Please read the following. This was forwarded to me by a concerned friend. I ask you to read it close and do everything in your power to stop Socialized Medicine that is being touted as health care "reform". The United States has the best Health Care in the world! Yes we need to make health care more affordable to the masses, especially the middle class. BUT--Giving another 1/6 of the American economy to Government control is not the way. The government already controls the VA, Medicare, Medicaid, congressional health care(which is FAR superior to any type of program that would be implemented for the "regular people"),some supplemented health insurances of other government employees throughout the country. You already know how "great" these programs work. There are other ways to help us afford health care without the government ramming socialized medicine down our throat. Go to Herman Cain's website for more info.
This is very frightening. This is not about HEALTH OR CARE. This is about CONTROL!!
Snopes says, "Dr. Fraser has put some time into this,
it is accurate and a good read!!
This is why they meet behind closed doors!
An Indianapolis doctor's letter to Sen. Bayh
about the HEALTHCARE BILL (Note: Dr. Stephen E. Frazer, MD
practices as an anesthesiologist in Indianapolis , IN
This is a letter that was sent to Senator Bayh..
Feel free to copy it and send it around to your
representatives. -- Stephen Frase
The bill has not yet passed and very little has changed.
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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 ANDtheir 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)
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.')(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
Friday, March 12, 2010
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