Found this interesting if not terrifying post on another forum.
So, what's all the babble about? 99% of the news I listen to is Fox. The other 1% is from our local paper and tv station web sites. Over the last few days, the left and the left leaning want to blame Fox and to some extent the Republicans, for all the misinformation and the "mobs" that show up at town hall meetings. Rarely have you seen me serious on this board, but I'm in my serious mode now.
Well guess what? A friend of mine sent me an email containing information about a lot of what the "mobs" are angry about. So I said "self, better check this out." And I did. I got a pdf copy of the bill, all 1,018 pages of it and checked each and every item he listed. And you know what, each and every item that's listed is in the bill. Those items are listed below. If you'd like to check them yourselves you can either PM me and I'll send the pdf copy to you or you can go to this web site, download it and check it.
http://docs.house.gov/edlabor/AAHCA-BillText-071409.pdf
This may be more than you want to read but I think it's necessary that we stay informed on what the Obama gang wants to do with this. This is something that must defeated no matter what your political affiliations are. The folks that are for it have not read and they don't understand what Big Brother is planning. This is George Orwell's predication on steroids. There are some very disturbing items listed here, some of which don't have anything to do with health care. Some things he wants to turn over to "community based organizations" like ARCON and such to provide "care." He also wants to levey "surcharges" on employers, restrict and penalize hospitals and you for "readmissions." This list goes on and on.
Page 22: The federal government will be empowered to audit the books of any corporation that self-insures.
Page 29, Lines 4-16: All health care will be rationed based on age, the present health of any patient and the availability of health services and supplies.
Page 30, Sections 1-3: A government committee will decide what treatments or benefits will be made available under the health care that will be provided. It will be illegal to provide any medical benefits to anyone that haven't been pre-approved by the committee.
Page 42: A Health Choices Commissioner will be appointed by the President and will choose what health services will be provided to each patient.
Page 50, Section 152: Health care will be provided to all Non-U.S. citizens within the borders of the United States , illegal or otherwise.
Page 58: The Health Choices Commissioner's Office will have real time access to every medical patient's financial records and all citizens will be issued and be required to have on their person at all times a National ID Health card.
Page 59: (Continuation of Page 58) The Government will have direct access to all bank accounts and electronic transfer accounts of patients.
Page 65, Section 164: Subsidization for retirees of Unions and ACORN
Page 72, Lines 8-14: Brings all health care HMO and private insurance plans under government control.
Page 84: Section 203: All benefit packages for private health care plans will be under the control of the government.
Page 85, Line 7: The Health Choices Commissioner will specify what benefits will be allowable under private health care plans.
Page 95: Community Action Groups (ACORN and Americorps) will be authorized to sign up citizens for the Government Health Care Plan.
Page 102, Lines 12-18: All Medicaid eligible recipients will be automatically enrolled in Medicaid. They will have no choice.
Page 124, Lines 24-25: All government suppliers and contractors are exempt from price fixing lawsuits. "Judicial Review" is prohibited.
Page 126, Lines 22-25: Employers must pay for the health care for any part-time employees AND their families.
Page 127, Lines 1-16: The government will set salaries for all doctors.
Page 145, Lines 15-17: An employer will be required to automatically enroll all employees in the public option plan. The employee will not have any choice in the matter.
Page 149, Lines 16-24: Any employer with a payroll of $400,000 or more who does not provide a public option, will be required to pay the government 8% surtax on the payroll.
Page 150, Lines 9-13: Any employer with a payroll between $251,000 and $400,000 who doesn't provide a public option will be required to pay a 6% surtax on their payroll.
Page 179, Lines 1-3: Any non-resident Alien is EXEMPT from individual health care taxes.
Page 195: All officers and employees of the Health Care administration will have unlimited access to the financial and personal records of ALL American citizens without the necessity of a search warrant.
Page 203, Lines 14-15: (The following is a direct quote!) "The tax imposed under this section shall not be treated as a tax." (Presumably therefore it cannot be deducted on income tax returns)
Page 239, Lines 14-24: The government will reduce physician services for Medicaid, thereby rationing medical support for the poor.
Page 241, Lines 6-8: All doctors will be paid equally, with no regard to specialty of training required.
Page 253, Lines 10-18: The Health Care administration will decide the value of the time of physicians, professional judgment, etc.
Page 265 Section 1131: The Health Care administration will control and mandate productivity for private health care industries, nursing services, hospice, retirement centers, drug production, etc.
Page 268, Section 1141: The Health Care administration will regulate the rental and purchase of power-driven wheelchairs.
Page 272, Section 1145: The Health Care administration will determine what treatment will be provided at Cancer hospitals and will ration treatment based on type and the classification of a patient.
Page 280, Section 1151: The government will penalize hospitals if they exceed their quota of "preventable readmissions."
Page 298, Lines 9-11: If doctors treat a patient during an initial admission that results in a readmission to the hospital, the government will penalize the patient.
Page 317-318, Lines 21-25: The government will be authorized to tell physicians what they can own and how much, and can audit their personal records without a warrant.
Page 317-318, Lines 21-25: Hospitals will not be permitted to expand their physical facilities.
Page 321, Lines 2-13: Hospitals wanting to expand may appeal for an exception to the expansion rule, but community approval is required through community action agencies (ie: ACORN)
Page 341, Lines 3-9: The government has the authority to disqualify Medicare supplemental plans, HMO, private insurance plans, etc., which will force all citizens into the government plan.
Page 354, Section 1177: The government will restrict enrollment of "Special Needs" patients (ie: Downs Syndrome, Speech Therapy, handicapped, etc.)
Page 379, Section 1191: The government will create a Telehealth Advisory Committee which will provide health advice by phone.
Page 425, Lines 4-12: An "Advance Planning Care Consultant." Think 'End of Life' for Senior Citizens.
Page 425, Lines 22-25: (Page 426: Lines 1-3): The Government will provide a list of end of life resources that will guide senior citizens to their death.
Page 427, Lines 15-24: The government will mandate orders for end of life actions. In brief, the government will decide how life ends.
Page 429, Lines 1-9: An "Advance Care Planning Consultant" will be used more frequently as a patient's health deteriorates.
Page 429, Lines 10-12: The "Advance Care Planning Consultant" will include the authority for "End of Life" plans, on an order from the government.
Page 429, Lines 13-25: The government will specify which doctors will have the authority to sign an "End of Life" Order.
Page 430, Lines 11-15: The government will decide what level of treatment patients will receive at the end of their lives.
Page 469: Medical services and nursing for home-based patients will be provided by "Community-based organizations." (ACORN, etc.)
Page 472, Lines 14-17: Such community based organizations will be paid by the government once each month based on the number of patients they serve. Such organizations will not be required to employ registered or practical nursing professionals.
Page 489, Section 1308: Marriages and divorces will not be authorized unless the couple subjects themselves to marriage and family therapy.
Page 494-498: All Mental Health Services will be provided by the government including defining, creating, and rationing those services.
I could go on and on about this bill. This thing must be defeated. It will not work for me and my family and it will not work for you either. If I can, I encourage each and every one who reads this to write your representative and senator and voice your concerns. You may even want to copy/paste this and add it into your letter.
John (aka 4S)
So, what's all the babble about? 99% of the news I listen to is Fox. The other 1% is from our local paper and tv station web sites. Over the last few days, the left and the left leaning want to blame Fox and to some extent the Republicans, for all the misinformation and the "mobs" that show up at town hall meetings. Rarely have you seen me serious on this board, but I'm in my serious mode now.
Well guess what? A friend of mine sent me an email containing information about a lot of what the "mobs" are angry about. So I said "self, better check this out." And I did. I got a pdf copy of the bill, all 1,018 pages of it and checked each and every item he listed. And you know what, each and every item that's listed is in the bill. Those items are listed below. If you'd like to check them yourselves you can either PM me and I'll send the pdf copy to you or you can go to this web site, download it and check it.
http://docs.house.gov/edlabor/AAHCA-BillText-071409.pdf
This may be more than you want to read but I think it's necessary that we stay informed on what the Obama gang wants to do with this. This is something that must defeated no matter what your political affiliations are. The folks that are for it have not read and they don't understand what Big Brother is planning. This is George Orwell's predication on steroids. There are some very disturbing items listed here, some of which don't have anything to do with health care. Some things he wants to turn over to "community based organizations" like ARCON and such to provide "care." He also wants to levey "surcharges" on employers, restrict and penalize hospitals and you for "readmissions." This list goes on and on.
Page 22: The federal government will be empowered to audit the books of any corporation that self-insures.
Page 29, Lines 4-16: All health care will be rationed based on age, the present health of any patient and the availability of health services and supplies.
Page 30, Sections 1-3: A government committee will decide what treatments or benefits will be made available under the health care that will be provided. It will be illegal to provide any medical benefits to anyone that haven't been pre-approved by the committee.
Page 42: A Health Choices Commissioner will be appointed by the President and will choose what health services will be provided to each patient.
Page 50, Section 152: Health care will be provided to all Non-U.S. citizens within the borders of the United States , illegal or otherwise.
Page 58: The Health Choices Commissioner's Office will have real time access to every medical patient's financial records and all citizens will be issued and be required to have on their person at all times a National ID Health card.
Page 59: (Continuation of Page 58) The Government will have direct access to all bank accounts and electronic transfer accounts of patients.
Page 65, Section 164: Subsidization for retirees of Unions and ACORN
Page 72, Lines 8-14: Brings all health care HMO and private insurance plans under government control.
Page 84: Section 203: All benefit packages for private health care plans will be under the control of the government.
Page 85, Line 7: The Health Choices Commissioner will specify what benefits will be allowable under private health care plans.
Page 95: Community Action Groups (ACORN and Americorps) will be authorized to sign up citizens for the Government Health Care Plan.
Page 102, Lines 12-18: All Medicaid eligible recipients will be automatically enrolled in Medicaid. They will have no choice.
Page 124, Lines 24-25: All government suppliers and contractors are exempt from price fixing lawsuits. "Judicial Review" is prohibited.
Page 126, Lines 22-25: Employers must pay for the health care for any part-time employees AND their families.
Page 127, Lines 1-16: The government will set salaries for all doctors.
Page 145, Lines 15-17: An employer will be required to automatically enroll all employees in the public option plan. The employee will not have any choice in the matter.
Page 149, Lines 16-24: Any employer with a payroll of $400,000 or more who does not provide a public option, will be required to pay the government 8% surtax on the payroll.
Page 150, Lines 9-13: Any employer with a payroll between $251,000 and $400,000 who doesn't provide a public option will be required to pay a 6% surtax on their payroll.
Page 179, Lines 1-3: Any non-resident Alien is EXEMPT from individual health care taxes.
Page 195: All officers and employees of the Health Care administration will have unlimited access to the financial and personal records of ALL American citizens without the necessity of a search warrant.
Page 203, Lines 14-15: (The following is a direct quote!) "The tax imposed under this section shall not be treated as a tax." (Presumably therefore it cannot be deducted on income tax returns)
Page 239, Lines 14-24: The government will reduce physician services for Medicaid, thereby rationing medical support for the poor.
Page 241, Lines 6-8: All doctors will be paid equally, with no regard to specialty of training required.
Page 253, Lines 10-18: The Health Care administration will decide the value of the time of physicians, professional judgment, etc.
Page 265 Section 1131: The Health Care administration will control and mandate productivity for private health care industries, nursing services, hospice, retirement centers, drug production, etc.
Page 268, Section 1141: The Health Care administration will regulate the rental and purchase of power-driven wheelchairs.
Page 272, Section 1145: The Health Care administration will determine what treatment will be provided at Cancer hospitals and will ration treatment based on type and the classification of a patient.
Page 280, Section 1151: The government will penalize hospitals if they exceed their quota of "preventable readmissions."
Page 298, Lines 9-11: If doctors treat a patient during an initial admission that results in a readmission to the hospital, the government will penalize the patient.
Page 317-318, Lines 21-25: The government will be authorized to tell physicians what they can own and how much, and can audit their personal records without a warrant.
Page 317-318, Lines 21-25: Hospitals will not be permitted to expand their physical facilities.
Page 321, Lines 2-13: Hospitals wanting to expand may appeal for an exception to the expansion rule, but community approval is required through community action agencies (ie: ACORN)
Page 341, Lines 3-9: The government has the authority to disqualify Medicare supplemental plans, HMO, private insurance plans, etc., which will force all citizens into the government plan.
Page 354, Section 1177: The government will restrict enrollment of "Special Needs" patients (ie: Downs Syndrome, Speech Therapy, handicapped, etc.)
Page 379, Section 1191: The government will create a Telehealth Advisory Committee which will provide health advice by phone.
Page 425, Lines 4-12: An "Advance Planning Care Consultant." Think 'End of Life' for Senior Citizens.
Page 425, Lines 22-25: (Page 426: Lines 1-3): The Government will provide a list of end of life resources that will guide senior citizens to their death.
Page 427, Lines 15-24: The government will mandate orders for end of life actions. In brief, the government will decide how life ends.
Page 429, Lines 1-9: An "Advance Care Planning Consultant" will be used more frequently as a patient's health deteriorates.
Page 429, Lines 10-12: The "Advance Care Planning Consultant" will include the authority for "End of Life" plans, on an order from the government.
Page 429, Lines 13-25: The government will specify which doctors will have the authority to sign an "End of Life" Order.
Page 430, Lines 11-15: The government will decide what level of treatment patients will receive at the end of their lives.
Page 469: Medical services and nursing for home-based patients will be provided by "Community-based organizations." (ACORN, etc.)
Page 472, Lines 14-17: Such community based organizations will be paid by the government once each month based on the number of patients they serve. Such organizations will not be required to employ registered or practical nursing professionals.
Page 489, Section 1308: Marriages and divorces will not be authorized unless the couple subjects themselves to marriage and family therapy.
Page 494-498: All Mental Health Services will be provided by the government including defining, creating, and rationing those services.
I could go on and on about this bill. This thing must be defeated. It will not work for me and my family and it will not work for you either. If I can, I encourage each and every one who reads this to write your representative and senator and voice your concerns. You may even want to copy/paste this and add it into your letter.
John (aka 4S)
