DETAILED ANALYSIS OF THE 1000 PAGE
HEALTH CARE PLAN
BY MAT STAVER*, DEAN OF LIBERTY
UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
Obama Health Care Plan Details
HR 3200 currently under consideration in the House of Representatives
HC = "Health Care"
Pg 22 of the HC Bill MANDATES the Government will audit the books of ALL
EMPLOYERS that self insure!!
Pg 29 lines 4-16 in the HC Bill - YOUR HEALTH CARE IS RATIONED!!!
Pg 30 Sec 123 of HC Bill - THERE WILL BE A GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE that
decides what treatments/benefits you get
Pg 42 of HC Bill - The Health Choices Commissioner will choose your
benefits for you. You have no choice!
Pg 50 Section 152 in HC Bill - HC will be provided to ALL non-U.S.
citizens, illegal or otherwise
Pg 58 HC Bill - Government will have real-time access to individual's
finances and a National ID Health Care Card will be issued!
Pg 59 HC Bill lines 21-24 Government will have direct access to your
banks accounts for electronic funds transfer.
Pg 65 Sec 164 is a payoff subsidized plan for retirees and their
families in unions and community organizations (ACORN).
Pg 72 Lines 8-14 Government is creating a Health Care Exchange to bring
private health care plans under government control.
Pg 84 Sec 203 HC Bill - Government mandates ALL benefit packages for
private health care plans in the Exchange
Pg 85 Line 7 HC Bill - Specs for of Benefit Levels for Plans = The
government will ration your health care!
Pg 91 Lines 4-7 HC Bill - Government mandates linguistic appropriate
services.
Pg 95 HC Bill Lines 8-18 The government will use groups i.e., ACORN
& AmeriCorps to sign up individuals for government Health Care Plan
Pg 85 Line 7 HC Bill - Specs of Ben Levels 4 Plans. #AARP members - Your
health care WILL be rationed
Pg 102 Lines 12-18 HC Bill - Medicaid Eligible Individual will be
automatically enrolled in Medicaid. No choice.
Pg 124 lines 24-25 HC No company can sue the government on price fixing.
No "judicial review" against this government monopoly.
Pg 127 Lines 1-16 HC Bill - Doctors/ #AMA - The government will tell YOU
what you can make.
Pg 145 Line 15-17 An employer MUST auto enroll employees into public
option plan. NO CHOICE
Pg 126 Lines 22-25 Employers MUST pay for health care for part-time
employees AND their families.
Pg 149 Lines 16-24 ANY Employer w/ payroll 400k and above who does not
prov. pub opt. pays 8% tax on all payroll
Pg 150 Lines 9-13 Businesses with payroll between 251k and 400k who do
not provide public opt pays 2-6% tax on all payroll
Pg 167 Lines 18-23 ANY individual who doesn't have acceptable health
care according to government will be taxed 2.5% of income.
Pg 170 Lines 1-3 Any NONRESIDENT Alien is exempt from individual taxes
(Americans will pay).
Pg 195 Officers & employees of HC Administration (GOVT) will have
access to ALL Americans' financial and personal records.
Pg 203 Line 14-15 HC - "The tax imposed under this section shall
not be treated as tax." Yes, it says that.
Pg 239 Line 14-24 HC Bill Government will reduce physician services for
Medicaid. Seniors, low income, poor affected.
Pg 241 Line 6-8 HC Bill - Doctors, it does not matter what specialty you
have, you'll all be paid the same.
Pg 253 Line 10-18 Government sets value of doctors' time, prof judg,
etc. Literally value of humans.
Pg 265 Sec 1131Government mandates and controls productivity for private
health care industries.
Pg 268 Sec 1141 Federal Government regulates rental and purchase of
power-driven wheelchairs.
Pg 272 SEC. 1145. Treatment of certain cancer hospitals - Cancer
patients - welcome to rationing!
Page 280 Sec 1151 The government will penalize hospitals for what
government deems preventable readmissions. (Incentives for hospital to
not treat and release.)
Pg 298 Lines 9-11 Doctors that treat a patient during initial admission
that results in a readmission-Government will penalize you.
Pg 317 L 13-20 PROHIBITION on ownership/investment. Government tells
Doctors what/how much they can own.
Pg 317-318 lines 21-25, 1-3 PROHIBITION on expansion- Government is
mandating hospitals cannot expand.
pg 321 2-13 Hospitals have opportunity to apply for exception, BUT
community input required. Can you say ACORN?!!
Pg335 L 16-25 Pg 336-339 - Government mandates establishment of outcome
based measures. Health Care the way they want. Rationing.
Pg 341 Lines 3-9 Government has authority to disqualify Medicare
Advantage Plans (Part B), HMOs, etc. Forcing people into Government
plan.
Pg 354 Sec 1177 - Government will RESTRICT enrollment of special needs
people!
Pg 379 Sec 1191 Government creates more bureaucracy - Tele-health
Advisory Committee. Health care by phone/Internet?
Pg 425 Lines 4-12 Government mandates Advance [Death] Care Planning
Consultion. Think Senior Citizens end of life.
Pg 425 Lines 17-19 Government will instruct and consult regarding living
wills, durable powers of attorney. Mandatory!
Pg 425 Lines 22-25, 426 Lines 1-3 Government provides approved list of
end of life resources, guiding you in death.
Pg 427 Lines 15-24 Government mandates program for orders for end of
life. The government has a say in how your life ends.
Pg 429 Lines 1-9 An "advanced care planning consult" will be
used frequently as patient's health deteriorates.
Pg 429 Lines 10-12 " advanced care consultation" may include
an ORDER for end of life plans. AN ORDER from Government.
Pg 429 Lines 13-25 - The government will specify which doctors can write
an end of life order.
PG 430 Lines 11-15 The government will decide what level of treatment
you will have at end of life.
Pg 469 - Community Based Home Medical Services=Non-profit orgs. Hello,
ACORN Medical Services here!!?
Pg 472 Lines 14-17 PAYMENT TO COMMUNITY-BASED ORG. 1 monthly payment to
a community-based org. Like ACORN?
Pg 489 Sec 1308 The government will cover Marriage and Family therapy.
They will insert government into your marriage.
Pg 494-498 Government will cover Mental Health Services including
defining, creating, rationing those services.
PG 502 Sec 1181 Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research
Established. - Hello Big Brother - Literally.
Pg 503 Lines 13-19 Government will build registries and data networks
from YOUR electronic medical records.
Pg 503 lines 21-25 Government may secure data directly from any
department or agency of the U.S. who have any of your data.
Pg 504 Lines 6-10 The "Center" will collect data both
published and unpublished (that means public and your private info).
PG 506 Lines 19-21 The Center will recommend policies that would allow
for public access of data.
PG 518 Lines 21-25 The Commission will have input from Health Care
consumer reps - Can you say unions and ACORN?
PG 524 18-22 Comparative Effectiveness Research Trust Fund set up. More
taxes for ALL.
PG 621 Lines 20-25 Government will define what quality means in health
care. Since when does government know about quality?
Pg 622 Lines 2-9 To pay for the Quality Standards, government will
transfer money from other government Trust Funds. More Taxes.
PG 624 "Quality" measures shall be designed to assess outcomes
and functional status of patients.
PG 624 "Quality" measures shall be designed to profile you
including race, age, gender, place of residence, etc.
Pg 628 Sec 1443 Government will give "Multi-Stake Holders"
Pre-Rule Making input into Selection of "Quality" Measures.
Pg 630 9-24/631 1-9 Those multi-stake holder groups include unions and
groups like ACORN deciding health care quality.
Pg 632 Lines 14-25 The Government may implement any "Quality
measure" of health care services as they see fit.
PG 633 14-25/ 634 1-9 The Secretary may issue non-endorsed "Quality
Measures" for Physician Services and Dialysis Services.
Pg 635 to 653 Physicians Payments Sunshine Provision - Government wants
to shine sunlight on doctor but not government.
Pg 654-659 Public Reporting on Health Care-Associated Infections - Looks
okay.
PG 660-671 Doctors in Residency - Government will tell you where your
residency will be, thus where you'll live.
Pg 676-686 Government will regulate hospitals in EVERY aspect of
residency programs, including teaching hospitals.
Pg 686-700 Increased Funding to Fight Waste, Fraud, and Abuse.
Do they mean like the government with an $18 million website?
PGs 701-704 Sec 1619 If your part of health care plan isn't in
Government Health Care Exchange but you qualify for Federal aid, no
payment.
PG 705-709 SEC. 1128 If Secretary gets complaints (ACORN) on health care
provider or supplier, government can do background check.
PG 711 Lines 8-14 The Secretary has broad powers to deny health care
providers/ suppliers admittance into Health Care Exchange. Your doctor
could be thrown out of business.
Pg 719-720 Sec 1637 ANY Doctor who orders durable medical equipment or
home medical services MUST be enrolled in Medicare.
PG 722 Sec 1639 Government MANDATES doctors must have face-to-face with
patient to certify patient for Home Health Services.
PG 724 23-25 PG 725 1-5 The same government certifications will apply to
Medicaid and CHIP (your kids).
PG 724 Lines 16-22 Government reserves right to apply face-to-face
certification for patient to ANY other health care service.
Pg 735 lines 16-25 For law enforcement, proposes the Secretary-HHS will
give Attorney General access to ALL data.
PG 740-757 Government sets guidelines for subsidizing the uninsured
(That's your tax dollars people).
Pg 757-762 Federal Government will shift burden of payments to
Disproportionate Share Hospitals (DSH) to States. (Taxes)
Pg 763 1-8 No DS/EA hospitals will be paid unless they provide services
without regard to national origin.
Pg 765 Sec 1711 Government will require Preventative Services including
vaccines. (Choice?)
Pg 768 Sec 1713 Government - Nurse Home Visitation Services (Hello union
paybacks).
Pg 769 11-14 Nurse Home Visit Services include economic
self-sufficiency, employ adv, school-readiness.
Pg 769 3-5 Nurse Home Visit Services - "increasing birth intervals
between pregnancies." Government ABORTIONS anyone?
Pg 770 SEC 1714 Federal Government mandates eligibility for State Family
Planning Services. Abortion and State Sovereignty.
Pg 789-797 Government will set, mandate drug prices, controlling which
drugs brought to market. Bye innovation.
Pgs 797-800 SEC. 1744 PAYMENTS for graduate medical education. The
government will now control doctors' educations.
PG 801 Sec 1751 The government will decide which health care conditions
will be paid. Can you say RATION!
Pg 810 SEC. 1759. Billing Agents, clearinghouses, etc. req. to register.
Government takes over private payment system.
Pg 820-824 Sec 1801 Government will identify individuals ineligible for
subsidies. Will access all personal financial information.
Pg 824-829 SEC. 1802. Government sets up Comparative Effectiveness
Research Trust Fund. Another tax black hole.
PG 829-833 Government will impose a fee on ALL private health insurance
plans including self-insured to pay for Trust Fund!
PG 835 11-13 fees imposed by government for Trust Fund shall be treated
as if they were taxes.
Pg 838-840 Government will design and implement Home Visitation Program
for families with young kids and families expecting kids.
PG 844-845 This Home Visitation Program includes government coming into
your house and telling you how to parent!!!
Pg 859 Government will establish a Public Health Fund at a cost of
$88,800,000,000. Yes that's billion.
Pg 865 The government will MANDATE the establishment of a National
Health Service Corps.
PG 865 to 876 The NHS Corps is a program where doctors perform mandatory
health care for two years for part loan repayment.
PG 876-892 The government takes over the education of our medical
students and doctors.
PG 898 The government will establish a Public Health Workforce Corps to
ensure supply of public health prof.
PG 898 The Public Health Workforce Corps shall consist of civilian
employees of the U.S. as Secretary deems.
PG 898 The Public Health Workforce Corps shall consist of officers of
Regular and Reserve Corps of Service.
PG 900 The Public Health Workforce Corps includes veterinarians.
PG 901 The Public Health Workforce Corps WILL include commissioned
Regular and Reserve Officers. HC Draft?
PG 910 The government will develop, build, and run Public Health
Training Centers.
PG 913-914 Government starts a health care affirmative action program
thru guise of diversity scholarships.
PG 915 SEC. 2251. Government MANDDATES Cultural and linguistic
competency training for health care professionals.
Pg 932 The Government will establish Preventative and Wellness Trust
fund- initial cost of $30,800,000,000 billion.
PG 935 21-22 Government will identify specific goals & objectives
for prevention & wellness activities. That means
controlling YOU!!
PG 936 Government will develop "Healthy People and National Public
Health Performance Standards" Tell me what to eat?
PG 942 Lines 22-25 More government? Offices of Surgeon General -Public
Health Svc, Minority Health, Women's Health
PG 950- 980 BIG GOVERNMENT core pub health infrastructure including
workforce capacity, lab systems, health info sys, etc.
PG 993 Government will establish school based health clinics. Your kids
won't have a chance.
PG 994 School Based Health Clinic will be integrated into the school
environment. Say government brainwash!
PG 1001 The government will establish a National Medical Device
Registry. Will you be tracked?
Mathew D. Staver*
Founder and Chairman Dean and Professor of Law
Liberty Counsel Liberty University School of Law
Offices in Florida, Virginia and the District of Columbia, Lynchburg,
Virginia
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*Licensed in Florida and the District of Columbia