Actual Text From Health Care Bill H.R. 3200 Analyzed
I don’t claim to be an expert on interpreting Washington newspeak, however, I spent 3 hours reading through the current Socialist Health Care Bill and found some very suspicious language. If I am misinterpreting anything, I ask that someone contact me so I can make the correction.
Here we go…
One of the new bureaucracies that will be created according to this bill is called the “National Health Service Corps.” While that is insane on it’s own, what exactly is the difference between a regular officer and a reserve officer? I understand the logic for the military, but for a health care system? Army reservists can be drafted in times of war. Will health care reservists be drafted in times of health emergencies?
This appears to be where our overlords will the power to prescribe only the drugs it chooses. This could also refer to rationing. You can bet your house that only drugs from the highest paying pharmaceutical companies will be “covered.”
Isn’t “payment limits” the same thing as price controls?
Throughout the bill, the term “self-insured health plan” refers to any plan that isn’t run by the government. So, isn’t this stating that private insurance companies or individuals with non-socialized health care plans will be taxed?
This sure the hell sounds like private insurance plans will be transitioned to the government run socialized health care plans.
This is the very last page of the proposed bill. Fittingly, it appears to be giving more power to the federal government and further taking away more state rights.
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5 Responses to “Actual Text From Health Care Bill H.R. 3200 Analyzed”
Trent says:
August 18, 2009 at 1:56 pm
I happen to work for a company that provides excellent insurance coverage. I pay fifty dollars per month for medical, dental, and vision. I have very low deductibles and co-pays. It seems to me that under sec. 4376, I or my employer will be taxed for providing these benefits. How else, will the government be able to support its plans to give everyone health care. It sounds as though all independent health care providers will be taxed. Therefore, raising my premiums, increasing the burden to my employer, and ultimately causing employers such as mine to hand over their health care responsibilities to Big Brother.
Scary.
admin says:
August 13, 2009 at 11:22 pm
“1). From what I understand, “National Health Service Corps” will be something like Americorps. The main idea is to bring healthcare to under-served areas. I don’t want to stereotype, but I imagine this would be far rural areas or maybe poor inner cities. I *think* your idea is correct: Reservists would be ready-trained medical personal essentially “on call” for disasters & emergencies (like swine flu). Reservists are not “drafted’ per se; they have an agreement to serve when asked -and I’d think will do periodic training like military reserves.”
Fair enough explanation. It doesn’t make this nonsense any more rational or realistic.
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“2). (Not sure since the beginning of the sentence is not there)”
Irrelevant
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“3). “Pay limits” are quite different. “Price controls” specify exact payments. This is talking about putting a halt to drug co. gauging. I could go on, but we all know drug co.s are screwing us”
You are quite wrong. “A pay limit” sets an upper limit. Price controls can set minimum or maximum values.
The drug companies are only screwing us because the government enables them to. It’s quite naive to not think drug companies aren’t in bed with our overlords.
Also, How do you come to the conclusion that greed exists in corporate america but not in government? Why are you so confident that the government will be any better than corporate america? At least corporate america has to compete and must make a profit to survive. Government has no competition and prints whatever money it needs. If big companies were allowed to print their own money then maybe we could have an honest conversation about private vs. public competition.
I suggest you watch this: http://www.reboottherepublic.com/blog/economics/video-milton-friedman-what-is-greed/
BTW, Why do you think doctors don’t make house calls anymore?
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“4). This is saying that if your boss decides to drop your healthcare or give you a crappy program because there is “free” govt. healthcare, they will pay a tax to make sure that they are contributing to their employees’ healthcare. Without this proposition, why would *any* employer offer healthcare if the govt. was offering a “free for everyone” plan? Don’t you think that if your boss could pocket the money s/he spends on your insurance that they would do so immediately? That is *one* of the reasons so many service jobs are heading overseas…Dell doesn’t offer American-style benefits to it’s phone bank in India.”
Because taxing the crap out of private insurance providers will run them all out of business. You are wrong on all accounts. Jobs go overseas because of cheap labor and lower taxes, period.
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“5). Private insurance plans have to offer *at least* as much as the govt. plan to participate as exchange plans. That is very different from being taken over by the govt. Basically, the same as #4 above: either provide substantial care or provide cash for the govt. to fill in your gaps.”
Again, how do you expect a private company that has to make a profit to stay alive to compete with a government entity that doesn’t?
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“6). “in it’s capacity as an employer” -isn’t this just saying that state employees have to be treated the same as private employees? In other words, the states don’t get a loophole.”
Why should they be treated the same?
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“BTW, I appreciate you posting the actual text.”
You’re welcome..
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I’m not even covering the fact that the federal government has no legal authority to create such a program.
Greg says:
August 13, 2009 at 10:32 pm
Your points explained:
1). From what I understand, “National Health Service Corps” will be something like Americorps. The main idea is to bring healthcare to under-served areas. I don’t want to stereotype, but I imagine this would be far rural areas or maybe poor inner cities. I *think* your idea is correct: Reservists would be ready-trained medical personal essentially “on call” for disasters & emergencies (like swine flu). Reservists are not “drafted’ per se; they have an agreement to serve when asked -and I’d think will do periodic training like military reserves.
2). (Not sure since the beginning of the sentence is not there)
3). “Pay limits” are quite different. “Price controls” specify exact payments. This is talking about putting a halt to drug co. gauging. I could go on, but we all know drug co.s are screwing us.
4). This is saying that if your boss decides to drop your healthcare or give you a crappy program because there is “free” govt. healthcare, they will pay a tax to make sure that they are contributing to their employees’ healthcare. Without this proposition, why would *any* employer offer healthcare if the govt. was offering a “free for everyone” plan? Don’t you think that if your boss could pocket the money s/he spends on your insurance that they would do so immediately? That is *one* of the reasons so many service jobs are heading overseas…Dell doesn’t offer American-style benefits to it’s phone bank in India.
5). Private insurance plans have to offer *at least* as much as the govt. plan to participate as exchange plans. That is very different from being taken over by the govt. Basically, the same as #4 above: either provide substantial care or provide cash for the govt. to fill in your gaps.
6). “in it’s capacity as an employer” -isn’t this just saying that state employees have to be treated the same as private employees? In other words, the states don’t get a loophole.
BTW, I appreciate you posting the actual text. I am sick of reading BS websites:
“On page 23 paragraph 4: Blah, blah, opinion/lies/inaccurate assumptions or absurdities”.
You just get some blogger’s interpretation of whatever is written in the bill (often totally inaccurate, usually misinformed). Kudos to you for reading, quoting and writing about the actual text!