ObamaCare
With all the news recently concerning health care reform, we thought to look into some of the claims.
Here are a few of the highlights. This list was taken from a much longer list compiled by Mathew Staver of the Freedom Foundation. We have personally looked at the House Bill 3200 and can see how these specific items can be construed as indicated by Mr. Staver.
Page 16: If you like your present plan you can keep it. But, if you want to alter or change it you cannot. It must be a government “approved” plan.
Page 29 lines 4-16: Your health care will be rationed.
Page 30 Section 123: A government committee will decide what benefits and treatments you will or will not receive.
Page 58: The government will have real-time access to an indvidual’s finances and national ID cards will be issued.
Page 59 lines 21-24: The government will have direct access to your bank accounts for transfer of funds.
Page 72 lines 8-14: The governmnet will create a Health Care Exchange to bring privildged plans under Federal control.
Page 95 lines 8-18: The government will use groups like ACORN and AmeriCorps to sign up individuals for public option.
Page 127 lines 10-16: The government will set doctor’s salaries.
Page 239 lines 14-24: The government will reduce doctor’s services to Medicaid, Medicare, low income and the poor.
Page 341 lines 3-9: The government has the authority to disqualify Medicare Advantage plans, HMOs, etc, to force individuals and families into government public option plans.
Page 425 lines 4-15: The government mandates Advance Care Planning Consultants; will instruct regarding “end of life”, living wills, durable powers of attorney and will provide “approved” list of “end of life” resources.
Page 429 lines 13-25: The government will specify which doctors are “approved” to write an “end of life” order.
Page 1001: The government will establish a National Medical Device Registry.
You can review House Bill 3200 at this site http://energycommerce.house.gov/Press_111/20090714/aahca.pdf
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