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The
following is a brief outline of this bill put together by Mat Staver of the Freedom Foundation and Liberty Counsel (contact
info is at the end). The comments by the brief are Mat’s, except where I have noted my own by putting them in italics.
The bold is also mine.
After reading, please do not wait to contact your representatives to protest this. If you don’t get through,
keep calling, send emails, but do not stop until you know your voice has been heard.
Obama
Health Care Plan Details
HR 3200 currently under consideration in the House of Representatives
Pg 22 of the
HC Bill MANDATES the Government will audit the books of ALL EMPLOYERS that self insure!!
Pg 29 lines 4-16 in the
HC Bill - YOUR HEALTH CARE IS RATIONED!!!
Pg 30 Sec 123 of HC Bill - THERE WILL BE A GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE that
decides what treatments/benefits you get
Pg 42 of HC Bill - The Health Choices Commissioner will choose your benefits
for you. You have no choice!
Pg 50 Section 152 in HC Bill - HC will be provided to ALL non-U.S. citizens, illegal
or otherwise
Pg 58 HC Bill – Government will have real-time access to individual’s finances and a National
ID Health Care Card will be issued!
Pg 59 HC Bill lines 21-24 Government will have direct access to your banks
accounts for electronic funds transfer.
(NOTE FROM RJ-This really
does mean they can take your money at any time. Who will have this authority?—a government bureaucrat.)
Pg 65 Sec 164 is a payoff subsidized plan for retirees and their families in unions and community organizations (ACORN).
Pg 72 Lines 8-14 Government is creating a Health Care Exchange to bring private health care plans under government
control.
Pg 84 Sec 203 HC Bill - Government mandates ALL benefit packages for private health care plans in the
Exchange
Pg 85 Line 7 HC Bill - Specs for of Benefit Levels for Plans = The government will ration your health
care!
Pg 91 Lines 4-7 HC Bill - Government mandates linguistic appropriate services.
Pg 95 HC
Bill Lines 8-18 The government will use groups i.e., ACORN & AmeriCorps to sign up individuals for government Health Care
Plan
Pg 85 Line 7 HC Bill - Specs of Ben Levels 4 Plans. #AARP members - Your health care WILL be rationed
Pg 102 Lines 12-18 HC Bill - Medicaid Eligible Individual will be automatically enrolled in Medicaid. No choice.
Pg 124 lines 24-25 HC No company can sue the government on price fixing. No “judicial review” against government
monopoly.
Pg 127 Lines 1-16 HC Bill - Doctors/ #AMA - The government 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 126 Lines 22-25 Employers
MUST pay for health care for part-time employees AND their families.
Pg 149 Lines 16-24 ANY Employer w/ payroll
400k and above who does not prov. pub opt. pays 8% tax on all payroll
Pg 150 Lines 9-13 Businesses with payroll
between 251k and 400k who do not provide public opt pays 2-6% tax on all payroll
Pg 167 Lines 18-23 ANY individual
who doesn’t have acceptable health care according to government 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 Americans' financial and personal records.
Pg 203 Line 14-15 HC - “The
tax imposed under this section shall not be treated as tax.” Yes, it says that.
Pg 239 Line 14-24
HC Bill Government will reduce physician services for Medicaid. Seniors, low income, poor affected.
Pg 241
Line 6-8 HC Bill - Doctors, it does not matter what specialty you have, you’ll all be paid the same.
Pg 253
Line 10-18 Government sets value of doctors' time, prof judg, etc. Literally value of humans.
Pg 265 Sec 1131Government
mandates and controls productivity for private health care industries.
Pg 268 Sec 1141 Federal Government regulates
rental and purchase of power-driven wheelchairs.
Pg 272 SEC. 1145. Treatment of certain cancer hospitals –
Cancer patients - welcome to rationing!
(RJ-NOTE: Much cancer treatment
will not work unless implemented early, but the waiting time just to see a specialist will likely be months when this plan
is implemented. As you can see in this bill, the option of the health care bureaucrat is to deny treatment to those they deem
not likely to be helped by it. Watch the cancer death rate skyrocket.)
Page 280 Sec 1151 The government
will penalize hospitals for what government deems preventable readmissions. (Incentives for hospital to not treat and release.)
Pg 298 Lines 9-11 Doctors that treat a patient during initial admission that results in a readmission-Government will
penalize you.
Pg 317 L 13-20 PROHIBITION on ownership/investment. Government tells Doctors what/how much they can
own.
Pg 317-318 lines 21-25, 1-3 PROHIBITION on expansion- Government is mandating hospitals cannot expand.
pg 321 2-13 Hospitals have opportunity to apply for exception, BUT community input required. Can you say ACORN?!!
Pg335 L 16-25 Pg 336-339 - Government mandates establishment of outcome based measures. Health Care the way they want.
Rationing.
Pg 341 Lines 3-9 Government has authority to disqualify Medicare Advantage Plans (Part B), HMOs, etc.
Forcing people into Government plan.
Pg 354 Sec 1177 - Government will RESTRICT enrollment of special needs people!
Pg 379 Sec 1191 Government creates more bureaucracy – Tele-health Advisory Committee. Health care by phone/Internet?
Pg 425 Lines 4-12 Government mandates Advance [Death] Care Planning Consult. Think Senior Citizens end of life.
Pg 425 Lines 17-19 Government will instruct and consult regarding living wills, durable powers of attorney. Mandatory!
Pg 425 Lines 22-25, 426 Lines 1-3 Government provides approved list of end of life resources, guiding you in death.
Pg 427 Lines 15-24 Government mandates program for orders for end of life. The government has a say in how your life
ends.
Pg 429 Lines 1-9 An “adv. care planning consult” will be used frequently as patient's health
deteriorates.
Pg 429 Lines 10-12 “adv. care consultation” may include an ORDER for end of life plans.
AN ORDER from Government.
Pg 429 Lines 13-25 - The government will specify which doctors can write an end of life
order.
PG 430 Lines 11-15 The government will decide what level of treatment you will have at end of life.
(NOTE FROM RJ: The above really does give the government the authority to determine who
lives and dies, and when. A government bureaucrat really will be making this decision for you and your loved ones.)
Pg 469 - Community Based Home Medical Services=Non-profit orgs. Hello, ACORN Medical Services here!!?
Pg
472 Lines 14-17 PAYMENT TO COMMUNITY-BASED ORG. 1 monthly payment to a community-based org. Like ACORN?
Pg 489
Sec 1308 The government will cover Marriage and Family therapy. They will insert government into your marriage.
Pg 494-498 Government will cover Mental Health Services including defining, creating, rationing those services.
PG 502 Sec 1181 Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research Established. – Hello Big Brother – Literally.
Pg 503 Lines 13-19 Government will build registries and data networks from YOUR electronic medical records.
Pg 503 lines 21-25 Government may secure data directly from any department or agency of the U.S., including your data.
Pg 504 Lines 6-10 The “Center” will collect data both published and unpublished (that means public and
your private info).
PG 506 Lines 19-21 The Center will recommend policies that would allow for public access of
data.
PG 518 Lines 21-25 The Commission will have input from Health Care consumer reps – Can you say unions
and ACORN?
PG 524 18-22 Comparative Effectiveness Research Trust Fund set up. More taxes for ALL.
PG
621 Lines 20-25 Government will define what quality means in health care. Since when does government know about quality?
Pg 622 Lines 2-9 To pay for the Quality Standards, government will transfer money from other government Trust Funds.
More Taxes.
PG 624 “Quality” measures shall be designed to assess outcomes and functional status of
patients.
PG 624 “Quality” measures shall be designed to profile you including race, age, gender, place
of residence, etc.
Pg 628 Sec 1443 Government will give “Multi-Stake Holders” Pre-Rule Making input
into Selection of “Quality” Measures.
Pg 630 9-24/631 1-9 Those multi-stake holder groups include unions
and groups like ACORN deciding health care quality.
Pg 632 Lines 14-25 The Government may implement any “Quality
measure” of health care services as they see fit.
PG 633 14-25/ 634 1-9 The Secretary may issue non-endorsed
“Quality Measures” for Physician Services and Dialysis Services.
Pg 635 to 653 Physicians Payments
Sunshine Provision – Government wants to shine sunlight on doctor but not government.
Pg 654-659 Public Reporting
on Health Care-Associated Infections – Looks okay.
PG 660-671 Doctors in Residency – Government will
tell you where your residency will be, thus where you’ll live.
Pg 676-686 Government will regulate hospitals
in EVERY aspect of residency programs, including teaching hospitals.
Pg 686-700 Increased Funding to Fight Waste,
Fraud, and Abuse. You mean like the government with an $18 million website?
(NOTE FROM RJ—Can you actually imagine empowering the government to fight waste, fraud, and abuse????)
PGs 701-704 Sec 1619 If your part of health care plan isn’t in Government Health Care Exchange but you qualify
for Federal aid, no payment.
PG 705-709 SEC. 1128 If Secretary gets complaints (ACORN) on health care provider
or supplier, government can do background check.
PG 711 Lines 8-14 The Secretary has broad powers to deny health
care providers/ suppliers admittance into Health Care Exchange. Your doctor could be thrown out of business.
Pg
719-720 Sec 1637 ANY Doctor who orders durable medical equipment or home medical services MUST be enrolled in Medicare.
PG 722 Sec 1639 Government MANDATES doctors must have face-to-face with patient to certify patient for Home Health
Services.
PG 724 23-25 PG 725 1-5 The same government certifications will apply to Medicaid and CHIP (your kids).
PG 724 Lines 16-22 Government reserves right to apply face-to-face certification for patient to ANY other health care
service.
Pg 735 lines 16-25 For law enforcement, proposes the Secretary-HHS will give Attorney General access to
ALL data.
PG 740-757 Government sets guidelines for subsidizing the uninsured (That's your tax dollars people).
Pg 757-762 Federal Government will shift burden of payments to Disproportionate Share Hospitals (DSH) to States. (Taxes)
Pg 763 1-8 No DS/EA hospitals will be paid unless they provide services without regard to national origin.
Pg 765 Sec 1711 Government will require Preventative Services including vaccines. (Choice?)
Pg 768 Sec 1713 Government
– Nurse Home Visitation Services (Hello union paybacks).
Pg 769 11-14 Nurse Home Visit Services include economic
self-sufficiency, employ adv, school-readiness.
Pg 769 3-5 Nurse Home Visit Services - “increasing birth
intervals between pregnancies.” Government ABORTIONS anyone?
Pg 770 SEC 1714 Federal Government mandates
eligibility for State Family Planning Services. Abortion and State Sovereign.
(NOTE FROM RJ—Can you believe that in America you will be told how many children you can have, and when?
Does this mean we can expect the government to impose mandatory abortions? How else can this be interpreted?)
Pg 789-797 Government will set, mandate drug prices, controlling which drugs brought to market. Bye innovation.
Pgs 797-800 SEC. 1744 PAYMENTS for graduate medical education. The government will now control doctors’ educations.
PG 801 Sec 1751 The government will decide which health care conditions will be paid. Say RATION!
Pg 810
SEC. 1759. Billing Agents, clearinghouses, etc. req. to register. Government takes over private payment system.
Pg
820-824 Sec 1801 Government will identify individuals ineligible for subsidies. Will access all personal financial information.
Pg 824-829 SEC. 1802. Government sets up Comparative Effectiveness Research Trust Fund. Another tax black hole.
PG 829-833 Government will impose a fee on ALL private health insurance plans including self-insured to pay for Trust
Fund!
PG 835 11-13 fees imposed by government for Trust Fund shall be treated as if they were taxes.
Pg
838-840 Government will design and implement Home Visitation Program for families with young kids and families expecting kids.
PG 844-845 This Home Visitation Program includes government coming into your house and telling you how to parent!!!
(NOTE FROM RJ—If you think this sounds like “Big
Brother” actually coming into our homes, we really need to think about what comes after Big Brother. The scenario being
set up by the government to control people through this, with the technology now available, is beyond what the science fiction
horror works about this could conceive of.)
Pg 859 Government will establish a Public
Health Fund at a cost of $88,800,000,000. Yes that’s billion.
Pg 865 The government will MANDATE the establishment
of a National Health Service Corps.
PG 865 to 876 The NHS Corps is a program where doctors perform mandatory health
care for two years for part loan repayment.
PG 876-892 The government takes over the education of our medical students
and doctors.
PG 898 The government will establish a Public Health Workforce Corps to ensure supply of public health
prof.
PG 898 The Public Health Workforce Corps shall consist of civilian employees of the U.S. as Secretary deems.
PG 898 The Public Health Workforce Corps shall consist of officers of Regular and Reserve Corps of Service.
PG 900 The Public Health Workforce Corps includes veterinarians.
PG 901 The Public Health Workforce Corps WILL
include commissioned Regular and Reserve Officers. HC Draft?
PG 910 The government will develop, build, and run
Public Health Training Centers.
PG 913-914 Government starts a health care affirmative action program thru guise
of diversity scholarships.
PG 915 SEC. 2251. Government MANDDATES Cultural and linguistic competency training for
health care professionals.
Pg 932 The Government will establish Preventative and Wellness Trust fund- initial cost
of $30,800,000,000 billion.
PG 935 21-22 Government will identify specific
goals & objectives for prevention & wellness activities. Control YOU!!
PG 936 Government will develop “Healthy
People and National Public Health Performance Standards” Tell me what to eat?
(NOTE FROM RJ—This is no joke—the government will be able to actually mandate what you can eat
or not eat. This could be helpful for some, but do we want the government doing it? What is the most fat and out of shape
entity on the planet? The Federal Government. What kind of shape do you think the bureaucrats will be in who mandate such
for everyone else?)
PG 942 Lines 22-25 More government? Offices of Surgeon General -Public
Health Svc, Minority Health, Women’s Health
PG 950- 980 BIG GOVERNMENT core pub health infrastructure including
workforce capacity, lab systems, health info sys, etc.
PG 993 Government will establish school based health clinics.
Your kids won’t have a chance.
PG 994 School Based Health Clinic will be integrated into the school environment.
Say government brainwash!
PG 1001 The government will establish a National Medical
Device Registry. Will you be tracked?
Mathew D. Staver*
Founder and Chairman Dean and Professor of Law
Liberty Counsel Liberty University School of Law
Offices in Florida, Virginia and the District of Columbia, Lynchburg, Virginia
(800) 671-1776 - Telephone
(434) 592-5300 - Telephone
www.LC.org
www.law.liberty.edu
*Licensed in Florida and the District of Columbia
Now do you understand why we have to stand up today against this bill and declare with
all of the courageous souls
who are sounding the alarm and let us say to the bill—
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