Posted on 05/03/2009 4:45:54 AM PDT by Popman
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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For Immediate Release April 8, 2009
EXECUTIVE ORDER
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF HEALTH REFORM
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in the interest of providing all Americans access to affordable and high-quality health care, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. Reforming the health care system is a key goal of my Administration. The health care system suffers from serious and pervasive problems; access to health care is constrained by high and rising costs; and the quality of care is not consistent and must be improved, in order to improve the health of our citizens and our economic security.
Sec.2. Establishment. (a) There is established a White House Office of Health Reform (Health Reform Office) within the Executive Office of the President that will provide leadership to the executive branch in establishing policies, priorities, and objectives for the Federal Government's comprehensive effort to improve access to health care, the quality of such care, and the sustainability of the health care system.
(b) The Secretary of Health and Human Services, to the extent permitted by law, shall establish within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) an Office of Health Reform, which shall coordinate closely with the White House Office of Health Reform.
Sec. 3. Functions. The principal functions of the Health Reform Office, to the extent permitted by law, are to:
(a) provide leadership for and to coordinate the development of the Administration's policy agenda across executive departments and agencies concerning the provision of high-quality, affordable, and accessible health care and to slow the growth of health costs; this shall include coordinating policy development with the Domestic Policy Council, National Economic Council, Council of Economic Advisers, Office of Management and Budget, HHS, Office of Personnel Management, and such other executive departments and agencies as the Director of the Health Reform Office may deem appropriate;
(b) work with executive departments and agencies to ensure that Federal Government policy decisions and programs are consistent with the President's stated goals with respect to health reform;
(c) integrate the President's policy agenda concerning health reform across the Federal Government;
(d) coordinate public outreach activities conducted by executive departments and agencies designed to gather input from the public, from demonstration and pilot projects, and from public-private partnerships on the problems and priorities for policy measures designed to meet the President's goals for improvement of the health care system;
(e) bring to the President's attention concerns, ideas, and policy options for strengthening, increasing the efficiency, and improving the quality of the health care system;
(f) work with State, local, and community policymakers and public officials to expand coverage, improve quality and efficiency, and slow the growth of health costs;
(g) develop and implement strategic initiatives under the President's agenda to strengthen the public agencies and private organizations that can improve the performance of the health care system;
(h) work with the Congress and executive departments and agencies to eliminate unnecessary legislative, regulatory, and other bureaucratic barriers that impede effective delivery of efficient and high-quality health care;
(i) monitor implementation of the President's agenda on health reform; and
(j) help ensure that policymakers across the executive branch work toward the President's health care agenda.
Sec. 4. Administration. (a) The Health Reform Office may work with established or ad hoc committees, task forces, or interagency groups.
(b) The Health Reform Office shall have a staff headed by the Director of the Health Reform Office (Director). The Health Reform Office shall have such staff and other assistance as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this order.
(c) As requested by the Director, each executive department and agency shall designate a liaison to work with the Health Reform Office on improving access to health care, the quality of health care, and the sustainability of the health care system.
(d) All executive departments and agencies shall cooperate with the Health Reform Office and provide such information, support, and assistance to the Health Reform Office as it may request, to the extent permitted by law.
Sec. 5. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) authority granted by law to a department, agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals. (b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations. (c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity, by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
BARACK OBAMA
THE WHITE HOUSE,
April 8, 2009.
Funny how he defers to the Constitution only when it benefits him and ignores it the rest of the time.
fi·at
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, let it be done, 3d singular present subjunctive of fieri to become, be done —
1 : a command or act of will that creates something without or as if without further effort
2 : an authoritative determination : dictate
3 : an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree
Mutually exclusive.
They intend to kill us.
Well, what do you expect, it is "living document" < / s >
With the United States Government involved, this is a guaranteed impossibility. Guaran-damn-teed.
Dear Obama:
I do not want to die.
I'm going to demand of my Washington "reps" not to sign anything until all illegal aliens, a major contributor to the drain on our national resources, leave the country.
Then, we can begin to assess the real damage to our schools, medical facilities, natural resources, and government programs these criminal invaders have caused before lawmakers can initiate any more so-called reforms at the hands of bumbling charletans like B Hussein O.
Regards . . . Penny
I find it interesting that this new office is not called the "White House Office of Health Care Reform".
Odd how he can establish a commission, which as I understand it requires employees with government jobs with just the stroke of a pen. Who approves the expenditures for these jobs? Where does that money come from? I thought only the Congress could spend money in the US Government.
I suspect many will hear that read over loudspeakers in the background as they are marched on to the trains.
Here we go!
‘I find it interesting that this new office is not called the “White House Office of Health Care Reform”. ‘
I’m sure it was another Freudian slip. Care is not part of the program.
What exactly is unconstitutional about this?
They may come find me, but will not march me to any train.
I promise I will NOT be a “good little Dhemmi”!
Why is his first name spelled incorrectly on the title?
Yeah, TOTUS, didn't think of that !
With the United States Government involved, this is a guaranteed impossibility. Guaran-damn-teed.
I pointed out to a Obama Zombie the other day that adding 30 to 40 million uninsured (?) people to the health care system will crash an already burdened system or the quality of our care is going to have to be greatly reduced
He just looked at me and said "I never thought of that"
Hey, quit that thinking and just OBEY
"No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law..."
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF HEALTH REFORM/sounds like johnson&johnson,baxter,kendal health care and a few insurance companies are about to sit down at the round table with obama to make some sweetheart deals?
Another thing for consrvatives and liberterians to shout about Gov health care is corruption. "If you think that government payoffs to defense cotnractors and FannieMay or FreddieMac was aswful what makes you think healthcare won't be full of corrupt people?"
GEEZ.
There going to have to add NE, NW, SE, SW wings to the White House!
It will end up looking like a Merry Go Round, with Obama sitting in the middle spinning in circles.
FIAT.
Etymology: Let It Be.
Song: by the Beatles.
Notice the acronym for the phrase, Let It Be?
Maybe because they plan to redefine what 'healthy' means?
I hear people remark about the poor teeth of British people.
But they never seem to connect that to Nationalized Health Care.
From a month ago.
Amen Brother!
However, the Obamanots will be waving their arms chanting Kum-by-ya as they climb into the cattle car.
Uh, nobama, could you please cite the chapter and verse that gives you this authority.
Another paving block set into 0bama’s yellow brick road to socialism.
We must find a way to bring this garbage to a halt...while we still have a country to save.
He begins with a large lie, invalidating everything that follows. There is no authority in the Constitution for this order.
Where in the constitution does it allow the Federal Government to run the health care system of this country?
ping
Signing an executive order setting up an office isn't 'running it'. It'll need legislation behind it.
i guarantee you you'll see that again...
Yea, I noticed that when I looked at the date while posting it. < / s >
So a month later, has anything changed ?
GEEZ.
There going to have to add NE, NW, SE, SW wings to the White House!
It will end up looking like a Merry Go Round, with Obama sitting in the middle spinning in circles.
Kind of reminds me of “pivot man in a circle jerk”
How do you think all of the trial lawyers are going to feel when they discover there can no longer be any class action litigation to fuel rising costs in health care?
That one gave me a twitch under my left eye for a couple of days.
That was kind of my "between the lines" point.
It's not about reform. It's about control.
That’s covered:
“Sec. 5. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) authority granted by law to a department, agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals. (b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.”
And where does the Constitution allow the Government to legislate that? (Moot question, b/c the Government has been acting outside its constitutional limits for a long time now).
What makes you think that will happen?
Class action ligation is a very thin piece of the overall pie when it comes to medical malpractice. The dems and the Obama of course will give the trial lawyer lobby any thing they want.
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