The garbage in the Health Destruction Act

[ProudFossil]

12/29/2009

Below is a letter sent by Indianapolis anesthesiologist, Dr. Stephen E. Frazer, to Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN):


Senator Bayh,
As a practicing physician I have major concerns with the health care bill before Congress. I actually have read the bill and am shocked by the brazenness of the government’s proposed involvement in the patient-physician relationship. The very idea that the government will dictate and ration patient care is DANGEROUS and certainly not helpful in designing a health care system that works for all.

Every physician I work with agrees that we need to fix our health care system, but the proposed bills currently making their way through congress WILL BE A DISASTER IF PASSED.
I ask you respectfully and as a patriotic American to look at the following troubling lines that I have read in the bill.
You cannot possibly believe that these proposals are in the best interests of the country and our fellow citizens… READ THESE CAREFULLY AND JUST IMAGINE WHAT COULD RESULT ………..
Page 22 of the HC Bill: Mandates that the Govt will audit books of all employers that self-insure!!
Page 30 Sec 123 of HC bill: THERE WILL BE A GOVT COMMITTEE that decides what treatments/benefits you get.
Page 29 lines 4-16 in the HC bill: YOUR HEALTH CARE IS RATIONED!!!
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.
Page 58 HC Bill: Govt will have real-time access to individuals’ finances & a ‘National ID Health card’ WILL be issued!
Page 59 HC Bill lines 21-24: Govt will have DIRECT ACCESS to your bank accounts for ELECTIVE funds transfer.
Page 65 Sec 164: Is a payoff subsidized plan for retirees and their families in unions & community organizations: (ACORN).
Page 84 Sec 203 HC bill: Govt mandates ALL benefit packages for private HC plans in the ‘Exchange.’
Page 85 Line 7 HC Bill: Specifications of Benefit Levels for Plans–The Govt WILL ration your health care!
Page 91 Lines 4-7 HC Bill: Govt mandates linguistic appropriate services. (Translation: illegal aliens.)
Page 95 HC Bill Lines 8-18: The Govt will use groups (i.e. ACORN & Americorps) to sign up individuals for Govt 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 lines 24-25 HC: No company can sue GOVT on price fixing. No “judicial review” against Govt monopoly.
Page 127 Lines 1-16 HC Bill: Doctors/American Medical Association – The Govt 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 AND their families. (Employees shouldn’t get excited about this employers will be forced to reduce its work force, benefits, and wages/salaries to cover such a huge expense) UNSUSTAINABLE.
Page 149 Lines 16-24: ANY Employer with payroll 401k & above who does not provide public option will pay 8% tax on all payroll!
(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 Govt 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.)
Page 195 HC Bill: Officers & employees of the GOVT HC Admin.. WILL HAVE ACCESS to ALL Americans’ finances and personal records.
Page 203 Line 14-15 HC: “The tax imposed under this section shall not be treated as tax.”
(Yes, it really says that!) Page 239 Line 14-24 HC Bill: Govt will reduce physician services for Medicaid Seniors.
(Low-income and 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 Govt sets the value of a doctor’s time, profession, judgment, etc. (Literally — the value of humans.)
Page 265 Sec 1131: The Govt mandates and controls productivity for “private” HC industries.
Page 268 Sec 1141: The federal Govt regulates the rental and purchase of power driven wheelchairs.
Page 272 SEC. 1145: TREATMENT OF CERTAIN CANCER HOSPITALS – Cancer patients – welcome to rationing!
Page 280 Sec 1151: The Govt will penalize hospitals for whatever the Govt deems preventable (i.e… re-admissions).
Page 298 Lines 9-11: Doctors: If you treat a patient during initial admission that results in a re-admission — the Govt will penalize you.
Page 317 L 13-20: PROHIBITION on ownership/investment. (The Govt tells doctors what and how much they can own!)
Page 317-318 lines 21-25, 1-3: PROHIBITION on expansion. (The Govt is mandating that hospitals cannot expand.)
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 Govt mandates establishment of 2 outcome-based measures… (HC the way they want — rationing.)
Page 341 Lines 3-9: The Govt has authority to disqualify Medicare Advance Plans, HMOs, etc. (Forcing people into the Govt plan)
Page 354 Sec 1177: The Govt will RESTRICT enrollment of ’special needs people!’ Unbelievable!
Page 379 Sec 1191: The Govt creates more bureaucracy via a “Tele-Health Advisory Committee.” (Can you say HC by phone?)
Page 425 Lines 4-12: The Govt mandates “Advance-Care Planning Consult.” (Think senior citizens end-of-life patients.)
Page 425 Lines 17-19: The Govt will instruct and consult regarding living wills, durable powers of attorney, etc. (And it’s mandatory!)
Page 425 Lines 22-25, 426 Lines 1-3: The Govt provides an “approved” list of end-of-life resources; guiding you in death. (Also called ‘assisted suicide.’)
Page 427 Lines 15-24: The Govt mandates a program for orders on “end-of-life.” (The Govt has a say in how your life ends!)
Page 429 Lines 1-9: An “advanced-care planning consultant” will be used frequently as a patient’s health deteriorates.
Page 429 Lines 10-12: An “advanced care consultation” may include an ORDER for end-of-life plans.. (AN ORDER TO DIE FROM THE GOVERNMENT?!?)
Page 429 Lines 13-25: The GOVT will specify which doctors can write an end-of-life order. (I wouldn’t want to stand before God after getting paid for THAT job!)
Page 430 Lines 11-15: The Govt will decide what level of treatment you will have at end-of-life! (Again — no choice!)
Page 469: Community-Based Home Medical Services = Non-Profit Organizations. (Hello? ACORN Medical Services here!?!)
Page 489 Sec 1308: The Govt will cover marriage and family therapy.
(Which means Govt will insert itself into your marriage even.)
Page 494-498: Govt will cover Mental Health Services including defining, creating, and rationing those services.
Senator, I guarantee that I personally will do everything possible to inform patients and my fellow physicians about the dangers of the proposed bills you and your colleagues are debating.
Furthermore, if you vote for a bill that enforces socialized medicine on the country and destroys the doctor-patient relationship, I will do everything in my power to make sure you lose your job in the next election.
Respectfully,

Stephen E. Fraser, MD

 

[veritas]

anesthesiologist

THE biggest rip off artists of the medical community are these guys.

 

[Joe Steel]

12/29/2009

Below is a letter sent by Indianapolis anesthesiologist, Dr. Stephen E. Frazer, to Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN):

This "letter" was debunked months ago:

You may have seen this viral email about the proposed healthcare reform. It is full of blatant fabrications meant to alarm people. The use of page numbers and sections from the bill make it seem like it was well documented, but the alarming comments don't actually match what the sections really say.

Its fine to argue against health care reform, but you should make a case against what is actually being proposed.

I went to the sections of the health care bill referred to in the email (http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/111/AAHCA09001xml.pdf) to check it out (I obviously lead an exciting life). Take a look below to see the original alarming claim of the writer, my comment [in brackets] on what it really means, and the actual sections of the bill(italics):

Please feel free to email this post and help virally spread accurate information about the proposed healthcare reform bill (click on the button at the bottom of this blog post)


Debunking the Healthcare Viral Email

 

[California Girl]

12/29/2009

Below is a letter sent by Indianapolis anesthesiologist, Dr. Stephen E. Frazer, to Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN):

This "letter" was debunked months ago:

You may have seen this viral email about the proposed healthcare reform. It is full of blatant fabrications meant to alarm people. The use of page numbers and sections from the bill make it seem like it was well documented, but the alarming comments don't actually match what the sections really say.

Its fine to argue against health care reform, but you should make a case against what is actually being proposed.

I went to the sections of the health care bill referred to in the email (http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/111/AAHCA09001xml.pdf) to check it out (I obviously lead an exciting life). Take a look below to see the original alarming claim of the writer, my comment [in brackets] on what it really means, and the actual sections of the bill(italics):

Please feel free to email this post and help virally spread accurate information about the proposed healthcare reform bill (click on the button at the bottom of this blog post)


Debunking the Healthcare Viral Email

A blog or a viral email may be enough to convince the drooling koolaiders but intelligent Americans will take neither at face value and will find out for themselves exactly what it is they are about to ram down our throats.

 

[Joe Steel]

...Please feel free to email this post and help virally spread accurate information about the proposed healthcare reform bill (click on the button at the bottom of this blog post)


Debunking the Healthcare Viral Email

A blog or a viral email may be enough to convince the drooling koolaiders but intelligent Americans will take neither at face value and will find out for themselves exactly what it is they are about to ram down our throats.

Tis the season for cram-berries.

 

[Emma]

12/29/2009

Below is a letter sent by Indianapolis anesthesiologist, Dr. Stephen E. Frazer, to Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN):

This "letter" was debunked months ago:

You may have seen this viral email about the proposed healthcare reform. It is full of blatant fabrications meant to alarm people. The use of page numbers and sections from the bill make it seem like it was well documented, but the alarming comments don't actually match what the sections really say.

Its fine to argue against health care reform, but you should make a case against what is actually being proposed.

I went to the sections of the health care bill referred to in the email (http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/111/AAHCA09001xml.pdf) to check it out (I obviously lead an exciting life). Take a look below to see the original alarming claim of the writer, my comment [in brackets] on what it really means, and the actual sections of the bill(italics):

Please feel free to email this post and help virally spread accurate information about the proposed healthcare reform bill (click on the button at the bottom of this blog post)


Debunking the Healthcare Viral Email

It also was allegedly sent in July '09.

PolitiFact | E-mail 'analysis' of health bill needs a check-up

 

[Old Rocks]

12/29/2009

Below is a letter sent by Indianapolis anesthesiologist, Dr. Stephen E. Frazer, to Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN):

This "letter" was debunked months ago:

You may have seen this viral email about the proposed healthcare reform. It is full of blatant fabrications meant to alarm people. The use of page numbers and sections from the bill make it seem like it was well documented, but the alarming comments don't actually match what the sections really say.

Its fine to argue against health care reform, but you should make a case against what is actually being proposed.

I went to the sections of the health care bill referred to in the email (http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/111/AAHCA09001xml.pdf) to check it out (I obviously lead an exciting life). Take a look below to see the original alarming claim of the writer, my comment [in brackets] on what it really means, and the actual sections of the bill(italics):

Please feel free to email this post and help virally spread accurate information about the proposed healthcare reform bill (click on the button at the bottom of this blog post)


Debunking the Healthcare Viral Email

A blog or a viral email may be enough to convince the drooling koolaiders but intelligent Americans will take neither at face value and will find out for themselves exactly what it is they are about to ram down our throats.

Not only going to ram it down your throat, going to stomp on it a few times to make sure it stays down.

CG, I am sure that you are so tickled every time that you see another American family go bankrupt, lose their home, and everything else because of medical bills.

I am sure you thrust out your chest and state "Only in America!". Such a grand thing to see previously productive middle class Americans sleeping underneath overpasses.

In no other industrial nation do we see this. Not in Germany, not in England, not in Japan or Taiwan. Just in the good ol' USA. Aren't you proud right down to your Conservative core?