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Shock: Inside the Healthcare Bill
Economic Policy Journal ^ | 7/20/09 | Robert Wenzel

Posted on 07/21/2009 7:14:12 AM PDT by FromLori

Edited on 07/21/2009 1:37:04 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

Following the mad recommendations of Peter Singer made in NYT's Sunday magazine, it pays to take a look at what is actually in the healthcare bill.

It's worse than you can possibly imagine. Somehow, it manages to be Singer on steroids. Who wrote this bill. It has Singer's footprints all over it.

Peter Fleckstein (aka Fleckman) is reading it and has been posting on Twitter his findings. This is from his postings (Note: All comments are Fleckman's)


Pg 22 of the HC Bill MANDATES the Govt will audit books of ALL EMPLOYERS that self insure!!

Pg 30 Sec 123 of HC bill - THERE WILL BE A GOVT COMMITTEE that decides what treatments/benes u get

Pg 29 lines 4-16 in the HC bill - YOUR HEALTHCARE IS RATIONED!!!


Pg 42 of HC Bill - The Health Choices Commissioner will choose UR HC Benefits 4 you. U have no choice!

PG 50 Section 152 in HC bill - HC will be provided 2 ALL non US citizens, illegal or otherwise

Pg 58HC Bill - Govt will have real-time access 2 individs finances & a National ID Healthcard will b issued!

Pg 59 HC Bill lines 21-24 Govt will have direct access 2 ur banks accts 4 elect. funds transfer

PG 65 Sec 164 is a payoff subsidized plan 4 retirees and their families in Unions & community orgs (ACORN).

Pg 72 Lines 8-14 Govt is creating an HC Exchange 2 bring priv HC plans under Govt control.

PG 84 Sec 203 HC bill - Govt mandates ALL benefit pkgs 4 priv. HC plans in the Exchange

PG 85 Line 7 HC Bill - Specs for of Benefit Levels for Plans = The Govt will ration ur Healthcare!

PG 91 Lines 4-7 HC Bill - Govt mandates linguistic approp svcs. Example - Translation 4 illegal aliens

Pg 95 HC Bill Lines 8-18 The Govt will use groups i.e., ACORN & Americorps 2 sign up indiv. for Govt HC plan

PG 85 Line 7 HC Bill - Specs of Ben Levels 4 Plans. #AARP members - U Health care WILL b rationed

-PG 102 Lines 12-18 HC Bill - Medicaid Eligible Indiv. will b automat.enrolled in Medicaid. No choice

pg 124 lines 24-25 HC No company can sue GOVT on price fixing. No "judicial review" against Govt Monop

pg 127 Lines 1-16 HC Bill - Doctors/ #AMA - The Govt will tell YOU what u can make.

Pg 145 Line 15-17 An Employer MUST auto enroll employees into pub opt plan. NO CHOICE

Pg 126 Lines 22-25 Employers MUST pay 4 HC 4 part time employees AND their families.

Pg 149 Lines 16-24 ANY Emplyr w payroll 400k & above who does not prov. pub opt. pays 8% tax on all payroll

pg 150 Lines 9-13 Biz w payroll btw 251k & 400k who doesnt prov. pub. opt pays 2-6% tax on all payroll

Pg 167 Lines 18-23 ANY individual who doesnt have acceptable HC accrdng 2 Govt will be taxed 2.5% of inc

Pg 170 Lines 1-3 HC Bill Any NONRESIDENT Alien is exempt from indiv. taxes. (Americans will pay)

Pg 195 HC Bill -officers & employees of HC Admin (GOVT) will have access 2 ALL Americans finan/pers recs

PG 203 Line 14-15 HC - "The tax imposed under this section shall not be treated as tax" Yes, it says that

Pg 239 Line 14-24 HC Bill Govt will reduce physician svcs 4 Medicaid. Seniors, low income, poor affected

Pg 241 Line 6-8 HC Bill - Doctors, doesnt matter what specialty u have, you'll all be paid the same

PG 253 Line 10-18 Govt sets value of Dr's time, prof judg, etc. Literally value of humans.

PG 265 Sec 1131Govt mandates & controls productivity for private HC industries

PG 268 Sec 1141 Fed Govt regulates rental & purchase of power driven wheelchairs

PG 272 SEC. 1145. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN CANCER HOSPITALS - Cancer patients - welcome to rationing!

Page 280 Sec 1151 The Govt will penalize hospitals 4 what Govt deems preventable readmissions.

Pg 298 Lines 9-11 Drs, treat a patient during initial admiss that results in a readmiss-Govt will penalize u.

Pg 317 L 13-20 OMG!! PROHIBITION on ownership/investment. Govt tells Drs. what/how much they can own.

Pg 317-318 lines 21-25,1-3 PROHIBITION on expansion- Govt is mandating hospitals cannot expand

pg 321 2-13 Hospitals have oppt to apply for exception BUT community input required. Can u say ACORN?!!

Pg335 L 16-25 Pg 336-339 - Govt mandates estab. of outcome based measures. HC the way they want. Rationing

Pg 341 Lines 3-9 Govt has authority 2 disqual Medicare Adv Plans, HMOs, etc. Forcing peeps in2 Govt plan

Pg 354 Sec 1177 - Govt will RESTRICT enrollment of Special needs ppl! WTF. My sis has down syndrome!!

Pg 379 Sec 1191 Govt creates more bureaucracy - Telehealth Advisory Cmtte. Can u say HC by phone?

PG 425 Lines 4-12 Govt mandates Advance Care Planning Consult. Think Senior Citizens end of life

Pg 425 Lines 17-19 Govt will instruct & consult regarding living wills, durable powers of atty. Mandatory!

PG 425 Lines 22-25, 426 Lines 1-3 Govt provides apprvd list of end of life resources, guiding u in death

PG 427 Lines 15-24 Govt mandates program 4 orders 4 end of life. The Govt has a say in how ur life ends

Pg 429 Lines 1-9 An "adv. care planning consult" will b used frequently as patients health deteriorates

PG 429 Lines 10-12 "adv. care consultation" may incl an ORDER 4 end of life plans. AN ORDER from GOV

Pg 429 Lines 13-25 - The govt will specify which Doctors can write an end of life order.

PG 430 Lines 11-15 The Govt will decide what level of treatment u will have at end of life

Pg 469 - Community Based Home Medical Services=Non profit orgs. Hello, ACORN Medical Svcs here!!?

Page 472 Lines 14-17 PAYMENT TO COMMUNITY-BASED ORG. 1 monthly payment 2 a community-based org. Like ACORN?

PG 489 Sec 1308 The Govt will cover Marriage & Family therapy. Which means they will insert Govt in2 ur marriage

Pg 494-498 Govt will cover Mental Health Svcs including defining, creating, rationing those svcs

Here's the full Health Care bill that sits in the House.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: agenda; bho44; bhoabortion; bhohealthcare; democrats; healthcare; healthcarebill; impeachobama; moralabsolutes; obamacare; petersinger; prolife; readthebill; romney; romneycare; socialism; socializedmedicine; unconstitutional
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To: Scotswife

Well, if he’s opposed to it then, maybe there’s hope that it won’t get passed after all.


241 posted on 07/21/2009 4:20:52 PM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: Mr. Silverback; All

I knew someone who went from well to dead in 3 weeks on an end of life order. Elderly yes, but had been in good health, was a retiree on a full pension, son of a Dr and father of 2 more. Morphine & dehydration.

Great hospice care center, but the result was that he was killed. It was terrible. Absolutely terrible. I was horrified. And this was how important the Terri case was to what is going on now. See Soros’ Project on Death in America:

This organization is funded by Soros:

http://www.deathwithdignity.org/2009/02/26/press-release-re-final-exit/

Get yourselves a Will to Live document and never reveal if you know someone, especially elderly, with a ‘living will.’

Link:
http://www.nrlc.org/euthanasia/willtolive/index.html

Apologies if you are already familiar with this.


242 posted on 07/21/2009 4:24:41 PM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Fili et Spiritus Sancti.)
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To: TheZMan

It’s posted on Twitter, which has a character limit for each message. I don’t like text speak either, but I’ll make an exception in this case.

Meanwhile, what he’s writing is absolutely terrifying to read, so frankly I don’t care if it’s in text speak.


243 posted on 07/21/2009 4:26:44 PM PDT by Colonel_Flagg (You're either in or in the way.)
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To: combat_boots

Where did that occur?


244 posted on 07/21/2009 4:30:46 PM PDT by bvw
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To: Scotswife
It's worse than you can possibly imagine. Somehow, it manages to be Singer on steroids. Who wrote this bill. It has Singer's footprints all over it.

Looking at it more carefully, yeah if he did have something to do with it, it doesn't look like he's opposed to it. If he is, that's a good thing, maybe. If it's too radical for him even.....

245 posted on 07/21/2009 4:32:10 PM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: FromLori; All

We all need to write a letter to the editor, and while we can’t mention everything in the OP, let’s at least mention a few.


246 posted on 07/21/2009 4:35:44 PM PDT by Sun (Pray that God sends us good leaders. Please say a prayer now.)
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To: CSM

and a hearty HEAR! HEAR! to you my fellow patriot!


247 posted on 07/21/2009 4:54:55 PM PDT by Karma Police (Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition!!!)
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To: US Navy Vet
OK Freerepublic Legal Eagles, can we as citizen file a preemptive cease and desist lawsuit to stop the Federal Gov from infringing on our Constitutional rights.

Why bother with that crap? Let's just go after the bastards, PERIOD!

IT'S WAY PAST TIME!

248 posted on 07/21/2009 4:56:15 PM PDT by unixfox (The 13th Amendment Abolished Slavery, The 16th Amendment Reinstated It !)
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To: FromLori

Yep. Who could have thought they would overreach this far? Yet no ads on TV yet blasting this crap.


249 posted on 07/21/2009 5:01:25 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: FromLori

There’s not a chance in Hell that I will stand idly by and watch this monstrosity pass.


250 posted on 07/21/2009 5:03:14 PM PDT by PowerPro (United States of America : 1776-2008...RIP)
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To: cliff630

No, you are correct, this bill gives them control of EVERYTHING. Because everything can be a health hazard, and since they will be paying for your healthcare, they can control every aspect of our lives, including whether or not people GET TO LIVE AT ALL.


251 posted on 07/21/2009 5:04:57 PM PDT by Republic of Texas (Socialism Always Fails)
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To: Gideon7

oh good grief - help us, dear Lord - to stop this nightmare now!

Stop Zerocare NOW. Stop DEATHCARE DEFORM now.


252 posted on 07/21/2009 5:06:48 PM PDT by Freedom'sWorthIt
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To: FromLori

BM


253 posted on 07/21/2009 5:10:07 PM PDT by Para-Ord.45
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To: nutmeg; All

It is war......blood sweat and tears literally.....war on the sick, war on our doctors, war on every American who will be subject to this Soviet style heatlhcare system.

We will be fortunate if our children and grandchildren grow up without total fear of their hospitals and government healthcare workers as they did in the old USSR should this anti-American, anti-life, anti-freedom disaster get passed into law.

STOP IT NOW! GET ACTIVE! AND DO THE SAME FOR TAX AND TRADE!


254 posted on 07/21/2009 5:10:52 PM PDT by Freedom'sWorthIt
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To: Jim Noble
But the reds now in power don't have the force to apply that they think they do, and the contrary tendencies (real Americans) may turn out to be more powerful than this rabble in power can imagine.

I think you're right. For the first time since the election I'm feeling optomistic.

255 posted on 07/21/2009 5:10:56 PM PDT by Balding_Eagle (Overproduction, one of the top five worries for the American farmer.)
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To: Marty62

Ostammer is the LAST person I would listen to about anything, and I resent your remark.

I do not have the time to read a 1,000 page bill. But if somebody has, and they purport to explain it, then let them do so in acceptable English, not teenager code.


256 posted on 07/21/2009 5:17:08 PM PDT by bustinchops
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To: snippy_about_it

I believe you. All I have to do is consider the source. Nothing coming from ostammer, his administration or HIS congress is good. It’s all bad. But if I was in congress, I would read the bills and/or have my staff share the work and then I would comment on them vociferously to the public so that the people of this country know the details of what he’s up to. I would scrutinize and expose everything they’re doing and would object to it and rally congressional support against the bills, meaning all or nearly all of them.


257 posted on 07/21/2009 5:22:52 PM PDT by bustinchops
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To: Arizona Carolyn

I appreciate your effort. I just can’t understand most of what you’ve said. I get a sense of some of it, and it’s all bad, but I already knew it would be.


258 posted on 07/21/2009 5:25:03 PM PDT by bustinchops
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To: grey_whiskers
What is that green flag, pray tell?

It looks like a seagull about to dive-bomb an unsuspecting tourist with a "bird turd".

The Horn and Hoof Flag described in the book
appears to be based on the hammer and sickle.

from Animal Farm

shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach
259 posted on 07/21/2009 5:38:02 PM PDT by Uri’el-2012 (Psalm 119:174 I long for Your salvation, YHvH, Your law is my delight.)
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To: FromLori

PG 65 Sec 164 is a payoff subsidized plan 4 retirees and their families in Unions & community orgs (ACORN).
of all the horrible stuff-special treatment for unions. well screw them and screw the people that wrote this piece of horse manure. This is protecting a special interest democratic voting alliance. my blood boils.
if nothing else can turn the 80 plus percent of the working force against this,nothing will.


260 posted on 07/21/2009 5:39:40 PM PDT by wiggen
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