oh how i wish this stuff was not true, but sadly, it is. for you people that claim this current healt care "reform" is good, what do you have to say about these points?
Page 30 Sec 123 of HC bill: THERE WILL BE A GOVT COMMITTEE
that decides what treatments/benefits you get.
Private insurance already does this.
Page 29 lines 4-16 in the HC bill: YOUR HEALTH CARE IS
RATIONED!!!
Private insurance already does this.
Page 42 of HC Bill: The Health Choices Commissioner will
choose your HC benefits for you. You have no choice!
Private insurance already does this.
Page 50 Section 152 in HC bill: HC will be provided to ALL
non-US citizens, illegal or otherwise.
This is already the law. If a mexican is shot and you turn him away from the hospital, you'll lose your medical license and possibly go to jail.
Page 58 HC Bill: Govt will have real-time access to
individuals' finances & a 'National ID Health card' will be issued!
Private insurance already does this.
Page 59 HC Bill lines 21-24: Govt will have direct access
to your bank accounts for elective funds transfer.
Private insurance already does this. You can also arrange this with your phone and utility companies if you want. My car insurance is automatically withdrawn every month and I never see a bill for it.
Page 84 Sec 203 HC bill: Govt mandates ALL benefit packages
for private HC plans in the 'Exchange.'
This is currently done by your employer and no you can't control it.
Page 85 Line 7 HC Bill: Specifications of Benefit Levels
for Plans -- The Govt will ration your health care!
Private insurance already does this.
Page 91 Lines 4-7 HC Bill: Govt mandates linguistic
appropriate services. (Translation: illegal aliens.)
Private insurance already does this.
Page 95 HC Bill Lines 8-18: The Govt will use groups (i.e.
ACORN & Americorps to sign up individuals for Govt HC plan.
Group plans are usually better than individual plans.
Page 12 4 lines 24-25 HC: No company can sue GOVT on price
fixing. No "judicial review" against Govt monopoly.
Wait, you're saying price limits are bad? Feel free to pay $10,000 per year for insurance. I won't stop you.
Page 145 Line 15-17: An Employer MUST auto-enroll employees
into public option plan. (NO choice!)
Are you suggesting it's better for people to have no insurance at all?
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.)
This is probably a good thing. One trick Walmart likes to pull is to give people just enough hours that don't quite qualify for full time benefits. Enough of that bullshit. If you want employees, you give them the same benefits every employee gets. The company will choose to hire fewer employees and work them longer hours. Working 50 hours at Walmart and making overtime is better than working 23 hours.
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.
Again, you're implying that employees should not get health insurance. Why?
Page 167 Lines 18-23: ANY individual who doesn't have
acceptable HC according to Govt will be taxed 2.5% of income.
You're right on this. This one is bad.
Page 170 Lines 1-3 HC Bill: Any NONRESIDENT Alien is exempt
from individual taxes. (Americans will pay.)
Do you realize that non-resident means they don't live in the US? Are you really suggesting they charge a healthcare punishment tax for Canadians who don't receive US healthcare benefits?
Page 195 HC Bill: Officers & employees of the GOVT HC
Admin.. will have access to ALL Americans' finances and personal records.
They already have that. Do you think the government has absolutely no idea how much money you made last year or how much debt you owe on your house?
Page 203 Line 14-15 HC: "The tax imposed under this section
shall not be treated as tax." (Yes, it really says that!)
This is probably put there so you're not allowed to get a refund for it when filing your taxes. A few years ago the government of Alberta would send me a bill for $120 every 3 months to pay for my healthcare. It's obviously a government tax for healthcare, but it's not treated as tax and I'm not allowed to file for a refund if my tax deductions for the year are greater than my taxes paid.
Page 253 Line 10-18: The Govt sets the value of a doctor's
time, profession, judgment, etc. (Literally-- the value of humans.)
Private insurance already does this.
Page 268 Sec 1141: The federal Govt regulates the rental and
purchase of power driven wheelchairs.
Private insurance already does this.
Page 272 SEC. 1145: TREATMENT OF CERTAIN CANCER HOSPITALS -
Cancer patients - welcome to rationing!
Private insurance already does this.
Page 280 Sec 1151: The Govt will penalize hospitals for
whatever the Govt deems preventable (i.e....re-admissions).
Private insurance already does this. If they feel your treatment was not needed, they'll flat out refuse to pay for it even though you've already had the treatment. If you don't have a quarter million dollars just sitting in the bank, the hospital swallows whatever expense is left after you've filed for bankruptcy.
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.
Does this mean the government punishes doctors who screw up or misdiagnose things? More explanation needed.
Page 317 L 13-20: PROHIBITION on ownership/investment. (The
Govt tells doctors what and how much they can own!)
This is to prevent conflict of interest. If the doctor owns the X-ray machine and gets paid every time it's used, he'll refer everyone to get an X-ray even when it's not needed.
Page 335 L 16-25 Pg 336-339: The Govt mandates establishment
of=2 outcome-based measures. (HC the way they want -- rationing.)
Page 341 Lines 3-9: The Govt has authority to disqualify
Medicare Advance Plans, HMOs, etc. (Forcing people into the Govt plan)
Private insurance already does this. You can lose your health benefits for any reason at all.
Page 354 Sec 1177: The Govt will RESTRICT enrollment of
'special needs people!' Unbelievable!
Private insurance already does this. It's called a pre-existing condition.
Page 379 Sec 1191: The Govt creates more bureaucracy via a
"Tele-Health Advisory Committee." (Can you say HC by phone?)
This saves money by answering questions without going to see a doctor. This sounds very similar to poison control or 911 operators who tell you exactly what you should be doing while a doctor or paramedic is not there.
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; & nbsp;guiding you in death. (Also
called 'assisted suicide.')
God forbid people write a will or make plans for things. What is this, Russia?
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!)
We should have killed Terry Shiavo the old fashioned way - hold a pillow over the bitch's face until she flatlines. I don't need the government telling me how I kill people.
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. (AN ORDER TO DIE FROM THE
GOVERNMENT?!?)
People with cancer absolutely never die. We should not put any thought into what to do when they get sicker.
Page 429 Lines 13-25: The GOVT will specify which doctors
can write an end-of-life order. (I wouldn't want to stand before God after
getting paid for THAT job!)
I'm pretty sure they already have a law that states who can do this. We can't have the janitor going around unplugging people can we?
Page 430 Lines 11-15: The Govt will decide what level of
treatment you will have at end-of-life! (Again -- no choice!)
This is already done. Younger people get first dibs on lungs and kidneys because they're not expected to die in the next year.
Page 469: Community-Based Home Medical Services = Non-Profit
Organizations. (Hello? ACORN Medical Services here!?!)
My non-profit dental insurance is provided through Alberta Blue Cross and it seems to work pretty good.
Page 489 Sec 1308: The Govt will cover marriage and family
therapy. (Which means Govt will insert itself into your marriage even.)
It's best to never get counseling. Read my signature.
Page 494-498: Govt will cover Mental Health Services
including defining, creating, and rationing those services.
This is because mentally ill people very often end up in jail when their illnesses are not treated. The government paying for a guy's schizophrenia medication is a hell of a lot cheaper than the government paying to keep him in jail. Either that or they could just kill him.