News, information, and valuable links to the Health Care Bill. Now that the bill has been signed by the President, it has become law. The movement to Repeal the Bill has now begun! Support your Congressman and urge them to Repeal this bill.
The possibility of the health care bill being repealed seems to get further and further from the realm of possibility as the days, weeks, and months go on.
What about chipping away at the funding needed to drive the bill? That is an approach that has received attention but does not cut out the most dangerous parts of the bill. I am talking about how prices for medical care skyrocketing, insurance premiums going higher, and killing access to doctors.
During the 2012 election cycle I am hoping this issue comes back to the front and we demand accountability from all those involved with Obama care. Repeal. Replace. Defund.
So Obama signed the Health Care Spending Bill this week and, if you listen to MSNBC, the new age of heaven has begun. The Republican Senators are presenting amendments to the bill to correct some of the glaring problems with the bill.
For example, Senator McCain is addressing the pork and back room deal making by presenting an amendment to cut out the special deals for Louisiana, the Cornhusker deal, and others. Senator Coburn is presenting an amendment to prohibit sex offenders from getting prescription Viagra on the taxpayers dime. He's also filed 8 other amendments that address concerns about growing bureaucracy, overreaching new powers in the Department of HHS, Waste Fraud and Abuse, Class 1 Medical Device taxes, and more.
It would be hard for any Democrat to defend striking down any of these amendments but I'm sure some will try.
If this bill makes it through to reconciliation, the true REPEAL process will begin.
I truly hoped that this bill would never make it this far, but it has.
Pass the word, get involved, leave your comments here even if you disagree.
The final details about the health care reform bill are now being worked out - in private. No cameras. No reporters. No Republicans. No Transparency.
Somewhere in the back of my mind this morning came the old quote "Men loved the darkness because their deeds were evil".
Why, I wonder, are the final negotiations going on in private? Because Obama and the Dems do not want the country to see who is getting the deals for their votes. They are not hammering out the details. They are bribing fence riding Senators and Congressmen for their vote on the bill. Obama's Chicago mob is more interested is passing something than doing what is right for the country.
That's why CSpan's letter went unanswered. That's why Pelosi is quibbling with the truth about being/not being transparent. Sure, the cameras were rolling when they were discussing the nuts and bolts of how the bill will work. She and her gang from the Patch, Terror Town, Boys Town, or Lakeview just don't want the public to know just how corrupt the process is.
Votes for Dollars. That's what it is all about.
Votes for Dollars.
Get ready to push for the repeal the bill movement.
Obama and the Dems have said all along that veterans and military retirees' Tricare would not be negatively impacted by the health care reform bill. At least, they've said that their care would not be hurt. But what will happen to the premiums we pay for the insurance? No mention of that.
I received a letter from the MOAA (Military Officers Association of America) warning me that under the current bill Tricare premiums would increase as much as two to three times! Plus, doctors would be receiving another decrease in pay for their services. Is this a hoax or is it buried in the lawyerspeak of that 2000 page blob called the health care reform bill?
Meanwhile, the bill keeps getting mutilated turning into a Frankenstein of a piece of legislation. It will cost too much, not do what it says, push the deficit higher, and ultimately raise everyone's taxes. Use the links on this page to contact your congressman and senator and urge them to say NO to this bill.
So the exact language of a Public Option is out. So is the buy in for Medicare for 55 - 64. Another failed amendment was the one that would allow us to buy prescription meds from other countries. But what is buried in the language of this zillion page bill? For sure we know that these three elements remain:
1. You cannot be rejected for health insurance because of pre-existing conditions. And,
2. Your insurance company cannot drop you out of the blue. And,
3. You will be charged a fine if you do not carry health insurance.
Obama and the Dems still claim the bill will be deficit neutral, will result in lower premiums for all, and will lower costs.
This does not compute. The numbers I mean. For example, why have health insurance companies rejected people for pre existing conditions? Cost. If the insurance companies were required to cover those who already have costly conditions, they would have to . . . . . raise the premiums to cover the anticipated costs. So who will help with those costs? Taxpayers. Will the already ill be able to afford those premiums anyway? Likely not. If you think $500 or $600 monthly premiums are high, just imagine what my health insurance premium would be if I tried to go out and buy a policy today (Stage 4 Renal Cell Carcinoma). Since they would not be able to reject me, they would have to charge thousands of dollars a month to cover a small part of my medical bills.
And what about healthy 20 and 30 something people? Probably would rather pay the fine than pay premiums. So they are still not covered. Right?
Still not adequately addressed are Tort Reform, buying health insurance across state lines, and cost control.
This bill is too costly, will drive more Doctors out of practice, and will result in less available care. Don't pass the bill.
This weekend the Democrats are saying on the one hand - $400 billion in Medicare cuts to pay for the health care reform bill, and on the other hand - These cuts will strengthen Medicare by eliminating waste, overpayments, and inefficiency.
Is it just me or is there a total lack of logic and reason in this approach? Haven't we been trying to reduce waste and overpayments for years? How will cutting $400 Billion from Medicare make it more efficient? How will cutting Medicare by $400 Billion make it less wasteful or prevent overpayments? Maybe there will be less money in the system to waste in the first place but in the end, there will be less money to go around for an already strained program. That translates into longer waits for patients, higher copays, less care, fewer diagnostic tests, denied coverage, and fewer doctors.
Senior Citizens should keep an eye on the debate and the bill. The bill presently cuts many areas of Medicare. One of the cuts includes payments to doctors. Some amendments are in the works to postpone the cuts to doctors providing care to Medicare patients. But if payments to doctors are cut, the unintended consequence would be an exodus of doctors providing care to seniors. Fewer doctors, longer waits for appointments and more out of pocket expenses for those who can least afford it.
The Medicare Rights Center, a non-profit consumer service organization, has reported that eight states are having a tough time finding doctors who will accept Medicare patients. This started in 2002 when payments to doctors were cut by 5.4 percent. Those states include Texas, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Arizona, Missouri, Tennessee, Virginia, and New Mexico. The survey done by the Center said that the reason doctors gave the patients for not accepting them was the lower payments.
Tonight the Senate voted to move ahead to debate the Health Care Reform Bill - S. 1728 by a vote of 60 Democrats to 39 Republicans. Get the full story here: "Senate votes to bring health care bill to the floor."
With any luck the debate in the Senate will be well publicized and reason will prevail.
About me: I'm a disabled Navy veteran, and cancer survivor. I will keep you posted on the news front about the status of the Health Care Bill as it moves along and what concerned citizens should do to voice their opinion if it should pass.
