Still have any lingering doubts that Barack Obama and the Democrats in Congress plan to destroy — albeit gradually — private health insurance and bring about single-payer government health-care with the so-called “Public Option”? Then take two minutes and watch this:
Then realize either how completely ignorant or utterly disingenuous my Democratic Congressman Ed Perlmutter is when he responds to me with a letter that includes this brief paragraph:
Public Option– By introducing a public option, Americans will have more choices for their health care needs. If they like their current plan, they will be able to keep it, but this provides another choice in healthcare to those who don’t have it, or who can’t afford it.
Also, let’s add the Naked Emperor News contribution to the pantheon of must-see YouTube videos on the current debate over Obama Care:
Sen. Bennet is dropping his show of moderation, letting voters see that he’s a hard left radical who believes in Canadianizing American health care.
Why doesn’t he ask doctors, nurses and administrators about their success stories? There are many more health care success stories, but Bennet only wants to hear about the failures?
Why is he lying about administrative costs. On a per beneficiary basis, Medicare’s admin costs are higher than those of private insurers.
Why is Bennet lying about the so called benefits to small businesses and their worker who will lose their businesses and jobs under ObamaCare?
Doctors and nurses aren’t as dumb as Bennet thinks. They know it will be harder and more costly for them to deal with government bureaucrats than with insurers.
Bennet should be easy to beat in 2010.
Link:
http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2009/07/27/daily107.html#tp_newCommentAnchor
Pg 22 of the Health Care Bill mandates that the Govt will audit the books of all employers that self insure
Pg 30 Sec 123 of HC bill – Establishes a Govt committee that decides what treatments/benefits you get
Pg 29 lines 4-16 – Rationing of health care
Pg 42 – The Health Choices Commissioner will choose your benefits for you. You have no choice
PG 50 Section 152 – Health Care will be provided to all non US citizens, illegal or otherwise
Pg 58 – Govt will have real-time access to individuals’ finances & a National ID Healthcard will be issued
Pg 59 lines 21-24 – Govt will have direct access to your bank accounts for elective funds transfer
PG 65 Sec 164 – This is a payoff subsidized plan for retirees and their families in community orgs (ACORN).
Pg 72 Lines 8-14 – Govt is creating an Health Care Exchange to bring private plans under Govt control.
PG 84 Sec 203 – Govt mandates all benefit pkgs for private plans be in the Govt health care exchange
PG 85 Line 7 – Specifics for Benefit Levels for Plans = The Govt will ration your Healthcare
PG 91 Lines 4-7 – Govt mandates “linguistic appropriate services.” Translation: for illegal aliens
Pg 95 Lines 8-18 – The Govt will use groups (i.e., ACORN & Americorps) to sign up individuals for Govt plan
PG 85 Line 7 – Specifics of Benefit Levels for Plans. (#AARP members – your care will be rationed)
PG 102 Lines 12-18 – Medicaid Eligible Individuals 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 – Doctors/ #AMA – The Govt will set compensation for you
Pg 145 Line 15-17 – An Employer must automatically enroll employees into Govt plan
Pg 126 Lines 22-25 – Employers must pay for health care for part time employees AND their families.
Pg 149 Lines 16-24 – Any Employer with a payroll of 400k & above who does not provide public option pays an 8% tax on all payroll
pg 150 Lines 9-13 – Any employer with a payroll between 251k & 400k who doesn’t provide public option pays a 2-6% tax on all payroll
Pg 167 Lines 18-23 – Any individual who doesn’t have acceptable Health Care according to the 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 Health Care Administration of Govt will have access to all Americans financial and personal records
PG 203 Line 14-15 – “The tax imposed under this section shall not be treated as tax” Yes, it says that
Pg 239 Line 14-24 – Govt will reduce physician services for Medicaid. Seniors, low income, poor affected
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 Doctor’s time, professional judgment, etc.
PG 265 Sec 1131- Govt mandates & controls productivity for private Health Care industries
PG 268 Sec 1141 – Govt regulates rental & purchase of power driven wheelchairs
PG 272 SEC. 1145 – Controls treatment given at Cancer hospitals – Cancer patients – Welcome to rationing
Page 280 Sec 1151 – The Govt will penalize hospitals for what Govt deems preventable readmissions
Pg 298 Lines 9-11 – Doctors that treat a patient during initial admission that results in a readmission will be penalized
Pg 317 L 13-20 – Prohibition on ownership/investment. Govt tells Doctors 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 to expansion rule, but “community input” (ie, ACORN) required.
Pg 341 Lines 3-9 – Govt has authority to disqualify Medicare Advanced Plans, HMOs, etc., forcing people into Govt plan
Pg 354 Sec 1177 – Govt will restrict enrollment of Special needs people.
Pg 379 Sec 1191 – Govt creates more bureaucracy – Telehealth Advisory Committee. (Health Care by phone)
PG 425 Lines 4-12 – Govt mandates Advance Care Planning Consultations. Senior Citizens must meet with Govt representatives on a regular basis (more often if ill) to discuss “end of life” issues
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 “Advance care planning consult” will be used frequently as patients health deteriorates
PG 429 Lines 10-12 “Advance care consultation” may include an order for end of life plans.
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 (ACORN Medical Svcs)
Page 472 Lines 14-17 – Monthly payments to community-based organizations (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 svcs
Art, thank you for the detailed breakdown. You’ve probably already been turned in to the White House for spreading “disinformation”, too.
“Instead of implementing a new public education plan, the government can reach its desired results by introducing appropriate legislation that guides private school coverage to more people in more cost-effective ways. . . .”
“Instead of implementing a new public food and drug monitoring plan, the government can reach its desired results by introducing appropriate legislation that guides private snake oil salemen and backyard butchers to maintain higher standards that protect people in more cost-effective ways. . . .”
“Instead of implementing a new public hydropower and irrigation plan, the government can reach its desired results by introducing appropriate legislation that guides private power developers and corporate farmers to share water and electricity with more people in more cost-effective ways. . . .”
“Instead of implementing a new public police force, the government can reach its desired results by introducing appropriate legislation that guides criminals and mobsters to be nicer to people and share their loot in more cost-effective ways. . . .”
“Instead of implementing a new public military force, the government can reach its desired results by introducing appropriate legislation that guides al Queda and Taliban to give up their campaign of terror in more cost-effective ways. . . .”
You are all fooking dittard tools of American Kleptocracy.
Bill, we are swayed by the force of your eloquence and impenetrable logic…. Or not.
Nice parodied quotes … of someone.
I could think of plenty of names to call you based on your comment above, but I say this out of kindness: Argument ad hominem does very little, if anything, to advance the debate.
Anyway, I hope this forum was helpful to you for the purpose of venting and releasing some stress. Almost like an alternative form of health care.