The Definitive Dossier on the House Health Care Bill (Pages 1-500) Part II

The Provocateur ^ | 07/27/2009 | Mike Volpe

[fiscon1]

In the first part, I analyzed the new government controls of the House health care bill. In this part, I will analyze the ways in which the plan will ration health care.

The nexus, so to speak, of rationing in health care starts at the bottom of page 27 and goes through page 30. That section is entitled, essential benefit package defined. This describes all those health procedures which will be deemed "essential". In the next section starting on page 30 entitled, Health Benefits Advisory Committee, this creates yet another bureaucracy that will deem which procedures are in fact "essential". in the previous part, I also mentioned page 335. On this page, there is the establishment of the "Outcome Based Measures". This will be a quantitative analysis of all procedures to measure their cost effectiveness. In other words, if there are two procedures to combat the same malady and one costs $10000 and the other costs $5000 and they both save lives at the same rate, the "Outcome Based Measures" will deem the second more cost effective. This same committee will then outlaw the first procedure. So, if a procedure is not deemed "essential" and is not deemed cost effective, it will be eliminated.

[silverleaf]

And of course everyone knows every human body is identical and what works to repair one human machine will work to fix them all

At least that is how a TSA-like army of health burueacrat clerks will determine your fate.... just call it “Aks the govt” medicine.

“And don’t you argue with me andf aks to speak to my supervisor .... do you know who I AM?” (hangup tone)

[silverleaf]

And of course everyone knows every human body is identical and what works to repair one human machine will work to fix them all

At least that is how a TSA-like army of health bureaucrat clerks will determine your fate.... just call it “Aks the govt” medicine.

“And don't you argue with me and aks to speak to my supervisor .... do you know who I AM?” (hangup tone)

[Kansas58]

Medicine is an ART as much as a science.

Patients are NOT all the same.

We do not all react the same, to the same medications.

Allergies must be taken into account.

Co-morbidity or other illnesses or health issues must be taken into account.

The ability of the patient to maintain a regimen, or actually PERFORM doctors orders must be taken into account.

Of course, Obama will probably want to know if you went to Harvard first, there are probably some points to be earned by WHO you know, in any government plan.

[Diogenesis]

[hoosiermama]

The Definitive Dossier on the House Health Care Bill (Pages 1-500) Part II