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. Guest blogger, Stephen Fraser MD.
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DOCTOR SPEAKS OUT AGAINST HEALTH BILL
An Indianapolis doctor's letter to Sen. Bayh about the Health Bill
(Note: Dr. Stephen E. Frazer, MD practices as an anesthesiologist
in Indianapolis, IN )
Here is a letter I sent to Senator Bayh.. Feel free to copy it and send
it around to all other representatives. -- Stephen Fraser
M.D,
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.
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! (Papers please!)
Page 59 HC Bill lines 21-24: Govt will have direct access to your
bank accounts for elective funds transfer. (Time for more cash and
carry)
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 as employers will be forced to reduce its
work force, benefits, and wages/salaries to cover such a huge
expense.)
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.) (Like always)
Page 195 HC Bill: Officers & employees of the GOVT HC Admin..
will have access to ALL Americans' finances and 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)
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.')(Sounds like Soylent Green to me.)
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
COMMENTARY BY DR FRASER , GUEST BLOGGER
Dear Reader,
I urge you to use the power that you were born with (and the power
that may soon be taken away) and circulate this email to as many
people as you can reach. The Power of the People can stop this
from happening to us, our parents, our grandparents, our
children, and to following generations.
What do you think? Visit www.drneedles.com for more commentary
on controversial medical issues of our times. Source: Letter to Indianapolis press and Senator Bayh of Indiana
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