Video: The best part of ObamaCare? Lines!
posted at 3:30 pm on July 23, 2009 by Ed Morrissey
Do politicians think before speaking? No, but then, what fun would that be? Rep. Carol Shea-Porter gives us yet another laughter point when she exclaims that a nationalized health-care system that makes everyone wait in lengthy lines would be preferable to a system that provides responsiveness for 87% of the nation:
“I just wanted to make a couple of comments. I heard one of my colleagues say ‘waiting in line,’ that people would be waiting in line for medical care. I would like to say that many of my constituents would love to wait in line for medical care,” Shea-Porter stated. “They are yanked out of line because they don’t have coverage.”
So once again, the solution in this case is to impose the kind of ex post equity that we usually get from big government programs: equal access to mediocrity, or worse. The overwhelming majority of Americans do not have to wait weeks and months to see a doctor or get referrals to specialists, which is why more than 80% of us like our current plans. Shea-Porter wants to toss all that out and replace it with a system that makes all Americans equally sick and provides an equal level of unresponsiveness to everyone.
Why not just focus on actual free-market reform that will incentivize growth in providers and services, give better coverage through incentives and the elimination of state barriers for entry, and lift all boats in the water? Because that won’t give a select group of elites the power to determine outcomes, which is what is really at stake in this debate. Shea-Porter’s statement should make their preferred outcome plain for all to see.
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Because that’s no way to build a socialist one party state.
Which is Obama’s true motivation.
Rebar on July 23, 2009 at 3:34 PM
the little darlings are OFTEN accidentally honest….makes a great counterpoint….
“it would be cheaper for us to hand the other 17% 10,000 bucks each than do what you are asking….
sven10077 on July 23, 2009 at 3:34 PM
There you go! if you listen closely with the libtards say, they will give you what we have been telling americans all along. Socialist take over of our Health Care
hawkman on July 23, 2009 at 3:34 PM
The lines will be so long, you’d think you were at Disney World!
lorien1973 on July 23, 2009 at 3:34 PM
Not to mention that this proposed legislation is illegal.
Just in case there’s anyone left out there that cares about that kind of thing….
LimeyGeek on July 23, 2009 at 3:34 PM
Government run, everyone equal. Hallmarks of communism.
rbj on July 23, 2009 at 3:35 PM
Now I finally will have a venue for spontaneous conga lines!
darii on July 23, 2009 at 3:35 PM
Now that’s not entirely accurate. The proposed system won’t provide all Americans with the same crappy level of care. Certain special elites — like Congress — will still have their gold-plated coverage, and will continue to get top-of-the-line care.
AZCoyote on July 23, 2009 at 3:36 PM
Maybe they would also love to just go home and take the painkillers rather than stand in line.
I forget … is that the red pill or the blue pill?
Oh yeah, nationalized health care keeps sounding better and better.
cruadin on July 23, 2009 at 3:36 PM
Carol Shea-Porter: Take a number and die. You’re welcome.
lorien1973 on July 23, 2009 at 3:37 PM
I think the best part is the free health care for illegal aliens.
BadgerHawk on July 23, 2009 at 3:38 PM
A little waiting never killed anyone. Oh wait, well…I guess…yeah it could.
CP on July 23, 2009 at 3:38 PM
A friend of mine was treated by the Veterans Administration for years. In his words: “It’s the only place I’ve ever seen where they have waiting rooms for the other waiting rooms.”
Realist on July 23, 2009 at 3:39 PM
I’ve figured it out….
With waiting rooms jam packed with people, they will make an ideal target for terrorist suicide bombings.
The fear of these attacks will keep everybody at home…no more lines! ObamaCare works!
The only way ObamaCare works is if he actively invites terrorists into the country.
Obama is working with the terrorists to enact his socialist nightmare!
QED
LimeyGeek on July 23, 2009 at 3:39 PM
Whoopsie! Cat got let out of the bag a little early!
A gaffe in politics is when a politician accidentally tells the truth. – Michale Kinsley
Good Lt on July 23, 2009 at 3:39 PM
That and all the affirmative action and minority-favored provisions. And there are LOTS of them.
Daggett on July 23, 2009 at 3:40 PM
Will she be standing in line with her constituents? So they can tell her how much they love it?
lorien1973 on July 23, 2009 at 3:40 PM
This is all a lot of class-warfare bullshit, too. Democrats have convinced a lot of poor and middle class voters that “the rich” have better healthcare than they do, and they really don’t care if “the rich” end up with worse care as long as theirs gets better – or at least until more Democratic propaganda convinces them it is better. They are perfectly happy to wait in line, as long as they can laugh at “the rich dude” standing in line behind them.
rockmom on July 23, 2009 at 3:40 PM
Und after vaiting for zhe doctor, zay can it line for potatoes, toilet paper und cabbage, da Komrade?
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on July 23, 2009 at 3:40 PM
How scary is it that these people are making the decisions for our country?
Cindy Munford on July 23, 2009 at 3:41 PM
The waiting rooms will be wall papered with dear leaders picture and the TV’s will loop between obama speeches.
farright on July 23, 2009 at 3:41 PM
The great irony is this:
The rich are going to get soaked with tax increases to pay for universal health insurance. The quality of care will decline, but the rich will still be able to afford to pay out of pocket for elite health care. The end result will be an even further separation of the rich from the poor in terms of quality of life (which the dems keep yelling at us about).
BPD on July 23, 2009 at 3:41 PM
Those “lines” on her computer monitor are just white-out.
LibTired on July 23, 2009 at 3:42 PM
Congress does not have the legal authority to enact this legislation. We really need to hammer that home.
LimeyGeek on July 23, 2009 at 3:42 PM
A rising Democrat tide sinks all boats.
WashJeff on July 23, 2009 at 3:44 PM
But Congress is a “living body” whose legal authority changes over time.
LibTired on July 23, 2009 at 3:44 PM
Socialism: spreading the misery one prole at a time.
Akzed on July 23, 2009 at 3:44 PM
Open up and say aaaahhhhhh
CMonster on July 23, 2009 at 3:45 PM
just ask a wise latina
farright on July 23, 2009 at 3:46 PM
A Russian in the old USSR was standing in line for fish for three hours. When he got to the front of the line, the man behind the counter put up a sign, “Out of vegetables.”
The man in line said, “I thought this was the line for fish.” The counter guy said, “No this is the vegetable line where we’re out of vegetables. You want the fish line where they’re out of fish.”
Akzed on July 23, 2009 at 3:47 PM
who gets yanked out of line?
rob verdi on July 23, 2009 at 3:47 PM
When the Soviet Union implemented it’s “universal health care”, one of the things that became glaringly obvious was the growing disparity between what health care the politicans and politically connected received vs the average Soviet citizen.
Politburo = great health care
Average Vladimir = not so great.
This will happen here.
Plus, medicines and doctors went underground … a health care black market sprang up.
darwin on July 23, 2009 at 3:48 PM
Why of course…..let’s just find the lowest common denominator and set that as a goal. Wonderful.
Paradox Drive on July 23, 2009 at 3:48 PM
Shea-Porter “waiting in line” is about as likely as Barry sending his girls to a public school.
But they’re both fine for YOU and your family, rest assured.
Just not for our perfumed monarch masters.
NoDonkey on July 23, 2009 at 3:48 PM
Two words: John Rawls.
Attila (Pillage Idiot) on July 23, 2009 at 3:48 PM
I don’t think so. The Federal Employees Health Benefit Plan is simply an administrative structure though which federal employees can choose from among several different private insurance plans, with the government paying a substantial portion of the premium. If those private insurers cease dong business because they can no longer compete with the government insurance plan, federal employees will end up on the government plan by default. There is also a good possibility that the government will end the FEHBP because the costs of any private plan will go up substantially from all the cost-shifting being done by hospitals and doctors who cannot get paid enough by the public plan. The OPM will simply tell federal employees that it can no longer offer an affordable private option, and automatically enroll all 5 million government workers in the public plan.
The federal government is the nation’s largest employer. When this legislation is implemented, the FIRST people who get forced to enroll in the public plan will be federal employees. I suppose Congress could somehow exempt itself from this, but it would have to pass legislation to do it and it would be attacked mercilessly.
rockmom on July 23, 2009 at 3:49 PM
But without a nice Fast Pass…
ladyingray on July 23, 2009 at 3:49 PM
Obamacare- Don’t call us, we’ll call you in 6 months. Then you get to stand in line. All day.
Fletch54 on July 23, 2009 at 3:49 PM
I had to take my kid to the emergency room last week. We waited three hours and I didn’t see anyone yanked out of line.
A slightly telling sidenote, I was asked if I had given my sick kid any medication for his fever, I responded “Yes, Tylenol at such and such time.” The exasperated triage nurse muttered, well, you’re the first one. When I asked if she were serious, she said, “oh yeah”. We were refered by the pediatrician, but had to wait behind people who couldn’t be bothered to try Tylenol.
Laura in Maryland on July 23, 2009 at 3:49 PM
While on my federally mandated vacation.
WashJeff on July 23, 2009 at 3:50 PM
I’d like to see her in an unemployment line. I wouldn’t complain about that.
XWing5 on July 23, 2009 at 3:50 PM
http://mcguff1.googlepages.com/ObamaFacepalm.jpg
Even Obama is tired of his own people.
Enoxo on July 23, 2009 at 3:51 PM
The Democratic Platform on Healthcare: Everyone deserves access to crappy care unless you are filthy rich or politically connected.
LibTired on July 23, 2009 at 3:51 PM
6 months for democrat voters and people that toe their fascist line.
All others … 18 to 24 months, maybe.
darwin on July 23, 2009 at 3:51 PM
Shea-Porter, with her nifty hyphenated name, to Americans: lines for thee, but not for me.
BuckeyeSam on July 23, 2009 at 3:51 PM
The plumber is coming in the morning.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on July 23, 2009 at 3:52 PM
Mommy, this isn’t as fun as Space Mountain, let’s go to Space Mountain!
jimmy2shoes on July 23, 2009 at 3:52 PM
It’s what awaits when I finally get my turn to leave the line that scares the shiite out of me.
“Doctor” Obolocongazapoo with a medical degree from the University of Yemen, yeah, I want him doing my surgery.
Bishop on July 23, 2009 at 3:52 PM
THE ILLEGAL IN THE HOSPITAL ROOM NEXT TO MY WIFE HAVING A BABY DIDN’T GET “YANKED” OUT OF ANY LINE AND DIDN’T PAY A DIME FOR ALL THE CARE SHE RECEIVED.
I, on the other hand, fully insured had an out of pocket expense of over $2100 for our delivery. Not a bad deal for me, but doesn’t come close to the deal they got!
Our baby was cuter too…
DamnYankee on July 23, 2009 at 3:52 PM
I predict an imploding dem party soon.
farright on July 23, 2009 at 3:52 PM
Nice. Another moment to take pride in from my representative.
Perhaps, Congresswoman, you could propose the legislation that pays for the signs at the front of the lines that read “You Must Be This Beneficial to Society to Access This Health Care.”
Gymkata on July 23, 2009 at 3:52 PM
Don’t worry. No one will do your surgery because Obama is going to remove the “profit motive”.
LibTired on July 23, 2009 at 3:53 PM
Between the funemployment visitors and the unnecessarily burgeoning make-a-wish roster, the line for magic mountain will start in Vermont.
Laura in Maryland on July 23, 2009 at 3:53 PM
Apparently, Komrade Congresswoman has not heard of EMTALA.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on July 23, 2009 at 3:54 PM
How long will the Check-Out line be?
fourdeucer on July 23, 2009 at 3:54 PM
“Hi, I’m from ACORN and I’m here with some forms for you to fill out about your medical history.”
Akzed on July 23, 2009 at 3:55 PM
August is going to be a pretty entertaining month.
Enoxo on July 23, 2009 at 3:55 PM
jimmy2shoes on July 23, 2009 at 3:56 PM
Well, that just about sums it up.
marklmail on July 23, 2009 at 3:56 PM
Dr. Kavorkian will be waiting at the end of that line.
farright on July 23, 2009 at 3:57 PM
You want to HOWL?
Take a look at Huffington Post’s front page.
The big Pelosi-Reid pic. Boy, are Huffy’s angry. Every wrinkle and pore.
Marcus on July 23, 2009 at 3:57 PM
What schools teach these kind of idiots?
elderberry on July 23, 2009 at 3:58 PM
Morons.
This reminds me of a diary I read over at Kos Kiddies place yesterday that was praising the Canadian health care system. It said, in part:
At the time there were over 500 comments (now over 700) and NOT ONE person thought waiting seven months was a big deal!
Libruls: stuck on stupid.
IrishEi on July 23, 2009 at 3:58 PM
Oh yeah … medical schools will be graduating anyone with an IQ above 40 to fill the massive doctor and nurse shortages.
“What’s this red stuff”??
“Uh … blood?”
“Congratulations … you are now a neurosurgeon. Please report to Hospital 14, sector 7, Los Angeles.”
darwin on July 23, 2009 at 4:00 PM
Yeah, but can he pick grapes for California Senators in 90 degree heat?
right2bright on July 23, 2009 at 4:01 PM
Damn. I would have guessed “pills”.
LibTired on July 23, 2009 at 4:02 PM
…for only $50 an hour?
IrishEi on July 23, 2009 at 4:03 PM
I never do, but I did…they are ticked off at Reid…and Pelosi.
right2bright on July 23, 2009 at 4:05 PM
Oh no, you do realize that these great liberal union supporters, have non-union vineyards, none of their workers are union…the reason? Because if they paid union wages they wouldn’t be competitive, but that isn’t a reason for everyone else to be union.
right2bright on July 23, 2009 at 4:07 PM
right2bright, I just laughed my rear off at the picture. I’m not slum dwelling into HuffPo comments.
Marcus on July 23, 2009 at 4:08 PM
Oh really?
The Ugly American on July 23, 2009 at 4:10 PM
Obama is torqued. Things went the wrong way since yesterday. Urban Health Initiative is goin down (that is code for running off poor patients)
seven on July 23, 2009 at 4:11 PM
“Healthcare should be a RIGHT!”
It is, and rationing my healthcare to treat someone else is a violation of my rights.
marklmail on July 23, 2009 at 4:12 PM
Could be, but remember the feds get to pick winners and losers. Why can’t they subsidize a few private companies to maintain a profit margin sufficient to allow special exemptions? If barry is offering forgiveness of college loans for graduates working in govenment for 10 years, he’s going to need to keep offering sweetners. That’s a whole bunch of folks swelling the govenment ranks.
a capella on July 23, 2009 at 4:13 PM
Dr. Kavorkian will be waiting at the end of that line.
farright on July 23, 2009 at 3:57 PM
I have the good doctor on speed dial.
fourdeucer on July 23, 2009 at 4:15 PM
I am ashamed to say that this woman is my representative!! I want Ms. Shea-Porter to tell us exactly who she knows in NH that have been turned away for medical treatment because they didn’t have insurance.
This woman along with Rep. Paul Hodes, need to be voted out in 2010.
NotPC on July 23, 2009 at 4:19 PM
The one statement that must be the response. You first lady. Go ahead and show us, the little people, that you are perfectly willing to wait in lines along with the folks on Medicaid programs. Do it for five years for all in your family and then we can talk again. Otherwise shut your PIE HOLE.
larvcom on July 23, 2009 at 4:19 PM
You must be raising idiots in NH. I’m one of those 17% you’re talking about. I have had to take my wife to an Urgent Care facility several times when visiting our daughter in Southern Az. We weren’t moved out of line. We were moved to the front of the line when we notified the front office folks we were paying cash. And no I am not wealthy (22K/year), we just practice good preventive health maintenance so that visits to doctors are for things we can’t take care of at home.
chemman on July 23, 2009 at 4:20 PM
Next to the IRS. The death tax dividends will be more fruitful than the Obama nominations bonanza.
Laura in Maryland on July 23, 2009 at 4:20 PM
Congressional exemption is written into the bill. If they pass it, I suspect they won’t come home on the next recess after the vote because they will need every bit of the gold planted coverage they have to remove all the tar, feathers, splinters and government payments made in lead to them.
chemman on July 23, 2009 at 4:26 PM
Publik Skools for Idiots.
chemman on July 23, 2009 at 4:31 PM
I am currently trying to puchase Major Medical insurance here in NH….the legislature has made it so difficult for insurance companies to do business here, the rates are horrendous! I am looking at a $10,000 deductable in order to be able to afford a policy.
NotPC on July 23, 2009 at 4:32 PM
If you can stomach reading the bill….or seeing an in depth analysis of it from someone you trust….you’d know the damn thing has less to do with health care and more to do with government power and control.
Texas74 on July 23, 2009 at 4:36 PM
Here is some of what is in the “Health Care Bill”
Pg 16: SEC. 102. PROTECTING THE CHOICE TO KEEP CURRENT COVERAGE. lines 3-26 of the HC Bill – OUTLAWS PRIVATE INSURANCE by forbidding enrollment after HR 3022 is passed into law.
Pg 21-22: SEC. 113. INSURANCE RATING RULES of the HC Bill MANDATES the Government will audit books of ALL EMPLOYERS that self insure!!
Pg 29: SEC. 122. ESSENTIAL BENEFITS PACKAGE DEFINED: lines 4-16 in the HC bill – YOUR HEALTHCARE IS RATIONED!!!
Pg 30: SEC. 123. HEALTH BENEFITS ADVISORY COMMITTEE of HC bill – THERE WILL BE A GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE that decides what treatments/benefits you get.
Pg 42: SEC. 142. DUTIES AND AUTHORITY OF COMMISSIONER of HC Bill – The Health Choices Commissioner will choose your HC Benefits for you. You have no choice!
PG 50-51: SEC. 152. PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION IN HEALTH CARE in HC bill – HC will be provided to ALL non US citizens, ILLEGAL or otherwise.
Pg 58: SEC. 163. ADMINISTRATIVE SIMPLIFICATION HC Bill – Government will have real-time access to individual’s finances and a National ID Healthcard will be issued!
Pg 59: SEC. 163. ADMINISTRATIVE SIMPLIFICATIONHC Bill lines 21-24 Government will have DIRECT access to your BANK ACCOUNTS for electronic funds transfer. This means the government can go in and take your money right out of your bank account.
PG 65: SEC. 164. REINSURANCE PROGRAM FOR RETIREES is a payoff subsidized plan for retirees and their families in Unions and community orgs (ACORN).
Pg 72: SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT OF HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE; OUTLINE OF DUTIES; DEFINITIONS Lines 8-14 Government is creating an HC Exchange to bring private HC plans under Government control.
PG 84: SEC. 203. BENEFITS PACKAGE LEVELS HC Bill – Government mandates ALL benefit packages for private HC plans in the Exchange
PG 85: SEC. 203. BENEFITS PACKAGE LEVELS Line 7 HC Bill – SPECIFICATION OF BENEFIT LEVELS FOR PLANS = The Government will ration your Healthcare!
PG 91: SEC. 204. CONTRACTS FOR THE OFFERING OF EXCHANGE-PARTICIPATING HEALTH BENEFITS PLANS Lines 4-7 HC Bill – Government mandates linguistic appropriate services. Example – Translation for illegal aliens!
Pg 95: SEC. 205. OUTREACH AND ENROLLMENT OF EXCHANGE-ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS AND EMPLOYERS IN EXCHANGE-PARTICIPATING HEALTH BENEFITS PLAN HC Bill Lines 8-18 The Government will use groups i.e., ACORN & Americorps to sign up individuals for Government HC plan.
PG 102: SEC. 205. OUTREACH AND ENROLLMENT OF EXCHANGE-ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS AND EMPLOYERS IN EXCHANGE-PARTICIPATING HEALTH BENEFITS PLAN Lines 12-18 HC Bill – Medicaid Eligible Individuals will be automatically enrolled in Medicaid. No choice!
pg 124: SEC. 223. PAYMENT RATES FOR ITEMS AND SERVICES lines 24-25 HC No company can sue the GOVERNMENT on price fixing! No “judicial review” against Government Monopoly!!
pg 127: SEC. 225. PROVIDER PARTICIPATION Lines 1-16 HC Bill – Doctors/ AMA – The Government will tell YOU what you can make.
Pg 145: SEC. 312. EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS EMPLOYEE AND DEPENDENT COVERAGE Line 15-17 An Employer MUST auto enroll employees into public option plan. NO CHOICE!!
Pg 146: SEC. 312. EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS EMPLOYEE AND DEPENDENT COVERAGE Lines 22-25 Employers MUST pay 4 HC 4 part time employees AND their families.
Pg 149: SEC. 313. EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS IN LIEU OF COVERAGE Lines 16-24 ANY Employer with payroll of $400k and above who does not provide public option pays 8% tax on all payroll.
pg 150: SEC. 313. EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS IN LIEU OF COVERAGE Lines 9-13 Business’s with payroll between $251k – $400k who doesn’t provide public option pays 2-6% tax on all payroll.
Pg 167: SEC. 401. TAX ON INDIVIDUALS WITHOUT ACCEPTABLE HEALTH CARE COVERAGE Lines 18-23 ANY individual who doesn’t have acceptable HC according to Government will be taxed 2.5% of income.
Pg 170: SEC. 401. TAX ON INDIVIDUALS WITHOUT ACCEPTABLE HEALTH CARE COVERAGE Lines 1-3 HC Bill Any NONRESIDENT Alien is EXEMPT from individual taxes. (Americans will pay)
Pg 195: HC Bill – SEC. 421. CREDIT FOR SMALL BUSINESS EMPLOYEE HEALTH COVERAGE EXPENSES Officers and employees of HC Administration (GOVERNMENT) will have access to ALL Americans financial and personal records!
PG 203: SEC. 441. SURCHARGE ON HIGH INCOME INDIVIDUALS Line 14-15 HC – “The tax imposed under this section shall not be treated as tax” Yes, it says that!
Pg 239: SEC. 1121. SUSTAINABLE GROWTH RATE REFORM Line 14-24 HC Bill Government will reduce physician services for Medicaid. Seniors, low income, poor affected.
Pg 241: SEC. 1121. SUSTAINABLE GROWTH RATE REFORM Line 6-8 HC Bill – Doctors, doesn’t matter what specialty you have, you’ll all be paid the same.
PG 253: SEC. 1122. MISVALUED CODES UNDER THE PHYSICIAN FEE
SCHEDULE Line 10-18 Government sets value of Doctor’s time, professional judgment, etc. Literally value of humans.
PG 265: SEC. 1131. INCORPORATING PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS INTO MARKET BASKET UPDATES THAT DO NOT ALREADY INCORPORATE SUCH IMPROVEMENTS. Government mandates and controls productivity for private HC industries.
PG 268: SEC. 1141. RENTAL AND PURCHASE OF POWER-DRIVEN WHEELCHAIRS. Federal Government regulates rental and purchase of power driven wheelchairs
PG 272: SEC. 1145. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN CANCER HOSPITALS – Cancer patients – welcome to rationing!
Page 280: SEC. 1151. REDUCING POTENTIALLY PREVENTABLE HOSPITAL READMISSIONS The Government will penalize hospitals for what Government deems preventable readmissions.
Pg 298: SEC. 1151. REDUCING POTENTIALLY PREVENTABLE HOSPITAL READMISSIONS Lines 9-11 Doctors! Treat a patient during initial admission that results in a readmission? Government will penalize you.
Pg 317: SEC. 1156. LIMITATION ON MEDICARE EXCEPTIONS TO THE PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN PHYSICIAN REFERRALS MADE TO HOSPITALS Lines 13-20 OMG!! PROHIBITION on ownership and investment! Government tells Doctors what and how much they can own!
Pg 317-318: SEC. 1156. LIMITATION ON MEDICARE EXCEPTIONS TO THE PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN PHYSICIAN REFERRALS MADE TO HOSPITALS lines 21-25, 1-3 PROHIBITION on expansion – Government is mandating hospitals cannot expand!
pg 321: SEC. 1156. LIMITATION ON MEDICARE EXCEPTIONS TO THE PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN PHYSICIAN REFERRALS MADE TO HOSPITALS Lines 2-13 Hospitals have option to apply for exception BUT community input required. Can you say ACORN?!!
Pg 335: SEC. 1162. QUALITY BONUS PAYMENTS Lines 16-25 Pg 336-339 – Government mandates establishment of outcome based measures. HC the way they want. Rationing
Pg 341: SEC. 1162. QUALITY BONUS PAYMENTS Lines 3-9 Government has authority to disqualify Medicare Advantage Plans, HMOs, etc. Forcing people into Government plan.
Pg 354: SEC. 1177. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY OF SPECIAL NEEDS PLANS TO RESTRICT ENROLLMENT – Government will RESTRICT enrollment of Special needs people! OMG! My sister has Downs Syndrome!!!
Pg 379: SEC. 1191. TELEHEALTH EXPANSION AND ENHANCEMENTS Government creates more bureaucracy – Telehealth Advisory Committee Can you say HC by phone?
PG 425: SEC. 1233. ADVANCE CARE PLANNING CONSULTATION Lines 4-12 Government mandates Advance Care Planning Consult. Think Senior Citizens end of life
Pg 425: SEC. 1233. ADVANCE CARE PLANNING CONSULTATION Lines 17-19 Government will instruct and consult regarding living wills, durable powers of attorney. Mandatory!
PG 425: SEC. 1233. ADVANCE CARE PLANNING CONSULTATION Lines 22-25, 426 Lines 1-3 Government provides approved list of end of life resources, guiding you in death!
PG 427: SEC. 1233. ADVANCE CARE PLANNING CONSULTATION Lines 15-24 Government mandates program for orders for end of life. The Government has a say in how your life ends!
Pg 429: SEC. 1233. ADVANCE CARE PLANNING CONSULTATION Lines 1-9 An “advance care planning consultant” will be used frequently as patients health deteriorates.
PG 429: SEC. 1233. ADVANCE CARE PLANNING CONSULTATION Lines 10-12 “advance care consultation” may include an ORDER 4 end of life plans. AN ORDER from GOV
Pg 429: SEC. 1233. ADVANCE CARE PLANNING CONSULTATION Lines 13-25 – The Government will specify which Doctors can write an end of life order.
PG 430: SEC. 1233. ADVANCE CARE PLANNING CONSULTATION Lines 11-15 The Government will decide what level of treatment you will have at end of life.
Pg 469: SEC. 1302. MEDICAL HOME PILOT PROGRAM Community Based Home Medical Services=Non profit organizations. Hello, ACORN Medical Services here!!?
Page 472: SEC. 1302. MEDICAL HOME PILOT PROGRAM Lines 14-17 PAYMENT TO COMMUNITY-BASED ORG. 1 monthly payment 2 a community-based org. Like ACORN?
PG 489: SEC. 1308. COVERAGE OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST SERVICES AND MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR SERVICES The Government will cover Marriage and Family therapy. Which means they will insert Government into your marriage
Pg 494-498: SEC. 1308. COVERAGE OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST SERVICES AND MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR SERVICES Government will cover Mental Health Services including defining, creating, rationing those services
stacy on July 23, 2009 at 4:46 PM
Not all Americans — just us poor middle class shlubs. The Ted Kennedys of the world will always have the best of the best.
Dark Star on July 23, 2009 at 4:50 PM
Sorry forgot to add this to my above post
There is a man by the name of Peter Fleckstein (aka Fleckman) who is reading it and has been posting on Twitter his findings. This is from his postings (Note: All comments are Fleckman’s)
stacy on July 23, 2009 at 4:52 PM
Dang, here’s the link
http://www.littlegreenfootballs2.com/2009/07/22/inside-the-health-care-bill-aka-hr3200/
stacy on July 23, 2009 at 4:55 PM
Next up: Bread.
Jim Treacher on July 23, 2009 at 4:56 PM
Has anyone asked the obvious question: where in the constitution does the federal government see that they have the right to get involved in health care? I can show you where it says they don’t.
Vashta.Nerada on July 23, 2009 at 5:03 PM
Number 135,436,532,921,457,020,456,332,234,569…you’re up!
SmallGovtGuy on July 23, 2009 at 5:04 PM
I put all the numbers I could find together in one little package: Why are we reforming health care
Bottom line:
katablog.com on July 23, 2009 at 5:11 PM
Saw that yesterday. It’s pretty much gone viral after Mark Levin talked about it on his show.
Keep spreading it.
darwin on July 23, 2009 at 5:14 PM
I don’t know why Republicans waste money creating ads.
Just airing the inane and stupid things Democrats say on a daily basis, should be enough to get these jackasses thrown bodily out of office.
NoDonkey on July 23, 2009 at 5:15 PM
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