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The Ronald Reagan U.C.L.A. Medical Center, one of the nation’s most highly regarded academic hospitals, has earned a reputation as a place where doctors will go to virtually any length and expense to try to save a patient’s life. “If you come into this hospital, we’re not going to let you die,” said Dr. David T. Feinberg, the hospital system’s chief executive. Yet that ethos has made the medical center a prime target for critics in the Obama administration and elsewhere who talk about how much money the nation wastes on needless tests and futile procedures. They like to note...

President Obama and top aides have quietly stepped up talks with moderate Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine on a scaled-back health care bill, according to two sources familiar with the negotiations. The compromise plan would lack a government-run public health insurance option favored by Obama, but would leave the door open to adding that provision down the road under an idea proposed by Snowe, the sources said. One of the sources said White House officials are "deep in conversations" with Snowe on a much smaller health care bill than Obama originally envisioned. The modified proposal would include insurance reforms,...

Last night, Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) held a private health care “briefing” for members of the Heritage Hunt Golf & Country Club in Gainesville, VA, a higher-end active retirement community. The AARP participated on the “briefing” panel.  This meeting was not open to the general public, but we were there. Connolly is a first term Democrat in a district -- as one staffer at the event described it -- as sixty percent registered Republican. Gauging the level of questioning and the negative reaction of these seniors to the regurgitation of Democrat talking points at the event, these seniors have been...

As a physician who has authored books on Preventative Health Care and Health Care Cost Containment, I was recently given the opportunity to be the keynote speaker at a Congressional Dinner at The Capitol Building in Washington D.C… The presentation, entitled Health Care Reform; The Power & Profit of Prevention 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. It is important to realize that The Obama Health Care Plan is comprised of two parts…..that’s right, not one but two...

Rationing and triage (in which only people to whom immediate medical treatment means a life or death difference receive it) apply in disaster and battlefield situations in which there are simply not enough resources for everybody. We state up front that we do not believe that the American medical system is anywhere near this point, especially because 30 to 60 cents of every health care dollar are squandered on waste and inefficiency. These include administrative costs, inefficiencies such as doctors and nurses having to walk or wait to get or record information, and easily preventable medical mistakes such as medication...

HITLER QUOTES REVEAL OBAMA and REGIME 1 Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it 2 How fortunate for leaders that men do not think.” 3 All propaganda has to be popular and has to accommodate itself to the comprehension of the least intelligent of those whom it seeks to reach.” 4 “He alone, who owns the youth, gains the future.” 5 By the skillful and sustained use of propaganda, one can make a people see even heaven as hell or an extremely wretched life as paradise. 6 “It is always more...

The current issue of the Globe, (August 17, 2009), one of the most read supermarket tabloids, displays on its cover a photo of a worried Obama with the headline in big type: "Obama birth certificate is FAKE!" The full story appears on pages 30-31. I didn't read the article, and I don't plan to pay more than 3 dollars to buy the Globe to read it. Actually, I am sure that most of the information about the subject is correct, and most of it may have been copied right from the pages of WorldNetDaily. But, in the case of supermarket...

RUSH: This is a must-read written by an ordinary citizen. A Duke Professor Explains What the Health Care Bill Actually Says August 12, 2009 BEGIN TRANSCRIPT RUSH: Now, what I have here is very long. I cannot read the entire thing. But there are summaries that I can read. This is a piece entitled, "What the Health Care Bill Actually Says," and it was put together by John David Lewis. It is from the website Classical Ideals. John David Lewis is a professor of classics at Duke University, and here is how he introduces his analysis: "What does the...

Duke University Classics Professor analyzes key points in House health care "reform" bill!John David Lewis, asks a series of questions about the House approved version of health care "reform." He then analyzes the relevant sections and makes his conclusion. I'm posting his questions and yes or no answers but recommend you read his full analysis for the bill language and additional analsysis. Will the plan ration health care? - Yes.Will the plan punish Americans who try to opt out? - Yes.Will the plan destroy private health insurance? - Yes.Does the plan allow the government to set fees for services? -...

Page 425 Lines 4-12 - Government mandates Advance Care Planning Consults. Think Senior Citizens end of life. Every five years, the elderly will have to attend a mandatory “advanced care planning consultation” for an “explanation by the practitioner of the continuum of end of life services.” The consultation will be conducted more frequently if a significant change in health condition; including diagnosis of a chronic, progressive, life limiting disease, terminal diagnosis, life threatening injury or upon admission to a skilled nursing or long term care facility. In other words, if you are old, you will be consulted about what your...

Page 29 lines 4-16 - Your Health Care is RATIONED. lines 4-12 (A) ANNUAL LIMITATION.—The cost-sharing incurred under the essential benefits package with respect to an individual (or family) for a year does not exceed the applicable level specified in subparagraph (B). (B) APPLICABLE LEVEL.—The applicable level specified in this subparagraph for Y1 is $5,000 for an individual and $10,000 for a family. Page 30 Section 123 - There will be a Government COMMITTEE that decides what treatments/benefits you get. Page 42 - The Health Choices Commissioner will choose your Health Care Benefits for you. (You have no choice.) Page...

Page 29:4-16 - Your Health Care is RATIONED. (A) ANNUAL LIMITATION.—The cost-sharing incurred under the essential benefits package for a year does not exceed the applicable level specified in subparagraph (B). APPLICABLE LEVEL.—applicable level specified in this subparagraph is $5,000 per individual and $10,000 per. Page 30 Sec 123 - There will be a Government COMMITTEE that decides what treatments/benefits you get. Page 42 - Health Choices Commissioner will choose your Health Care Benefits for you. (no choice.) Page 268 Sec 1141 - Gov regulates rental and purchase of power driven wheelchairs. Page 272 Sec. 1145 – Treatment at certain...

August 10, 2009An Updated List of What’s Really in the ObamaCare Bill The Editors Note: the page references below may change as the bill goes through changes. It is not final yet.    • Page 22: Mandates audits of all employers that self-insure.    • Page 30: A federal government health care advisory committee will decide what treatments and benefits you get (and, unlike an insurer, there will be no appeals process)    • Page 59: The federal government will have direct, real-time access to all individual bank accounts for electronic funds transfer – they say in order to...

Democratic politicians and the MSM consider it a given that concerns about the "end-of-life counseling" provision in Section 1233 of a House-drafted version of health care legislation are but the unfounded product of right-wing fear mongering. But Charles Lane of the Washington Post, certainly no right-winger, has taken a careful look at Section 1233 and finds that he too is concerned. Lane argues that the "consultations" provided for in Section 1233, while not mandatory, are not "purely voluntary" either as the Democrats have claimed. Thus, he writes "Section 1233 lets doctors initiate the chat and gives them an incentive --...

I just received a summary of the first five hundred pages of the health care bill. Here are some highlights. Page 22: Mandates audits of all employers that self-insure. Page 29: First reference to rationing Page 30: The Health Benefits Advisory Committee will be created to monitor and recommend health care treatments and benefits Page 50: All non-US citizens, illegal or not, will be provided with health insurance. Page 58: Every person will be issued a National ID Healthcard and the government is granted REAL TIME access to YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Page 72: All private healthcare plans must conform to...