House Dems Hide Cost Of Health Plan

IBD Editorials ^ | July 29, 2009 | MICHAEL F. CANNON

[Kaslin]

House Democrats are scrambling to come up with tax increases or other means of paying for their $1.2 trillion medical insurance plan. Yet the legislation they're trying to cram through Congress is even costlier than they'd have you believe.

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that the House Democrats' legislation would spend $1.2 trillion over the next 10 years. Yet that cost estimate is based on a tried-and-true budget gimmick that members of Congress use to hide how much of your money they want to spend.

In reality, the Democrats' health care bill is at least 50% more expensive than the $1.2 trillion estimate suggests.

President Obama and his fellow partisans want the federal government to guarantee medical insurance coverage to all Americans. According to estimates by the left-leaning Urban Institute, providing health insurance to all of the uninsured would cost just under $2 trillion over the next 10 years.

And that's a minimum. Since any conceivable change would end up subsidizing some people who already have coverage, the cost would be a good bit higher.

So how can congressional Democrats claim their health care plan would cover all — or even most — of the uninsured for just $1.2 trillion? Easy — they're hiding the cost.

When budgeting how it will spend your money, Congress looks out across a 10-year budget window. The current budget window runs from 2010 to 2019.

[ExTexasRedhead]

This is coming to you courtesy of the US Congress and the Fuhrer. It is for the “unwashed masses.” Politicians, of course, will have the best care your tax dollars can provide for them and their family. Please take the time to send this to everyone you know and ask that they please forward it to their address list. Pray that the truth gets out.

FACIST Health Care

THE ONE WORD TO DESCRIBE OBAMACARE
Written by Dr. Dave Janda
Thursday, 23 July 2009

As a physician who has authored books on preventative health care, I was given the opportunity to be the keynote speaker at a Congressional Dinner at The Capitol Building in Washington last Friday (7/17).

The presentation was entitled Health Care Reform, The Power & Profit of Prevention, and I was gratified that it was well received.

In preparation for the presentation, I read the latest version of “reform” as authored by The Obama Administration and supported by Speaker Pelosi and Senator Reid. Here is the link to the 1,018 page document:

http://edlabor.house.gov/documents/111/pdf/publications/AAHCA-BillText-071409.pdf

Let me summarize just a few salient points of the above plan. First, however, it should be clear that the same warning notice must be placed on The ObamaCare Plan as on a pack of cigarettes: Consuming this product will be hazardous to your health.

The underlying method of cutting costs throughout the plan is based on rationing and denying care. There is no focus on preventing health care need whatever. The plan’s method is the most inhumane and unethical approach to cutting costs I can imagine as a physician.

The rationing of care is implemented through The National Health Care Board, according to the plan. This illustrious Board “will approve or reject treatment for patients based on the cost per treatment divided by the number of years the patient will benefit from the treatment.”

Translation.....if you are over 65 or have been recently diagnosed as having an advanced form of cardiac disease or aggressive cancer.....dream on if you think you will get treated.....pick out your coffin.

Oh, you say this could never happen? Sorry.... this is the same model they use in Britain.

The plan mandates that there will be little or no advanced treatments to be available in the future. It creates The Federal Coordinating Council For Comparative Effectiveness Research, the purpose of which is “to slow the development of new medications and technologies in order to reduce costs.” Yes, this is to be the law.

The plan also outlines that doctors and hospitals will be overseen and reviewed by The National Coordinator For Health Information and Technology.

This “ coordinator” will “monitor treatments being delivered to make sure doctors and hospitals are strictly following government guidelines that are deemed appropriate.” It goes on to say.....”Doctors and hospitals not adhering to guidelines will face penalties.”

According to those in Congress, penalties could include large six figure financial fines and possible imprisonment.

So according to The ObamaCare Plan....if your doctor saves your life you might have to go to the prison to see your doctor for follow -up appointments. I believe this is the same model Stalin used in the former Soviet Union.

Section 102 has the Orwellian title, “Protecting the Choice to Keep Current Coverage.” What this section really mandates is that it is illegal to keep your private insurance if your status changes - e.g., if you lose or change your job, retire from your job and become a senior, graduate from college and get your first job. Yes, illegal.

When Mr. Obama hosted a conference call with bloggers urging them topressure Congress to pass his health plan as soon as possible, a blogger from Maine referenced an Investors Business Daily article that claimed
Section 102 of the House health legislation would outlaw private insurance.

He asked: “Is this true? Will people be able to keep their insurance and will insurers be able to write new policies even though H.R. 3200 is passed?” Mr. Obama replied: “You know, I have to say that I am not familiar with the provision you are talking about.”

Then there is Section 1233 of The ObamaCare Plan, devoted to “Advanced Care Planning.” After each American turns 65 years of age they have to go to a mandated counseling program that is designed to end life sooner.

This session is to occur every 5 years unless the person has developed a chronic illness then it must be done every year. The topics in this session will include, “how to decline hydration, nutrition and how to initiate
hospice care.” It is no wonder The Obama Administration does not like my emphasis on Prevention. For Mr. Obama, prevention is the “enemy” as people would live longer.

I rest my case. The ObamaCare Plan is hazardous to the health of every American. After I finished my Capitol Hill presentation, I was asked by a Congressman in the question-answer session: “I’ll be doing a number of network interviews on the Obama Health Care Plan. If I am asked what is the one word to describe the plan what should I answer.”

The answer is simple, honest, direct, analytical, sad but truthful. I told him that one word is FASCIST.

Then I added, “I hope you’ll have the courage to use that word, Congressman. No other word is more appropriate.”

Dr. Dave Janda, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon, and a world-recognized expert on the prevention of sports injuries, particularly in children. His website is http://www.noinjury.com/.

[Jeff Head]

The more people read it and look into it, the more it tanks. People must download, read, and educate themselves on this bill and then ABSOLUTELY HAMMER THEIR REPS MERCILESSLY over it during the recess.

Kill it dead.

Here is a link to the full House Democrat Health Care Plan in PDF. In Section 1233 E & F, pages 426-433, you find the part about mandatory end-of-life counseling for anyone over 65 years of age. Section 152 Page 50: All healthcare services will be provided without regard to "personal characteristcs" which is not defined within the document but is understood to include immigration status.

Section 224 b Page 125: The Secretary shall design and implement the payment mechanisms and policies under this section in a manner that — (1) seeks to (B) reduce health disparities (including racial, ethnic and other disparities).

A lot more provisions now being documented at that site.

Donwload it, read it, study it, then hammer your reps over it and pass it on to all you know asking them to do the same.

HOUSE DEMOCRAT HEALTH CARE PLAN - http://www.jeffhead.com/DemHealthCare.htm

Also, here's a large image of the Democratic (Obama) Health Plan chart-another Obama empty promise. This is the one the House democrats are censuring. Email these links or the image to everyone you know.

Decmocrat (Obama) Health Plan
http://www.jeffhead.com/DemHealthCare.htm

Obama and all those pushing his radical agenda are abject marxist ideologues. Their "fundamental; change" is nothing more than a destruction of the American free market and fundamental republican principle.

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[Kaslin]

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

Great post - thanks!

[lowbridge]

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[UB355]

These are the Talking points coming from my US Senator

Senator Herb Kohl’s Statement on Health Care Reform

Mr. President, I rise today to talk about our effort to achieve comprehensive health care reform. Most people agree that reforming our health care system is a necessity, and that we cannot afford to wait another ten or twenty years until health care costs consume the American economy and the budgets of most American families. However, as urgent as the issue is, we must approach every aspect of health care reform thoughtfully, and not rush to complete what might be one of the most important legislative initiatives any of us will work on during our time here.

As the HELP and Finance Committees release their proposals for health reform, we know we cannot consider a bill that does not control costs. Controlling costs is our number one priority. I believe it is just as important as ensuring universal coverage—because if we provide universal coverage without controlling costs, the result would be financial catastrophe for our nation.

I want to be clear that lowering costs does not mean limiting access to care, though opponents of health care reform will try to convince the American people that it does. These political talking points are a distraction at a time when we are trying to expand access to health care. No one will be forced to change their health plan, their doctor, or their hospital if they like what they have now. Health care reform will provide coverage to those who do not have it today, and must lower costs for both families and businesses.

One key component to cutting costs is to eliminate unnecessary testing and over-treatment. If we can do that, then our health care system—and America’s patients—will be in better shape. We can move in this direction if the federal government starts paying for value of care, not volume. As it stands, the Medicare reimbursement system provides perverse incentives. Currently, geographic areas that provide the most inefficient care oftentimes get the highest reimbursements. We need to ensure that all health care systems provide better care in a more efficient way, and reward those systems that already do so. Otherwise, we’ll never get costs under control.

As Chairman of the Aging Committee, I am familiar with many of the health care issues that affect seniors and all Americans. In this capacity, I have been pushing for health reform to include improvements to our long-term care system. Our nation’s population is aging at a record rate, and with every passing year, more elderly Americans find themselves in need of long-term care. Most of us will, at some point, struggle with the high and rising costs of caring for a loved one. These, too, are costs we must get under control as part of health care reform, and I applaud Chairman Kennedy for including the CLASS Act in the HELP Committee bill. This bill would provide new funding for long-term care through a voluntary social insurance program.

We can also get long-term care costs under control by promoting a move toward home and community-based long-term care services in Medicaid. These programs break away from a one-size-fits-all approach, offering flexibility and choices tailored to an individual’s needs. And, even better, they save a lot of money that would otherwise be spent on nursing home care. Senators Kerry, Grassley, and Cantwell all have good ideas in this area that I hope will be considered.

We must also protect those consumers who are making an effort to plan for the costs of their own long-term care in advance. In recent years, long-term care insurance has gained popularity. Over 40 states have initiated programs to encourage residents to buy long-term care insurance in an attempt to ease the burden of Medicaid costs on state budgets. I believe we have a duty to make sure these policies, which may span several decades, are financially viable.

Many long-term care insurance companies have been raising their policyholders’ monthly premiums, which can be devastating for older persons who are living on a fixed income. Until we can guarantee that consumers have strong protections, that carriers will not deny legitimate claims, and that premiums will not skyrocket down the road, long-term care insurance is not ready to be a major part of the health care reform solution.

The funding of care is not our only concern. It’s been 22 years since we raised the standard of care in nursing homes, and quality improvements are long overdue. Every year, as part of our Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement system, our government collects information about all 16,000 nursing homes across the country. We should make this information available to consumers, so that they can judge a home’s track record of care for themselves before deciding where to place a loved one. And we should make nursing homes safer, by instituting a comprehensive background check system for long-term care workers. Pilot programs have shown that this would keep thousands of predators out of nursing homes, where they could cause terrible physical, financial, and emotional harm to residents and their families.

The truth is, while there are some hot button issues that divide us, and while there is seemingly endless ground to cover, there is a lot about improving health care that we agree on. We all recognize the need to bolster the ranks of those who provide care. As America ages, we will face a severe shortage of workers who are equipped to manage seniors’ unique health needs. It is important to expand the training and education for licensed health professionals, direct care workers, and family caregivers and I applaud the HELP Committee for recognizing this need in their bill.

We agree that America’s health systems should expand the use of health information technology, which has been shown to save lives by reducing medical errors and save money by promoting efficiency in testing and communication. We agree that those who have suffered from a health problem in their past should not be denied insurance that will protect them for the future by ensuring that those individuals with preexisting conditions can purchase coverage.

We also agree that we should do everything we can to remove fraud, waste, and abuse from the system. We must employ a vigorous health care fraud enforcement program that will protect policyholders, businesses, and taxpayers. And we agree that we should work to provide appropriate care at the end of life. We need to break down the barriers to advance planning, and encourage Americans to talk with their doctor about end of life care long before such choices must be made.

Finally, we agree that we have a lot to gain if we get this done in a thoughtful, deliberate way. We can do this right and we must do this soon, because so many Americans are depending on us.

[Marysecretary]

Anytime the government does anything, you can double the amount they give you.