Guest guest Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 Tony I realize this is long but some of the readers need to read this so they can look it up for themselves....Trudy Fwd: Health Care Reform Bill Provisions Now this is scarry, and that's another reason to pay attention to it. > > > Health Care Reform Bill Provisions > > > > > > ************** > > The Health Care Reform Bill that narrowly passed the House of > Representatives is now being considered by the Senate. The following are > quoted excerpts from the House version that was sent to the Senate. Read > them and it will be crystal clear why President Obama is insisting that > the > Senate pass the bill before they leave on a Congressional vacation. > > > > Although he admitted at a White House press conference yesterday on July > 22, > that he had not " read the bill " , it is obvious his advisors are afraid > that > if the Senators go home before voting on it and the people find out what > is > really in it, that it will not pass. > > > > These are direct excerpts from the House version .... > > > > 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: Healthcare 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 > two 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 employee 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 " Department > will > be created. > > 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. > > > > **************************************************************************** > > *************************************** > > ..... Remember .... these are just excerpts from the House version jammed > through the House by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) > > > > It might be better entitled " Soylent Green - 2009 " > > > > or > > > > " The Death Sentence Bill for Grandparents, the infirm, and the > Handicapped " . > > > > Incidentally, on the front page of the Tulsa World (July 23 issue) the > President was quoted as saying in a press conference ...... > > > > " This isn't about me. I have great health insurance, and so does every > member of Congress. " > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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