What is healthcare reform? I don't think this is it

An open letter regarding Obama's most recent achievements...

Additionally to saving american business "3000%" as Obama repeated...I can only see companies writing down $1 billion here $150 million there, $100 million over there...Somehow, I do not think that is going to create jobs or improve healthcare.

These guys [Politicians and regulators] are liars and they are stealing from us to pay the banks...no wonder the Fed/Treasury is responsible for overseeing the Healthcare reforms. They can't regulate banks, only steal from and lie to American's and now that's not enough.

If we ever needed an excuse for a national ID card this is it.

Wowza!!!

Senator Bayh,

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 you ur banks 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 ! "judicia l 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, proffession, 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 that 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 community input is required. Can u say ACORN?!!
• Page 335 L 16-25 Pg 336-339: Govt mandates establishment of outcome based measures. 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 mor! e bureau cracy - Tele-health Advisory Comittee. 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 everything in my power to make sure you lose your job in the next election.

Respectfully,

Stephen E Fraser MD

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Healthcare - Pass or Fail = Sell

Obama is a disaster in my opinion. The health care bill is a disaster but at least I can be glad that some of Obama's buddies will "...save 3,000%" as he says. The reality is that the bill serves special interests. If it passes those interests will be happy but the economy and Americans will be adversely effected. If it does not pass, Obama's special interests will not be happy and the disappointment and perception of impotence of the government will lay bare for all to see.

In either case, my perception is Obama's/Pelosi's prime time moment = SELL. If the few remaining shorts out there can't deal with it and get taken out on some sort of squeeze - I think that will be a selling opportunity.

What a mess.

Costs of Health care around the world...

Will Mr Obama's plan raise or lower the US costs? I think you need only to look at any government take over of anything to get a good idea of past results not being indicative of future performance.

"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them. 

The two enemies of the people are criminals and government, so let us tie the second down with the chains of the Constitution so the second will not become the legalized version of the first.

The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not." - Thomas Jefferson

Obviously, we have thrown out the constitution a long time ago...but these attacks on it are getting more and more grotesque...and will only decrease the quality and increase the cost of healthcare in the US.

Government by the special interests for the special interests...

It is clear what is going on in this country. And while the Fed, Treasury, Obama and Congress are abusing  the tax payer and constituents for the benefit of the special interests...they are deliberately furthering a scheme planned and implemented early in the 1900's. So called healthcare reforms represent a major step forward of that agenda. If there is any doubt about this...please read these quotes:

Capital must protect itself in every way... Debts must be collected and loans and mortgages foreclosed as soon as possible. When through a process of law the common people have lost their homes, they will be more tractable and more easily governed by the strong arm of the law applied by the central power of leading financiers. People without homes will not quarrel with their leaders. This is well known among our principle men now engaged in forming an imperialism of capitalism to govern the world. By dividing the people we can get them to expend their energies in fighting over questions of no importance to us except as teachers of the common herd.- JP Morgan

The world is now more sophisticated and prepared to march towards a world government. -David Rockerfeller

Healthcare or Not?

If the people let government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as are the souls of those who live under tyranny. 
-Thomas Jefferson

If You Don't by Health Insurance and Don't Pay the Fine?

Now this is progress! Go Obama...

This is not China or Russia Mr Obama.

I think Obama should start doing some of the things he said he was going to do. Its  getting rather ridiculous...what else are they going to come up with.

Politico reports:

Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) received a handwritten note Thursday from Joint Committee on Taxation Chief of Staff Tom Barthold confirming the penalty for failing to pay the up to $1,900 fee for not buying health insurance.

Violators could be charged with a misdemeanor and could face up to a year in jail or a $25,000 penalty, Barthold wrote on JCT letterhead. He signed it "Sincerely, Thomas A. Barthold."