegal aliens.)
Page 95 HC Bill Lines 8-18: The Govt. will use groups (i.e. ACORN & AmeriCorps to sign up individuals for Govt. HC plan.
Page 85 Line 7 HC Bill: Specifications of Benefit Levels for Plans. (AARP members - your health care WILL be rationed!)
Page 102 Lines 12-18 HC Bill: Medicaid eligible individuals will be automatically enrolled in Medicaid. (No choice.)
Page 12 4 lines 24-25 HC: No company can sue GOVT. on price fixing. No "judicial review" against Govt. monopoly.
Page 127 Lines 1-16 HC Bill: Doctors/ American Medical Association - The Govt. will tell YOU what salary you can make.
Page 145 Line 15-17: An Employer MUST auto-enroll employees into public option plan. (NO choice!)
Page 126 Lines 22-25: Employers MUST pay for HC for part-time employees AND their families. (Employees shouldn't get excited about this as employers will be forced to reduce its work force, benefits, and wages/salaries to cover such a huge expense.)
Page 149 Lines 16-24: ANY Employer with payroll 401k & above who does not provide public option will pay 8% tax on all payroll! (See the last comment in parenthesis.)
Page 150 Lines 9-13: A business with payroll between $251K & $401K who doesn't provide public option will pay 2-6% tax on all payroll.
Page 167 Lines 18-23: ANY individual who doesn't have acceptable HC according to Govt. will be taxed 2.5% of income.
Page 170 Lines1-3 HC Bill: Any NONRESIDENT Alien is exempt from individual taxes. (Americans will pay.) (Like always)
Page 195 HC Bill: Officers & employees of the GOVT. HC Admin. will have access to ALL Americans' finances and personal records. (I guess so they can 'deduct' their fees)
Page 203 Line 14-15 HC: "The tax imposed under this section shall not be treated as tax." (Yes, it really says that!) (a 'fee' instead)
Page 239 Line 14-24 HC Bill: Govt. will reduce physician services for Medicaid Seniors. (Low-income and the poor are affected.)
Page 241 Line 6-8 HC Bill: Doctors: It doesn't matter what specialty you have trained yourself in -- you will all be paid the same! (Just TRY to tell me that's not Socialism!)
Page 253 Line 10-18: The Govt. sets the value of a doctor's time, profession, judgment, etc. (the value of humans life)
Page 265 Sec 1131: The Govt. mandates and controls productivity for "private" HC industries.
Page 268 Sec 1141: The federal Govt. regulates the rental and purchase of power driven wheelchairs.
Page 272 SEC. 1145: TREATMENT OF CERTAIN CANCER HOSPITALS - Cancer patients - welcome to rationing!
Page 280 Sec 1151: The Govt. will penalize hospitals for whatever the Govt deems preventable (i.e...re-admissions).
Page 298 Lines 9-11: Doctors: If you treat a patient during initial admission that results in a re-admission -- the Govt will penalize you.
Page 317 Lines 13-20: PROHIBITION on ownership/investment. ( The Govt. tells doctors what and how much they can own!)
Page 317-318 lines 21-25, 1-3: PROHIBITION on expansion. (The Govt is mandating that hospitals cannot expand.)
Page 321 2-13: Hospitals have the opportunity to apply for exception BUT community input is required.
Page 335 L 16-25 Pg 336-339: The Govt. mandates establishment of=2 outcome-based measures. (Rationing)
Page 341 Lines 3-9: The Govt. has authority to disqualify Medicare Advance Plans, HMOs, etc. (Forcing people into the Govt. plan)
Page 354 Sec 1177: The Govt. will RESTRICT enrollment of 'special needs people!'
Page 379 Sec 1191: The Govt. creates more bureaucracy via a "Tele-Health Advisory Committee."
Page 425 Lines 4-12: The Govt. mandates "Advance-Care Planning Consult." (Think senior citizens “end-of-life patients.)
Page 425 Lines 17-19: The Govt. will instruct and consult regarding living wills, durable powers of attorney, etc. (And it's mandatory!)
Page 425 Lines 22-25, 426 Lines 1-3: The Govt. provides an approved list of “end-of-life” resources; guiding you in death. (Also called ‘assisted suicide')
Page 427 Lines 15-24: The Govt. mandates a program for orders on "end-of-life." (The Govt. has a say in how your life ends!)
Page 429 Lines 1-9: An "advanced-care planning consultant" will be used frequently as a patient's health deteriorates.
Page 429 Lines 10-12: An "advanced care consultation" may include an ORDER for end-of-life plans.
Page 429 Lines 13-25: The GOVT. will specify which doctors can write an end-of-life order..
Page 430 Lines 11-15: The Govt. will decide what level of treatment you will have at end-of-life
Page 469: Community-Based Home Medical Services =Non-Profit Organizations. (ACORN Medical Services)
Page 489 Sec 1308: The Govt. will cover marriage and family therapy. (Govt. will insert itself into your marriage)
Page 494-498: Govt. will cover Mental Health Services including: defining, creating, and rationing those services.
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