Posted on 08/06/2009 6:32:13 PM PDT by pantherskincreek
Subject: Highlights of Health Care Plan...must read > > > (There is a link to the petition at the bottom of the page...I certainly hope> all you Obama supporters are enjoying your change!!!!) >
> Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 > > Hey, > Nothing political for either side here. Just read below. I have read much> of the bill and am still getting through it. Obviously I have some concern > here since it will directly affect how I do what I do. > > Please consider what your government is trying to do. This has nothing to> do with liking or disliking OBAMA, but it does have to do with entitlement and > redistribution. I have a patient from the VA (government run system) waiting for over a year for treatment regarding his bone tumor. I am restricted from > helping him, even for free. All vets and servicemen who I see and are not insured I treat for free. The government won't let me operate on him. Yes, I > can do it but they refuse to pay the anesthesia and hospital fee. Good thing he fought for his country and was wounded for that. Hmmmm, nice thank you. I > have another waiting for now a full year for his surgery and going after appeal> followed by appeal to no avail. That is a workers compensation process. > > Sorry to be a bit forceful on this but everyone in this country needs to> take a hard look at just what it's elected government is doing. Read the> summary. I am still verifying parts of it but I can assure you that there is> much in this bill that all of us will be so very sorry for. By the> way....members of congress will still get care from facilities like the> Bethesda Naval Hospital and other very good facilities. WHAT IS THIS COUNTRY> THINKING. REad below and yes respond to everyone, everywhere always until some sanity is restored to our nation. > > > ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ > > Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 22:03:27 -0400 > Subject: Still 500 pages to go...... > > > Here are some highlights of the health care bill. > Contact your Representatives and let them know how you feel about this. We, as a country, cannot afford another 1000 page bill to go through congress without being read. Another 500 pages to go. I have highlighted a few of the items that are downright unconstitutional.
> • Page 22: Mandates audits of all employers that self-insure! > • Page 29: Admission: your health care will be rationed! > • Page 30: A government committee will decide what treatments and benefits you > get (and, unlike an insurer, there will be no appeals process) > • Page 42: The "Health Choices Commissioner" will decide health benefits for > you. You will have no choice. None. > • Page 50: All non-US citizens, illegal or not, will be provided with free > healthcare services. > • Page 58: Every person will be issued a National ID Healthcard. > • Page 59: The federal government will have direct, real-time access to all > individual bank accounts for electronic funds transfer. > • Page 65: Taxpayers will subsidize all union retiree and community organizer > health plans (read: SEIU, UAW and ACORN) > • Page 72: All private healthcare plans must conform to=2 0government rules to > participate in a Healthcare Exchange. > • Page 84: All private healthcare plans must participate in the Healthcare > Exchange (i.e., total government control of private plans) > • Page 91: Government mandates linguistic infrastructure for services; > translation: illegal aliens > • Page 95: The Government will pay ACORN and Americorps to sign up individuals > for Government-run Health Care plan. > • Page 102: Those eligible for Medicaid will be automatically enrolled: you > have no choice in the matter. > • Page 124: No company can sue the government for price-fixing. No "judicial > review" is permitted against the government monopoly. Put simply, private > insurers will be crushed. > • Page 127: The AMA sold doctors out: the government will set wages. > • Page 145: An employer MUST auto-enroll employees into the government-run > public plan. No alternatives. > • Page 126: Employers MUST pay healthcare bills for part-time employees AND > their families. > • Page 149: Any employer with a payroll of $400K or more, who does not offer > the public opt ion, pays an 8% tax on payroll > • Page 150: Any employer with a payroll of $250K-400K or more, who does not > offer thepublic option, pays a 2 to 6% tax on payroll > • Page 167: Any individual who doesn’t' have acceptable healthcare (according > to the government) will be taxed 2.5% of income. > • Page 170: Any NON-RESIDENT alien is exempt from individual taxes (Americans > will pay for them). > • Page 195: Officers and employees of Government Healthcare Bureaucracy will > have access to ALL American financial and personal records. > • Page 203: "The tax imposed under this section shall not be treated as tax." > Yes, it really says that. > • Page 239: Bill will reduce physician services for Medicaid. Seniors and the > poor most affected." > • Page 241: Doctors: no matter what specialty you have, you'll all be paid the > same (thanks, AMA!) > • Page 253: Government sets value of doctors' time, their professional > judgment, etc. > • Page 265: Government mandates and controls productivity for private > healthcare industries. > • Page 268: Government regulates rental and purchase of power-driven > wheelchairs. > • Page 272: Cancer patients: welcome to the wonderful world of rationing! > • Page 280: Hospitals will be penalized for what the government deems > preventable re-admissions. > • Page 298:20Doctors: if you treat a patient during an initial admission that > results in a readmission, you will be penalized by the government. > • Page 317: Doctors: you are now prohibited from owning and investing in > healthcare companies! > • Page 318: Prohibition on hospital expansion. Hospitals cannot expand without > government approval. > • Page 321: Hospital expansion hinges on "community" input: in other words, yet > another payoff for ACORN. > • Page 335: Government mandates establishment of outcome-based measures: i.e., > rationing. > • Page 341: Government has authority to disqualify Medicare Advantage Plans, > HMOs, etc. > • Page 354: Government will restrict enrollment of SPECIAL NEEDS individuals. > • Page 379: More bureaucracy: Telehealth Advisory Committee (healthcare by > phone). > • Page 425: More bureaucracy: Advance Care Planning Consult: Senior Citizens, > assisted suicide, euthanasia? > • Page 425: Government will instruct and consult regarding living wills, > durable powers of attorney, etc. Mandatory. Appears to lock in estate taxes > ahead of time. > • Page 425: Government provides approved list of end-of-life resources, guiding > you in death. > • Page 427: Government mandates program that orders end-of-life treatment; > government dictates how your life ends. > • Page 429: Advance Care Planning Consult will be used to dictate treatment as > patient's health deteriorates. This can include an ORDER for end-of-life plans. > An ORDER from the GOVERNMENT. > • Page 430: Government will decide what level of treatments you may have at > end-of-life. > • Page 469: Community-based Home Medical Services: more payoffs for ACORN. > • Page 472: Payments to Community-based organizations: more payoffs for ACORN. > • Page 489: Government will cover marriage and family therapy. Government > intervenes in your marriage. > • Page 494: Government will cover mental health services: defining, creating > and rationing those services. > Congressman John Fleming ( Louisiana physician) has proposed an amendment that > would require congressmen and senators to take the same healthcare plan they > force on us (under proposed legislation they are curiously exempt). Congressman > Fleming is encouraging people to go on his xebsite and sign his petition (very > simple - just first, last and email). > I have immediately done just that at: https://fleming.house.gov/ ;. Please urge > as many people as you can to do the same! > If Congress forces this on the American people, the Congressmen should have to > accept the same level of health care for themselves and their families
> Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 22:03:27 -0400 > Subject: Still 500 pages to go...... > > > Here are some highlights of the health care bill. > Contact your Representatives and let them know how you feel about this. We, as a country, cannot afford another 1000 page bill to go through congress without being read. Another 500 pages to go. I have highlighted a few of the items that are downright unconstitutional.
> • Page 22: Mandates audits of all employers that self-insure! > • Page 29: Admission: your health care will be rationed! > • Page 30: A government committee will decide what treatments and benefits you > get (and, unlike an insurer, there will be no appeals process) > • Page 42: The "Health Choices Commissioner" will decide health benefits for > you. You will have no choice. None. > • Page 50: All non-US citizens, illegal or not, will be provided with free > healthcare services. > • Page 58: Every person will be issued a National ID Healthcard. > • Page 59: The federal government will have direct, real-time access to all > individual bank accounts for electronic funds transfer. > • Page 65: Taxpayers will subsidize all union retiree and community organizer > health plans (read: SEIU, UAW and ACORN) > • Page 72: All private healthcare plans must conform to=2 0government rules to > participate in a Healthcare Exchange. > • Page 84: All private healthcare plans must participate in the Healthcare > Exchange (i.e., total government control of private plans) > • Page 91: Government mandates linguistic infrastructure for services; > translation: illegal aliens > • Page 95: The Government will pay ACORN and Americorps to sign up individuals > for Government-run Health Care plan. > • Page 102: Those eligible for Medicaid will be automatically enrolled: you > have no choice in the matter. > • Page 124: No company can sue the government for price-fixing. No "judicial > review" is permitted against the government monopoly. Put simply, private > insurers will be crushed. > • Page 127: The AMA sold doctors out: the government will set wages. > • Page 145: An employer MUST auto-enroll employees into the government-run > public plan. No alternatives. > • Page 126: Employers MUST pay healthcare bills for part-time employees AND > their families. > • Page 149: Any employer with a payroll of $400K or more, who does not offer > the public opt ion, pays an 8% tax on payroll > • Page 150: Any employer with a payroll of $250K-400K or more, who does not > offer thepublic option, pays a 2 to 6% tax on payroll > • Page 167: Any individual who doesn’t' have acceptable healthcare (according > to the government) will be taxed 2.5% of income. > • Page 170: Any NON-RESIDENT alien is exempt from individual taxes (Americans > will pay for them). > • Page 195: Officers and employees of Government Healthcare Bureaucracy will > have access to ALL American financial and personal records. > • Page 203: "The tax imposed under this section shall not be treated as tax." > Yes, it really says that. > • Page 239: Bill will reduce physician services for Medicaid. Seniors and the > poor most affected." > • Page 241: Doctors: no matter what specialty you have, you'll all be paid the > same (thanks, AMA!) > • Page 253: Government sets value of doctors' time, their professional > judgment, etc. > • Page 265: Government mandates and controls productivity for private > healthcare industries. > • Page 268: Government regulates rental and purchase of power-driven > wheelchairs. > • Page 272: Cancer patients: welcome to the wonderful world of rationing! > • Page 280: Hospitals will be penalized for what the government deems > preventable re-admissions. > • Page 298:20Doctors: if you treat a patient during an initial admission that > results in a readmission, you will be penalized by the government. > • Page 317: Doctors: you are now prohibited from owning and investing in > healthcare companies! > • Page 318: Prohibition on hospital expansion. Hospitals cannot expand without > government approval. > • Page 321: Hospital expansion hinges on "community" input: in other words, yet > another payoff for ACORN. > • Page 335: Government mandates establishment of outcome-based measures: i.e., > rationing. > • Page 341: Government has authority to disqualify Medicare Advantage Plans, > HMOs, etc. > • Page 354: Government will restrict enrollment of SPECIAL NEEDS individuals. > • Page 379: More bureaucracy: Telehealth Advisory Committee (healthcare by > phone). > • Page 425: More bureaucracy: Advance Care Planning Consult: Senior Citizens, > assisted suicide, euthanasia? > • Page 425: Government will instruct and consult regarding living wills, > durable powers of attorney, etc. Mandatory. Appears to lock in estate taxes > ahead of time. > • Page 425: Government provides approved list of end-of-life resources, guiding > you in death. > • Page 427: Government mandates program that orders end-of-life treatment; > government dictates how your life ends. > • Page 429: Advance Care Planning Consult will be used to dictate treatment as > patient's health deteriorates. This can include an ORDER for end-of-life plans. > An ORDER from the GOVERNMENT. > • Page 430: Government will decide what level of treatments you may have at > end-of-life. > • Page 469: Community-based Home Medical Services: more payoffs for ACORN. > • Page 472: Payments to Community-based organizations: more payoffs for ACORN. > • Page 489: Government will cover marriage and family therapy. Government > intervenes in your marriage. > • Page 494: Government will cover mental health services: defining, creating > and rationing those services. > Congressman John Fleming ( Louisiana physician) has proposed an amendment that > would require congressmen and senators to take the same healthcare plan they > force on us (under proposed legislation they are curiously exempt). Congressman > Fleming is encouraging people to go on his xebsite and sign his petition (very > simple - just first, last and email). > I have immediately done just that at: https://fleming.house.gov/ ;. Please urge > as many people as you can to do the same! > If Congress forces this on the American people, the Congressmen should have to > accept the same level of health care for themselves and their families > >
Holy Wall of Text, Batman.
You made me spit iced tea out my nose!
Sorry, it is repeated one time. Mea Culpea
However, there are some incredible things in it (and no, sadly, I cannot take credit for writing it).
The government will have electronic access to our banking accounts.
All MDs will be paid the same.
Illegal aliens will get free health care.
Read it and weep.
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