The Proposed Health Care Bill and the Health of Your Business
The healthcare bill is a massive piece of legislation — quite literally — at 1,000 pages. It will have long-term consequences to our entire economy, and especially will impact small business… not to mention severe privacy implications… I could not be more opposed to it — and urge you to be vocal in your opposition as well. It’s not good business. It’s not good economic policy. It’s a horribly inadequate band-aid on a long-term problem that (in typical big government fashion) piles on a lot of extras that have nothing to do with healthcare.
An anesthesiologist has read the bill and reviewed several sections in an e-mail that he sent to his Senator. Why don’t you download a copy of the bill and write YOUR Congressman? You can download it here: http://docs.house.gov/edlabor/AAHCA-BillText-071409.pdf
As a practicing physician I have major concerns with the healthcare bill
before Congress. I actually have read the bill and am shocked by the
brazenness of the government’s proposed involvement in the patient physician
relationship. The very idea that the government will dictate and ration
patient care is dangerous and certainly not helpful in designing a
healthcare system that works for all. Every physician I work with agrees
that we need to fix our healthcare system, but the proposed bills currently
making their way through congress will be a disaster if passed.
I ask you respectfully and as a patriotic American to look at the following
troubling lines that I have read in the bill. You cannot possibly believe
that these proposals are in the best interests of the country and our fellow
citizens.
Page 22 of the HC Bill: Mandates that the Govt 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 IS RATIONED!!!
Page 42 of HC Bill:The Health Choices Commissioner will choose your HC
Benefits for you. You 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 Healthcard 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 for of Benefit Levels for Plans = The
Govt will ration your Healthcare!
Page 91 Lines 4-7 HC Bill: Govt mandates linguistic appropriate services.
Example – 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 124 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 you can make! (salary)
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.
Page 149 Lines 16-24: ANY Employer with payroll 401k & above who does not
provide public option pays 8% tax on all payroll.
Page 150 Lines 9-13: Business’s with payroll btw 251k & 401k who doesn’t
provide public option pays 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 Lines 1-3 HC Bill: Any NONRESIDENT Alien is exempt from individual
taxes. (Americans will pay)
Page 195 HC Bill: Officers & employees of HC Admin (GOVT) will have access
to ALL Americans finances /personal records.
Page 203 Line 14-15 HC: “The tax imposed under this section shall not be
treated as tax” Yes, it says that!
Page 239 Line 14-24 HC Bill: Govt will reduce physician services for
Medicaid Seniors, low income and poor are affected.
Page 241 Line 6-8 HC Bill: Doctors, doesn’t matter what specialty you have,
you’ll all be paid the same!
Page 25! 3 Line 1 0-18: Govt sets value of Doctor’s time, profession,
judgment etc. Literally value of humans.
Page 265 Sec 1131: Govt mandates & controls productivity for private HC
industries.
Page 268 Sec 1141: Federal Govt regulates rental & 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 Govt deems
preventable re-admissions.
Page 298 Lines 9-11: Doctors, treat a patient during initial admission th at
results in a re-admission -Govt will penalize you.
Page 317 L 13-20: PROHIBITION on ownership/investment. Govt tells Doctors
what/how much they can own!
Page 317-318 lines 21-25, 1-3: PROHIBITION on expansion- Govt is mandating
hospitals cannot expand.
Page 321 2-13: Hospitals have opportunity to apply for exception BUT commun
ity input is required. Can u say ACORN?!!
Page 335 L 16-25 Pg 336-339: Govt mandates establishment of outcome based m
easures. HC the way they want. Rationing.
Page 341 Lines 3-9: Govt has authority to disqualify Medicare Advance Plans
, HMOs, etc. Forcing people into Govt plan.
Page 354 Sec 1177: Govt will RESTRICT enrollment of Special needs people!
Unbelievable!
Page 379 Sec 1191: Govt creates more bureaucracy – Tele-health Advisory
Committee. Can you say HC by phone?
Page 425 Lines 4-12: Govt mandates Advance Care Planning Consult. Think
Senior Citizens end of life patients.
Page 425 Lines 17-19: Govt will instruct & consult regarding living wills ,
durable powers of attorney. Mandatory!
Page 425 Lines 22-25, 426 Lines 1-3: Govt provides approved list of end of
life resources, guiding you in death. (assisted suicide)
Page 427 Lines 15-24: Govt mandates program for orders for 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 patients health deteriorates.
Page 429 Lines 10-12: “advanced care consultation” may include an ORDER for
end of life plans. AN ORDER from GOVT!
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.
Hello, ACORN Medical Services here!!?
Page 472 Lines 14-17: PAYMENT TO COMMUNITY-BASED ORIGINATION. 1 monthly
payment 2 a community-based organization. Like ACORN?
Page 489 Sec 1308: The Govt will cover Marriage & Family therapy. Which
means they will insert Govt into your marriage.
Page 494-498: Govt will cover Mental Health Services including defining,
creating, rationing those services.
Senator, I guarantee that I personally will do everything possible to inform
patients and my fellow physicians about the dangers of the proposed bills
you and your colleagues are debating.
Furthermore, If you vote for a bill that enforces socialized medicine on the
country and destroys the doctor/patient relationship, I will do every thing
in my power to make sure you lose your job in the next election.
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