Health Care Bill Explained
Supporting Materials for July 25, 2009 Financial Sense Newshour
In case anyone wants to know some of the provisions in the new Health Care Bill before Congress.
Surely this couldn't be socialism?
* Link to bill *
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Following the mad recommendations of Peter Singer made in NYT's Sunday magazine, it pays to take a look at what is actually in the healthcare bill.
It's worse than you can possibly imagine. Somehow, it manages to be Singer on steroids. Who wrote this bill? It has Singer's footprints all over it.
Peter Fleckstein (aka Fleckman) is reading it and has been posting on Twitter his findings. This is from his postings (Note: All comments are Fleckman's)
Pg 22 of the HC 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 UR 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 58
Govt will have real-time access to individual's finances & a National ID Healthcard will be issued!
Pg 59 lines 21-24
Govt will have direct access to your banks accts for electronic funds transfer
PG 65 Sec 164
Is a payoff subsidized plan for retirees and their families in Unions & community orgs (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 of Benefit Levels for Plans = The Govt will ration your Healthcare!
PG 91 Lines 4-7
Govt mandates linguistic approp 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 4 Plans. #AARP members - Your Healthcare 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 tell YOU what you can make.
Pg 145 Line 15-17
An Employer MUST auto enroll employees into public opt plan. NO CHOICE
Pg 146 Lines 22-25
Employers MUST pay for HC for part time employees AND their families.
Pg 149 Lines 16-24
ANY Employer with payroll 400k & above who does not provide public opt. pays 8% tax on all payroll
PG 150 Lines 9-13
Business with payroll between 251k & 400k who doesn't provide public 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 American's financial/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, prof judg, etc. Literally 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!
PG 280 Sec 1151
The Govt will penalize hospitals for what Govt deems preventable readmissions.
PG 298 Lines 9-11
Doctors, treat a patient during initial admission that results in a readmission - Govt will penalize you.
PG317 L 13-20
OMG!! 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 option to apply for exception BUT community input required. Can you say ACORN?
PG 335 L 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 peeps into Govt plan
PG 354 Sec 1177
Govt will RESTRICT enrollment of Special needs people! WTF. My sis has down's 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 Advance Care Planning Consultant. Think Senior Citizens end of life
Pg 425 Lines 17-19
Govt will instruct & consult regarding living wills, durable powers of atty. 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 "adanced care planning consultant" will be used frequently as patient's health deteriorates
PG 429 Lines 10-12
"advanced care consultation" may include an ORDER for end of life plans. AN ORDER from GOV
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 orgs. Hello, ACORN Medical Svcs 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
Thanks Much.
