Update: You all are the best thank you for the links and advice. I am righting up a letter for him and hoepfully a dent in his presupositions will be made. I thank you.
An old friend who I just got back in touch with is anti HCR and sent me this against HCR. I want to prove via PDF of the bill if his assertions are false. I am going to lnclude something he sent me and need someone to help me dispell any error he is under. I have to say I have only read parts of ht ebill and do not have a way to even find the bill now to look up his assertions. I want to dispell anything he said that is myth or not true. Can you help me? do you have a link to someoen who may have done this work already.. someone must have.. Here is what my teabagger old friend wrote:
P.S. I know this is not a proper diary but was not sure how to get the help I need without reading the whole bill or even having a copy of it. I am sorry and do not mean to offend anyone who monitors the rules of DK.. noever sure of the rules.. I just try to be kind.
"Page 22 of the HC Bill: Mandates that the Gov't will audit books of all employers that self-insure!
Page 30 Sec 123 of HC bill: THERE WILL BE A GOV'T COMMITTEE deciding what treatments &benefits you get.
Page 29 lines 4-16 in the HC bill: YOUR HEALTH CARE IS RATIONED!... See More
Page 42 of HC Bill: The Health Choices Commissioner will choose your HC benefits for you. You have no choice!
Page 50 Section 152 in HC bill: HC will be provided to ALL non-US citizens, illegal or otherwise.... See More
Page 58 HC Bill: Gov't will have real-time access to individuals' finances & a ‘National ID Health card' will be issued!
Page 59 HC Bill lines 21-24: Gov't will have direct access to your bank accounts for elective funds transfer. (Time to carry more cash)
Page 65 Sec 164: Is a payoff-subsidized plan for retirees & their families in unions & community organizations: (ACORN).
Page 84 Sec 203 HC bill: Gov't mandates ALL benefit packages for private HC plans in the ‘Exchange.'
Page 85 Line 7 HC Bill: Specifications of Benefit Levels for Plans -- The Gov't will ration your health care!
Page 91 Lines 4-7 HC Bill: Gov't mandates linguistic appropriate services. (Translation: illegal aliens.)
Page 95 HC Bill Lines 8-18: The Gov't will use groups (i.e. ACORN & Americorps to sign up individuals for Gov't HC plan.
Page 85 Line 7 HC Bill: Specifications of Benefit Levels for Plans. (AARP members - your health care WILL be rationed!)"
"Page 102 Lines 12-18 HC Bill: Medicaid eligible individuals will be automatically enrolled in Medicaid. (No choice.)
Page 12 4 line 24-25 HC: No company can sue GOV'T on price fixing. No "judicial review" against Gov't monopoly.
Page 127 Lines 1-16 HC Bill: Doctors/ American Medical Association - The Gov't will tell YOU what salary you can make.
Page 145 Line 15-17: An Employer MUST auto-enroll employees into public option plan. (NO choice!)
Page 126 Lines 22-25: Employers MUST pay for HC for part-time employees & their families. (Employees shouldn't get excited about this as employers will be forced to reduce its work force, benefits, & wages/salaries to cover such a huge expense.)... See More... See More
Page 149 Lines 16-24: ANY Employer with payroll 401k & above who does not provide public option will pay 8% tax on all payrolls! (See the last comment in parenthesis.)
Page 150 Lines 9-13: A business with payroll between $251K & $401K who doesn't provide public option will pay 2-6% tax on all payroll.
Page 167 Lines 18-23: ANY individual who doesn't have acceptable HC according to Gov't will be taxed 2.5% of income.
Page 170 Lines 1-3 HC Bill: Any NONRESIDENT Alien is exempt from individual taxes. (Americans will pay.) (Like always)
Page 195 HC Bill: Officers & employees of the GOV'T HC Admin... will have access to ALL Americans' finances & personal records. (I guess so they can 'deduct' their fees)
Page 203 Line 14-15 HC: "The tax imposed under this section shall not be treated as tax." (Yes, it really says that!) (a 'fee' instead)"
"Page 239 Line 14-24 HC Bill: Gov't will reduce physician services for Medicaid Seniors. (Low-income & the poor are affected.)
Page 241 Line 6-8 HC Bill: Doctors: It doesn’t matter what specialty you have trained yourself in -- you will all be paid the same! (Just TRY to tell me that's not Socialism!)
Page 253 Line 10-18: The Gov't sets the value of a doctor’s time, profession, judgment, etc. (Literally-- the value of humans.)
Page 265 Sec 1131: The Gov't mandates & controls productivity for "private" HC industries.
Page 268 Sec 1141: The federal Gov't regulates the rental & purchase of power driven wheelchairs...... See More... See More
Page 272 SEC. 1145: TREATMENT OF CERTAIN CANCER HOSPITALS - Cancer patients - welcome to rationing!
Page 280 Sec 1151: The Gov't will penalize hospitals for whatever the Gov't deems preventable (ie. - .re-admissions).
Page 298 Lines 9-11: Doctors: If you treat a patient during initial admission that results in a re-admission -- the Gov't will penalize you.
Page 317 L 13-20: PROHIBITION on ownership/investment. (The Gov't tells doctors what & how much they can own!)
Page 317-318 lines 21-25, 1-3: PROHIBITION on expansion. (The Gov't is mandating that hospitals cannot exp&.)
Page 321 2-13: Hospitals have the opportunity to apply for exception BUT community input is required. (Can you say ACORN?)
Page 335 L 16-25 Pg 336-339: The Gov't mandates establishment of=2 outcome-based measures. (HC the way they want -- rationing.)
Page 341 Lines 3-9: The Gov't has authority to disqualify Medicare Advance Plans, HMOs, etc. (Forcing people into the Gov't plan)
Page 354 Sec 1177: The Gov't will RESTRICT enrollment of 'special needs people!' Unbelievable!
Page 379 Sec 1191: The Gov't creates more bureaucracy via a "Tele-Health Advisory Committee." (Can you say HC by phone?)
Page 425 Lines 4-12: The Gov't mandates "Advance-Care Planning Consult." (Think senior citizens end-of-life patients.)"