Posted on 08/02/2009 7:36:23 AM PDT by WashingtonSource
Does health care reform mean socialized medicine?
No. The pending legislation relies on the private insurance sector to provide coverage, with the mandate that individuals and most employers participate.
Liberal Democrats, including President Obama, contend that a government entity should be created to sell health insurance and compete against private insurance companies. This is the public plan that proponents claim is needed to keep private insurance rates from going too high. Such a plan appears unlikely to win approval in any final legislation because of vociferous opposition from Republicans and conservative Democrats.
(Excerpt) Read more at charlotteobserver.com ...
Moderator: This is a reposting as I made so many typos in the first one.
No. The aim of health care overhaul is to build on the existing system and expand insurance coverage, with the goal of health insurance coverage for everyone. If this legislation is enacted, expect insurance companies to be very busy writing new health policies for employers or employees. After five years, existing employer-based health plans would be required to provide essential health benefits, which would be defined by an independent health benefits advisory committee.
Only a die hard lying liberal could write that with a straight face.
This isn’t marked as commentary. Is this rag actually pushing this agitprop as a news story?
Here is a link to the full House Democrat Health Care Plan in PDF. In Section 1233 E & F, pages 426-433, you find the part about mandatory end-of-life counseling for anyone over 65 years of age. Section 152 Page 50: All healthcare services will be provided without regard to "personal characteristcs" which is not defined within the document but is understood to include immigration status.
Section 224 b Page 125: The Secretary shall design and implement the payment mechanisms and policies under this section in a manner that (1) seeks to (B) reduce health disparities (including racial, ethnic and other disparities).
A lot more provisions now being documented at that site.
Donwload it, read it, study it, then hammer your reps over it and pass it on to all you know asking them to do the same.
HOUSE DEMOCRAT HEALTH CARE PLAN - http://www.jeffhead.com/DemHealthCare.htm
Also, here's a large image of the Democratic (Obama) Health Plan chart-another Obama empty promise. This is the one the House democrats are censuring. Email these links or the image to everyone you know.
Obama and all those pushing his radical agenda are abject marxist ideologues. Their "fundamental; change" is nothing more than a destruction of the American free market and fundamental republican principle.
A PETITION ON FACEBOOK FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RESTORATION
THE AUDACITY OF TRUTH ABOUT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA
A 4TH OF JULY TEA PARTY SPEECH
UNITED SOCIALIST STATES OF AMERICA - A SONG
By Ron and Kay Rivoli
...and on the lighter side, take your mind off the Obamanation for a few minutes and enjoy some beautiful Western US scenery slideshows.
Want to know how to order a pizza in 2012? Click the link and see.
http://aclu.org/pizza/images/screen.swf
Send to everyone you know.
The Charlotte Newspooper is an example of why these Socialist propaganda agencys are going out of biz. And good riddance.
Can we get them to change their name to Pravda?
Yes. This is being presented as a news story explaining the “facts” of the legislation.
While this is a great ad against government violation of our privacy, it is posted on the Web site of aclu.org — the most vicious bunch of America-hating, God-hating, Christ-hating, Christian-hating, family-hating, decency-hating, unborn-baby-hating, anti-democracy, anti-capitalist, haters of white people, Western-civ-hating dung heap of humanity on the planet. To hell with them.
There is nothing new about this. The Charlotte Observer is a biased rag. Carolina Politics Online demolished this article today, by the way. It’s great.
http://www.carolinapoliticsonline.com/2009/08/02/charlotte-observer-lies-about-the-health-care-bill/
Agreed; but reality is reality and the ad is what is coming.
Indeed it is — and it could be even worse than this ad portrays it.
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