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YewNork (449 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 08:23 PM Original message |
Republicans don't want a slow down to "do it right" they just want time to stop it |
Edited on Thu Jul-23-09 08:23 PM by YewNork
They'll continue to spread conflicting and inaccurate statements about what the reforms will mean and scare the public into demanding that Congress do nothing.
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trumanh59639 (56 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 02:34 AM Response to Original message |
1. Of course |
Sadly they may get their way, if more Americans don't wake up..
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vind1xth3avenger (8 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-27-09 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
2. This is not about health-care, it is about the POWER OF THE STATE. |
This is not about health-care, it is about the POWER OF THE STATE.
Since the “journalists” haven’t read the 1,000 plus page long Health Care bill you may not know about the following atrocities in the Bill: “Pg 22 of the Health Care Bill MANDATES the Govt will audit books of ALL EMPLOYERS that self-insure!! Pg 30 Sec 123- THERE WILL BE A GOVT COMMITTEE that decides what treatments/benefits you get. Pg 29 lines 4-16 - YOUR HEALTHCARE IS RATIONED!!! Pg 42 - The “Health Choices Commissioner” will choose your HC Benefits for you. You have no choice! PG 50 Section 152- HC will be provided to ALL non-US citizens, illegal or otherwise. Pg 53- Severability (KEY GEM) “If any provision of the Act, or any application of such provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of the provisions of this Act and the application of the provision to any other person or circumstance shall not be affected.” Pg 58 - Govt will have real-time access to individual’s finances & a National ID Healthcard will be issued! Pg 59 lines 21-24- PG 65 Sec 164 is a payoff subsidized plan for retirees and their families in Unions & community organizations (ACORN). Pg 72 Lines 8-14 Govt is creating an HC Exchange to bring private HC plans under Govt control. PG 84 Sec 203 - Govt mandates ALL benefit packages for private HC plans in the Exchange PG 85 Line 7 - Specs for Benefit Levels for Plans = PG 91 Lines 4-7- Govt mandates linguistic appropriate services. Example: Translation for illegal aliens Pg 95 Lines 8-18 The Govt will use groups i.e., ACORN & Americorps to sign up individuals. for Govt HC plan. PG 85 Line 7 - Specs of Benefit Levels For Plans. PG 102 Lines 12-18- Medicaid-Eligible Individual will be automatically enrolled in Medicaid. No choice. pg 124 lines 24-25 No company can sue GOVT on price fixing. No “judicial review” against Govt Monopoly. pg 127 Lines 1-16- RE: Doctors- The Govt will tell YOU what you can make. Pg 145 Line 15-17 An Employer MUST auto-enroll employees into public option plan. NO CHOICE Pg 126 Lines 22-25 Employers MUST pay for HC for part time employees AND their families. Pg 149 Lines 16-24 ANY Employer w/ payroll $400k & above who doesn’t provide public option pays 8% tax on all payroll. PG 150 Lines 9-13- Biz w payroll between 251k & 400k who doesn’t provide pub. opt pays 2-6% tax on all payroll Pg 167 Lines 18-23 ANY individual who doesn’t have acceptable HC according to Govt will be taxed 2.5% of income. Pg 170 Lines 1-3 Any NONRESIDENT Alien is EXEMPT from individual taxes. (Americans will pay) Pg 195 -Officers & employees of HC Admin (GOVT) will have access to ALL Americans financial/personal records PG 203 Line 14-15- “The tax imposed under this section shall not be treated as tax.” Yes, it actualy says that. Pg 239 Line 14-24-Govt will reduce physician services for Medicaid. Seniors, low income, poor will be affected. Expendable. Pg 241 Line 6-8- Doctors, doesn’t matter what specialty you have, you’ll all be paid the same. PG 253 Line 10-18 Govt sets value of Dr’s time, professional judgment, etc. Literally sets the value of humans. PG 265 Sec 1131-Govt 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 for what Govt deems “preventable re-admissions.” Pg 298 Lines 9-11- Doctors, treat a patient during initial admission that results in a readmission? Govt will penalize you. 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 opportunity to apply for exception BUT community input required. Can you say ACORN?!! Pg335 Lines 16-25, Pg 336-339 - Govt mandates establishment of outcome based measures. HC the way they want. Rationing. Pg 341 Lines 3-9: Govt has authority to disqualify Medicare Adv Plans, HMOs, etc. Forcing people into Govt plan Pg 354 Sec 1177 - Govt will RESTRICT enrollment of Special needs people! WTF. My sister has downs syndrome!! Pg 379 Sec 1191- Govt creates more bureaucracy - “Telehealth Advisory Committee.” Can you say HC by phone? PG 425 Lines 4-12 Govt mandates “Advanced Care Planning Consultations.” PG 425 •HR 3200 IH : line 18 An explanation by the practitioner of the continuum of end-of-life services and supports available, including palliative care and hospice, and benefits for such services and supports that are available under this title. Pg 425 Lines 17-19: Govt will instruct & consult regarding living wills, durable powers of attorney. Mandatory! PG 425 Lines 22-25, 426 Lines 1-3: Govt provides approved list of end of life resources, guiding you in death. PG 427 Lines 15-24: Govt mandates program for orders for end of life. The Govt has a say in how your life ends. Pg 429 Lines 1-9: An “advanced care planning consult” will be used frequently as patients health deteriorates PG 429 Lines 10-12: “advanced care consultation” may include an ORDER for end of life plans. AN ORDER from the Government. 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 you will have at end of life. Pg 469 - Community Based Home Medical Services = Non profit organizations. Hello, ACORN Medical Services here!!? Page 472 Lines 14-17: PAYMENT TO COMMUNITY-BASED ORG. 1 monthly payment to a community-based org. Like ACORN? PG 489 Sec 1308: The Govt will cover Marriage & Family therapy. Which means they will insert Govt into your marriage. Pg 494-498: Govt will cover Mental Health Services including defining, creating, rationing those services.” PG 502 Section 1181 Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research Established. - Hello Big Brother - Literally. PG 502 Line 5-18 Government builds the “Center” to conduct, support, & synthesize research to define our HealthCare Services. PG 503 Line 13-19 Government will build registries and data networks from YOUR electronic medical records. PG 503 Line 21-25 Government may secure data directly from any department or agency of the US including your data. PG 504 Line 6-10 The “Center” will collect data both published & unpublished (that means public & your private info) PG 506 Line 19-21 The Center will recommend policies that would allow for public access of data PG 518 Line 21-25 The Commission will have input from HealthCare consumer reps - Can you say unions & ACORN? PG 524 18-22 Comparative Effectiveness Research Trust Fund set up. More taxes for ALL. PG 525-620 deals with the Government basically taking over nursing homes, PGs 525-620 deals with the Govt basically taking over nursing homes,long-term care facilities (think assisted living) through regulations of the facilities, the owners of sd facilities, the employees of sd facilities and even the land owners of that sd facilities reside on. Additionally as you read these 90+ pages you can come to the conclusion that any Health related svcs will be determined and rationed by the Govt for our senior citizens and others in nursing homes. This one post should do enough to raise awareness of the control the Govt is exerting over the older population of American citizens. PG 620 Line 1-9 The Government will define, prioritize, and nationalize your Health Care Services. PG 621 Lines 20-25 Government will define what Quality means in HealthCare. Since when does Government know about quality? PG 622 Lines 2-9 To pay for the quality Standards Government will transfer $$ from to other Government Trust Funds. More Taxes. PG 624 “Quality” measures shall be designed to assess outcomes & functional status of patients. G 628 Section 1443 Government will give “Multi-Stake Holders” Pre-Rule Making input into Selection of “Quality” Measures. PG 630 9-24/631 1-9 Those Multi-stake holder groups including Unions & groups like ACORN deciding HealthCare quality. PG 632 Lines 14-25 The Government may implement any “Quality measure” of HealthCare Services as they see fit. PG 633 14-25/ 634 1-9 The Secretary may issue non-endorsed “Quality Measures” for Physician Services & Dialysis Services. PG 635 - 653 Physicians Payments Sunshine Provision - Government wants to shine sunlight on Docs but not Government. PG 654-659 Public Reporting on Health Care-Associated Infections - Looks okay. PG 660-671 Doctors in Residency - Government will tell you where your residency will be, thus where you’ll live. PG 676-686 Government will regulate hospitals in EVERY aspect of residency programs, including teaching hospitals. PG 686-700 Increased Funding to Fight Waste, Fraud, and Abuse. You mean the Government with an $18 mil website? PGs 701-704 Section 1619 If your part of HealthCare plan that isn’t in Government HealthCare Exchange but you qualify for Federal aid, no payment. 705-709 SEC. 1128 If Secretary gets complaints (ACORN) on HealthCare provider or supplier, Government can do background check. G 711 Lines 8-14 The Secretary has broad powers to deny HealthCare providers/suppliers admittance into HealthCare Exchange. Pg 719-720 Section 1637 ANY Doctor who orders durable medical equipment or home medical services MUST be enrolled in Medicare. PG 722 Section 1639 Government Mandates Doctors must have face-to-face with patient to certify patient for Home Health Services. PG 724 Lines 16-22 Government reserves right to apply face-to-face certification for patient to ANY other HealthCare service. PG 724 23-25 PG 725 1-5 The same Government certifications will apply to medicaid & CHIP (your kids) Pg 735 lines 16-25 For law enforcement purposes, the Secretary of Health & Human Services will give Attorney General access to ALL data. PG 740-757 Government sets guidelines for subsidizing the uninsured (That’s your tax dollars peeps) Pg 757-762 Fed Government will shift burden of payments to Disproportionate Share Hospitals (DSH) to States. (Taxes) Page 763 1-8 No DS/EA hospitals will be paid unless they provide services without regard to national origin Pg 765 Section 1711 Government will require Preventative Services including vaccines. (Choice?) Pg 768 Section 1713 Government - Nurse Home Visitation Services (Hello union paybacks) Pg 769 3-5 Nurse Home Visit Services - “increasing birth intervals between pregnancies.” Government Abortions anyone? Pg 769 11-14 Nurse Home Visit Services include-economic self-sufficiency, employment advancement, school-readiness. Pg 769 3-5 Nurse Home Visit Services - “increasing birth intervals between pregnancies.” Government ABORTIONS anyone? Pg 770 SEC 1714 Federal Government mandates eligibility for State Family Planning Services. Say abortion & State Sovereign. Pg 789-797 Government will set & mandate drug prices, controlling which drugs will brought to market. Bye innovation Pgs 797-800 SEC. 1744 PAYMENTS for grad medical education. The government will now control Drs education. PG 801 Sec 1751 The Government will decide which Health care conditions will be paid. Say RATION! Pg 810 SEC. 1759. Billing Agents, clearinghouses, etc. required to register. Government takes over private payment system. Page 820-824 Sec 1801 Government will identify individuals ineligible for subsidies. Will access all personal finances. Pg 824-829 SEC. 1802. Government Sets up Comparative Effectiveness Research Trust Fund. Another tax black hole. PG 829-833 Government will impose a fee on ALL private health insurance plans including self insured to pay for Trust Fund! PG 835 11-13 fees imposed by Government for Trust Fund shall be treated as if they were taxes. 838-840 Government will design & implement Home Visitation Program for families with young kids & families expecting kids. PG 844-845 This Home Visitation Program includes Government coming into your house & telling you how to parent!!! Pg 859 Government will establish a Public Health Fund at a cost of $88,800,000,000. Yes thats Billion. PG 865 to 876 The NHS Corps is a program where Drs. perform mandatory HealthCare for 2 years for part loan repayment. PG 876-892 The Government takes over the education of our Medical students and Drs. PG 898 The Government will establish a Public Health Workforce Corps. to ensure supply of public health professionals. PG 898 The Public health workforce corps shall consist of officers of Regular & Reserve Corps of Service. 898 The Public health workforce corps shall consist of civilian employees of the U.S. as Secretary deems. PG 900 The Public Health Workforce Corps includes veterinarians. 901 The Public Health Workforce Corps WILL include commissioned Regular & Reserve Officers. HealthCare Draft? PG 910 The Government will develop, build & run Public Health Training Centers. PG 913-914 Government starts a HealthCare affirmative action program thru guise of diversity scholarships. PG 915 SEC. 2251. Government MANDATES Cultural & linguistic competency training for HealthCare professionals. Pg 932 The Government will establish Preventative & Wellness Trust fund - intial cost of $30,800,000,000-Billion. PG 935 21-22 Government will identify specific goals & objectives for prevention & wellness activities. Control You!! PG 936 Government will develop “Healthy People & National Public Health Performance Standards” Tell me what to eat? PG 942 Lines 22-25 More Government? Offices of Surgeon General -Public Health Services, Minority Health, Women’s Health - THIS MEANS TAX DOLLARS USED TO PAY FOR ALL ABORTIONS. PG 950- 980 BIG Government core public health infrastructure includes workforce capacity, lab systems; health information systems, etc PG 993 Government will establish school based health clinics. Your kids wont have a chance. PG 994 School Based Health Clinic will be integrated into the school environment. PG 1001 The Government will establish a National Medical Device Registry. Will you be tracked? PG 1003 9-11 National Medical Dev Reg ‘‘(iii) other postmarket device surveillance activities” you WILL be tracked. PG 1018 States give up some of their State Sovereignty. PEOPLE, THIS IS IT. YOU CAN NO LONGER IGNORE THIS BLATANT TAKEOVER OF OUR COUNTRY. I beg you if you’ve never read Animal Farm, 1984 and Atlas Shrugged please, please, do. Continue reading to learn about the racial preferences mandated by the bill. The Democrats’ health care bill creates a very significant financial incentive for medical schools and other entities to lower admission standards for “individuals who are from underrepresented minority groups” if that is what it takes to have the winning “demonstrated record”. On page 879-880, the bill states that the Secretary of Health and Human Services: “shall make grants to, or enter into contracts with, eligible entities . . . to operate a professional training program in the field of family medicine, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, or geriatrics, to provide financial assistance and traineeships and fellowships to those students, interns, residents or physicians who plan to work in or teach in the field of family medicine, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, or geriatrics.” On page 881-882 the bill states: “In awarding grants or contracts under this section, the Secretary shall give preference to entities that have a demonstrated record of the following: . . . Training individuals who are from underrepresented minority groups or disadvantaged backgrounds.” On page 883 the bill states: “The Secretary shall make grants to, or enter into contracts with, eligible entities . . . to operate or participate in an established primary care residency training program, which may include-(A) planning and developing curricula; (B) recruitment and training of residents; and (C) retention of faculty.” On page 884-885 the bill states: “In awarding grants and contracts . . . the Secretary shall give preference to entities that have a demonstrated record of training . . . individuals who are from underrepresented minority groups or disadvantaged backgrounds . . . .” On page 887-889 the bill states that the “Secretary shall make grants to, or enter into contracts with, eligible entities . . . to operate a professional training program for oral health professionals, to provide financial assistance and traineeships and fellowships to those professionals who plan to work in or teach general, pediatric, or public health dentistry, or dental hygiene, to establish, maintain, or improve academic administrative units (including departments, divisions, or other appropriate units) in the specialties of general, pediatric, or public health dentistry, to operate a loan repayment program for full-time faculty in a program of general, pediatric, or public health dentistry.” On page 889-890 the bill states: “In awarding grants or contracts under this section, the Secretary shall give preference to entities that have a demonstrated record of the following: . . . Training individuals who are from underrepresented minority groups or disadvantaged backgrounds.” On page 908-909 the bill states: “The Secretary shall award grants and contracts to eligible entities” to do the same things for the field of public health as the Secretary can do for dentistry. On page 909 the bill states: “In awarding grants or contracts under this section, the Secretary shall give preference to entities that have a demonstrated record of the following: . . . Training individuals who are from underrepresented minority groups or disadvantaged backgrounds.” I inplure you to vet everything here and tell me where this is inncorect. useing the evidence from the bill itself. |
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YewNork (449 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 06:48 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Debunk #1 |
Edited on Tue Jul-28-09 07:03 AM by YewNork
Again - we have instances where opponents are cherry picking individual sentences out of a bill, without taking the rest of the bill into account.
Pg 30 Sec 123- THERE WILL BE A GOVT COMMITTEE that decides what treatments/benefits you get. No, the Health Benefits Advisory Committee will recommend what treatments/benefits MUST be covered by insurers. In other words, the insurers will not be allowed to tell someone that they are not going to cover a specific treatment or provide a benefit, if the committee says it has to be covered. What they are NOT doing is telling insurance companies which treatments they cannot cover or which benefits they cannot provide. They will only tell the insurers what they absolutely have to cover. Insurers who want to sell policies that cover more than the specified benefits will still be allowed to do so. Pg 25 Sec 121 (a) says A qualified health benefits plan shall provide coverage that at least meets the benefit standards adopted under section 124 for the essential benefits package described in section 122 for the plan year involved. On Pg 27 Sec 122 - the bill already specifically lists that the following services MUST be covered: (1) Hospitalization. (2) Outpatient hospital and outpatient clinic services, including emergency department services. (3) Professional services of physicians and other health professionals. (4) Such services, equipment, and supplies incident to the services of a physician’s or a health professional’s delivery of care in institutional settings, physician offices, patients’ homes or place of residence, or other settings, as appropriate. (5) Prescription drugs. (6) Rehabilitative and habilitative services. (7) Mental health and substance use disorder services. (8) Preventive services, including those services recommended with a grade of A or B by the Task Force on Clinical Preventive Services and those vaccines recommended for use by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (9) Maternity care. (10) Well baby and well child care and oral health, vision, and hearing services, equipment, and supplies at least for children under 21 years of age. Also, on Pg 31 Sec 123, the bill says that the Health Benefits Advisory Committee, which will be chaired by the Surgeon General, will consist of (A) 9 members who are not Federal employees or officers and who are appointed by the President. (B) 9 members who are not Federal employees or officers and who are appointed by the Comptroller General of the United States in a manner similar to the manner in which the Comptroller General appoints members to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission under section 1805(c) of the Social Security Act. (C) Such even number of members (not to exceed 8) who are Federal employees and officers, as the President may appoint. So, the number of federal employees on this committee are outnumbered two to one. |
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YewNork (449 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 07:26 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Debunk #2 |
Edited on Tue Jul-28-09 07:28 AM by YewNork
Pg 29 lines 4-16 - YOUR HEALTHCARE IS RATIONED!!!
No, this section discusses limitations on "cost-sharing", not limitations on coverage or healthcare. Pg 8 Sec 100 (c)(4) defines cost sharing as deductibles, co-payments, coinsurance, and similar charges.. So, the opponents are taking a section that talks about limiting how high your deductibles and co-payments can be and they tell the public that it's limiting their coverage. The opponents also don't mention that Pg 28 lines 23 - 25 and Pg 29 lines 1 -2 state: (1) There shall be no cost-sharing under the essential benefits package for preventive items and services (as specified under the benefit standards), including well baby and well child care. The parts of the bill that are being twisted by opponents on, Pg 29 lines 4 - 16 say: (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. Such levels shall be increased (rounded to the nearest $100) for each subsequent year by the annual percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index (United States city average applicable to such year. Remember that these are maximum deductibles. Insurers will be able to set lower deductibles and to charge higher premiums for them, and preventive health care. In no way do these lines limit or ration your coverage. They limit your deductibles and co-pays, and even then it, only says how HIGH they can be, not what they must be. And, there will not be any deductibles or co-pays on preventive services. |
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YewNork (449 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 07:38 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. By the way, if anyone else wants to take on some of these, feel free. |
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YewNork (449 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 07:59 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Debunk #3 |
Pg 42 - The “Health Choices Commissioner” will choose your HC Benefits for you. You have no choice!
No. The Health Choices Commissioner will be the executive responsible to ensure that the standards that health insurance plans must meet are established and enforced. The commissioner will also be responsible to establish and run the health insurance exchange, and to administer a system of credits available to people with low income so that they can afford health insurance. The commissioner does not choose the benefits. The bill already lists the minimum benefits that must be provided, with insurers being able to provide more benefits if they wish. And as stated in earlier debunks, there will be an advisory committee consisting of at least 66% non-federal employees, that will determine whether a treatment should be covered. But, the commissioner has no authority to chose or set benefits. |
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YewNork (449 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 06:45 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Debunk #4 |
Edited on Wed Jul-29-09 06:58 AM by YewNork
PG 50 Section 152- HC will be provided to ALL non-US citizens, illegal or otherwise.
Here's the text of section 152 PG 50 and PG 51. Remember that H.R. 3200 doesn't provide "free" health insurance to people. It just makes it more affordable. But you still have to buy it. SEC. 152. PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION IN HEALTH CARE. (a) INGENERAL.—Except as otherwise explicitly per- mitted by this Act and by subsequent regulations con- sistent with this Act, all health care and related services (including insurance coverage and public health activities) covered by this Act shall be provided without regard to personal characteristics extraneous to the provision of high quality health care or related services. (b) IMPLEMENTATION.—To implement the require- ment set forth in subsection (a), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, promulgate such regulations as are necessary or appropriate to insure that all health care and related services (including insurance coverage and public health activities) covered by this Act are provided (whether directly or through contractual, li- censing, or other arrangements) without regard to per- sonal characteristics extraneous to the provision of high quality health care or related services. |
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YewNork (449 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 06:58 AM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Debunk #5 |
Pg 53- Severability (KEY GEM)
“If any provision of the Act, or any application of such provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of the provisions of this Act and the application of the provision to any other person or circumstance shall not be affected.” That's trying to make something that is standard language in most bills sound as if it's something unusual. A severability clause is standard language in most congressional bills and it many legal contracts. It's purpose is to preserve the entire bill from becoming null and void in the event that some individual part is found to be unconstitutional. It doesn't prevent the entire bill from being declared unconstitutional if the court decides that it is. It's nothing that isn't found in other bills. |
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