Wednesday, December 9, 2009

DR's Comments on Health Care Bill

An Indianapolis doctor's letter to Sen. Bayh about the Bill (Note: Dr.
Stephen E. Frazer, MD practices as an anesthesiologist in Indianapolis ,
IN)


Here is a letter I sent to Senator Bayh. Feel free to copy it and send
it around to all other representatives. -- Stephen Fraser

________________________________


July 23, 2009


Senator Bayh,


As a practicing physician I have major concerns with the health care
bill before Congress. I actually have read the bill and am shocked by
the brazenness of the government's proposed involvement in the
> patient-physician relationship. The very idea that the government will
dictate and ration patient care is dangerous and certainly not helpful
in designing a health care system that works for all. Every physician I
work with agrees that we need to fix our health care system, but the
proposed bills currently making their way through congress will be a
disaster if passed.



I ask you respectfully and as a patriotic American to look at the
following troubling lines that I have read in the bill. You cannot
possibly believe that these proposals are in the best interests of the
country and our fellow citizens.



Page 22 of the HC Bill: Mandates that the Govt will audit books of all
employers that self-insure!!

Page 30 Sec 123 of HC bill: THERE WILL BE A GOVT COMMITTEE that
decides what treatments/benefits you get.



Page 29 lines 4-16 in the HC bill: YOUR HEALTH CARE IS RATIONED!!!

Page 42 of HC Bill: The Health Choices Commissioner will choose your HC
benefits for you. You have no choice!

Page 50 Section 152 in HC bill: HC will be provided to ALL non-US
citizens, illegal or otherwise.



Page 58 HC Bill: Govt will have real-time access to individuals'
finances & a 'National ID Health card' will be issued!

Page 59 HC Bill lines 21-24: Govt will have direct access to your bank
accounts for elective funds transfer.



Page 65 Sec 164: Is a payoff subsidized plan for retirees and their
families in unions & community organizations: (ACORN).

Page 84 Sec 203 HC bill: Govt mandates ALL benefit packages for private
HC plans in the 'Exchange.'

Page 85 Line 7 HC Bill: Specifications of Benefit Levels for Plans --
The Govt will ration your health care!

Page 91 Lines 4-7 HC Bill: Govt mandates linguistic appropriate
services. (Translation: illegal aliens.)



Page 95 HC Bill Lines 8-18: The Govt will use groups (I.e. ACORN &
Americorps to sign up individuals for Govt HC plan.



Page 85 Line 7 HC Bill: Specifications of Benefit Levels for Plans.
(AARP members - your health care WILL be rationed!)

Page 102 Lines 12-18 HC Bill: Medicaid eligible individuals will be
automatically enrolled in Medicaid. (No choice.)

Page 124 lines 24-25 HC: No company can sue GOVT on price fixing. No
"judicial review" against Govt monopoly.

Page 127 Lines 1-16 HC Bill: Doctors/ American Medical Association - The
Govt will tell YOU what salary you can make.



Page 145 Line 15-17: An Employer MUST auto-enroll employees into public
option plan. (NO choice!)

Page 126 Lines 22-25: Employers MUST pay for HC for part-time employees
AND their families. (Employees shouldn't get excited about this as
employers will be forced to reduce its work force, benefits, and
wages/salaries to cover such a huge expense.)

Page 149 Lines 16-24: ANY Employer with payroll 401k & above who does
not provide public option will pay 8% tax on all payroll! (See the last
comment in parenthesis.)

Page 150 Lines 9-13: A business with payroll between $251K & $401K who
doesn't provide public option will pay 2-6% tax on all payroll.

Page 167 Lines 18-23: ANY individual who doesn't have acceptable HC
according to Govt will be taxed 2.5% of income.

Page 170 Lines 1-3 HC Bill: Any NONRESIDENT Alien is exempt from
individual taxes. (Americans will pay.)



Page 195 HC Bill: Officers & employees of the GOVT HC Admin.. will have
access to ALL Americans' finances and personal records.

Page 203 Line 14-15 HC: "The tax imposed under this section shall not be
treated as tax." (Yes, it really says that!)

Page 239 Line 14-24 HC Bill: Govt will reduce physician services for
Medicaid Seniors. (Low-income and the poor are affected.)



Page 241 Line 6-8 HC Bill: Doctors: It doesn't matter what specialty you
have trained yourself in -- you will all be paid the same! (Just TRY to
tell me that's not Socialism!)



Page 253 Line 10-18: The Govt sets the value of a doctor's time,
profession, judgment, etc. (Literally-- the value of humans.)



Page 265 Sec 1131: The Govt mandates and controls productivity for
"private" HC industries.

Page 268 Sec 1141: The federal Govt regulates the rental and purchase of
power driven wheelchairs.

Page 272 SEC. 1145: TREATMENT OF CERTAIN CANCER HOSPITALS - Cancer
patients - welcome to rationing!



Page 280 Sec 1151: The Govt will penalize hospitals for whatever the
Govt deems preventable (i.e...re-admissions).



Page 298 Lines 9-11: Doctors: If you treat a patient during initial
admission that results in a re-admission -- the Govt will penalize you.

Page 317 L 13-20: PROHIBITION on ownership/investment. (The Govt tells
doctors what and how much they can own!)



Page 317-318 lines 21-25, 1-3: PROHIBITION on expansion. (The Govt is
mandating that hospitals cannot expand.)

Page 321 2-13: Hospitals have the opportunity to apply for exception BUT
community input is required. (Can you say ACORN?)

Page 335 L 16-25 Pg 336-339: The Govt mandates establishment of
outcome-based measures. (HC the way they want -- rationing.)

Page 341 Lines 3-9: The Govt has authority to disqualify Medicare
Advance Plans, HMOs, etc. (Forcing people into the Govt plan)

Page 354 Sec 1177: The Govt will RESTRICT enrollment of 'special needs
people!' Unbelievable!

Page 379 Sec 1191: The Govt creates more bureaucracy via a "Tele-Health
Advisory Committee." (Can you say HC by phone?)



Page 425 Lines 4-12: The Govt mandates "Advance-Care Planning Consult."
(Think senior citizens end-of-life patients.)

Page 425 Lines 17-19: The Govt will instruct and consult regarding
living wills, durable powers of attorney, etc. (And it's mandatory!)

Page 425 Lines 22-25, 426 Lines 1-3: The Govt provides an "approved"
list of end-of-life resources; guiding you in death. (Also called
'assisted suicide.')

Page 427 Lines 15-24: The Govt mandates a program for orders on
"end-of-life." (The Govt has a say in how your life ends!)

Page 429 Lines 1-9: An "advanced-care planning consultant" will be used
frequently as a patient's health deteriorates.

Page 429 Lines 10-12: An "advanced care consultation" may include an
ORDER for end-of-life plans. (AN ORDER TO DIE FROM THE GOVERNMENT?!?)



Page 429 Lines 13-25: The GOVT will specify which doctors can write an
end-of-life order. (I wouldn't want to stand before God after getting
paid for THAT job!)

Page 430 Lines 11-15: The Govt will decide what level of treatment you
will have at end-of-life! (Again -- no choice!)



Page 469: Community-Based Home Medical Services = Non-Profit
Organizations. (Hello? ACORN Medical Services here!?!)



Page 489 Sec 1308: The Govt will cover marriage and family therapy.
(Which means Govt will insert itself into your marriage even.)



Page 494-498: Govt will cover Mental Health Services including defining,
creating, and rationing those services.



Senator, I guarantee that I personally will do everything possible to
inform patients and my fellow physicians about the dangers of the
proposed bills you and your colleagues are debating.



Furthermore, if you vote for a bill that enforces socialized medicine on
the country and destroys the doctor-patient relationship, I will do
everything in my power to make sure you lose your job in the next
election.



Respectfully,



Stephen E. Fraser, MD

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