Posted on 09/23/2009 1:42:42 PM PDT by Crazieman
The federal government has ordered health insurers to stop telling Medicare beneficiaries that proposed health reform legislation could hurt seniors and jeopardize their benefits.
The government might take enforcement action against insurers that have tried to mobilize opposition to the legislation by sending their enrollees "misleading and confusing" messages, a senior official of the Department of Health and Human Services said in a memo Monday.
The mailings in question urge enrollees to contact their congressional representatives and protest the legislation, the memo said.
A spokesman for America's Health Insurance Plans, the industry's main lobbying group, issued a statement Tuesday criticizing what he described as the government's "gag order."
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Heil Obama.
Tell Obama and his marxist minions to taking a flying f***** leap.
Well, send this to them..
http://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2009/09/23/hr_3200_will_collapse_global_medicine_97423.html
Couple that with passing a vague/broad bill that is a virtual blank check to the bureaucrats to write the bill AFTER Congress passs it.
sickening.
Obama, remember your own words at the UN today:
“True leadership will not be measured by the ability to muzzle decent or to intimidate or harass political opponents at home...”
“That is why we support honest police and independent judges, civil society and vibrant private sector.”
First, Marxists and like-minded travelers cannot handle the truth or opposition.
Second, it seems they were not concerned when Unions, Teacher Associations and Non-profits were complaining for them...nothing like dealing with hypocrites.
Third, obviously Congress and those that profit from government activities are scared like the cowardly vermin/parasite girly men they are.
I thought only a Federal Judge could issue a “gag order”?
And then only in a case where release of facts might jeopardize a fair trial.
The insurance companies should tell the feds to go blank themselves. Does anyone still believe in the power of the First Amendment?
Where are the CONSTUTIONAL LAWYERS?
OK Humana, put your $$$ where your mouth is. Take the B******s to court and get a ruling. We need to know just how far this Fascist Government has infiltrated into the American System.
A good parody of Odooma speaking, but having no idea of what he means.
“”Obama, remember your own words at the UN today:
“True leadership will not be measured by the ability to muzzle decent or to intimidate or harass political opponents at home...””
Americans to the current ‘federal government’,
It says “We, the People”......NOT “We, the Government”. If you keep crapping all over our constitution, we will bury you in your own excrement.
"---Freedom of speech for me but not for thee."
Who needs to read George Orwell, when you can see Barack Obama on TV?
The government has no right to do that. Not that they would even give a damn.
Government censorship, illegal like everything else in Washington since Jan. 20th.
a gag order from mr transparency? say it aint so!
So we announce today to the American People that we don’t much like this Government Order demanding that we not tell the American People about this horrible thing in the Health Care Bill that the Government does not want us to talk about.....heh heh!
bttt
This is Old Fashioned Chicago extortion!
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