Why do the Democrats feel that the only way to reform health care is to ration healthcare to seniors and soon to be seniors, as a means of cutting health care costs? It does not take a genius or in this case a Congressional Representative and a President to cut health care costs by taking away health care options. Anyone can provide less and say see it’s cheaper. Real leaders will attack the real issues, tort reform, attorney fee caps, larger insured pools, more primary care physicians, and so on and so on.
If you don’t believe that the Democrats are trying to build a reformed health care plan on the backs of seniors, then why is there a plan in the bill to ration health care, especially to seniors, and to REQUIRE that seniors, attend every five years, a MANDATORY counseling session on hospice care? This would be required whether the senior is ill or in perfect health.
We are continually being told that we have a substandard health system and President Obama is earnestly trying to provide better health care. First our catastrophic disease survival rates are better than countries with government managed health care. In fact, we have an above standard health care system. Second, why are Mr. Obama and the Democtats trying to reduce the quality of care by rationing care — how will this make our health care system better?
The effort by the Obama administration with a “we must act before August 7th” rush approach was disingenuous at best. It was and is an outright sham and a power grab toward socialism including health re-distribution along with wealth re-distribution at its worst. The plan to rush this savage bill through Congress was intended to get it done before the populace knew what was in it. If it was a benign bill that only improved matters, the need for clandestine secrecy and pedal to the metal speed would not be needed. Notice that the bill does not take on the trial lawyers — a primary cause of the health care cost problem.
We must be alert and stop this horrendous affront to seniors and all Americans. What is next, euthanasia? Where do we stop with this limited health care to those who are not as productive to society as others? Do we now give less health care to those with down syndrome – these citizens require above average amounts of health care, but their productivity to society is less than the norm. Is this group next in line after seniors. If you think I am an alarmist then take the time to listen to:
Betsy McCaughey: CNN and an audio piece from the Fred Thompson Show.
Listen to the head of the Congressional Budget Office speaks on his organization’s cost analysis of the Obama health : CBO’s Douglas Elmendorf on health care savings
Read a news story of the Congressional Budget Office report on savings found in the health care bill. It states per Reuters:
“Congressional Budget Office director Douglas Elmendorf told lawmakers on Thursday(that) legislation to expand health care coverage would increase federal healthcare costs “to a significant degree” and revenue will need to be found to keep from increasing the deficit…” click here for the full story—http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE56F6GT20090716
About the Congressional Budget Office: This Office is a non-partisan budget analysis office of the United States Congress. It was created to provide Congress with accurate and non-political numbers to adequately weigh pending legislation. For more click the link to a government site that provides backgroung on the CBO.
at the least,this should be a wakeup call for seniors when the next elections come around.They(seniors)helped put the democrats where they are now.
Its hard to believe that all these decrepitly old politicians would vote such a thing into law since they themselves would be in the same boat if it weren’t for the fact that they have their own health insurance that we the tax payer are paying for.
I believe the Russians were on the right track when they said there would be a revolution in America.It’s all starting to sound good to me.
This is total crap. Did you even watch Wednesday night’s speech?? I recall the president specifically stating that Medicare and Medicaid will not be altered period. This is just one more outlet like the media that is corrupting the minds of ignorant Americans and further pushing the idea of reform as costing the American people money, which is not true. Wait until you need insurance for cancer or another lifethreatening disease and your severely overpriced private insurance drops you because your treatment costs too much. Then people might understand.
Taylor, yes I did watch the President’s speech, yet this post was written in July. Keep in mind that he has a habit of saying one thing and doing another. The bill (H.R. 3200) – I have read it, have you. It has provisions for cutting Medicare by $500 million dollars. He says he will only cut waste and fraud to make up the $500 million. The Federal government has been trying to cut waste and fraud from Medicare for 40 years, without success. Pulling $500 million out of Medicare will simply reduce payments for procedures. This will force fewer procedures and in some cases rationing.
He says that no illegal aliens will be covered. He did not tell you that the House committee writing his bill struck down along party lines a Republican amendment to require proof of citizenship to enroll in any government/public plan, if the public option becomes available. Thus, while the President says he will not cover illegal aliens, he, you, and the rest of us will never know whether someone is an illegal alien, thus he will cover them. This is an example of the slight of hand that has been coming from the President.
In your case you choose to believe him at his word and you apparently did not do your homework. I am surprised, since you are at the University of Tennessee Health and Science Center – I would expect more. Thus you remain in the dark. Forget the media, read the Bill. Stop accepting him on face value – fact checks have shown that he is a great speaker, but he obfuscates the truth regularly. Taylor, I am afraid that you may be the ignorant American here – Wakeup!