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THE ONE WORD TO DESCRIBE OBAMACARE |
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Written by Dr. Dave Janda
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Thursday, 23 July 2009 |
As a physician who has authored
books on preventative health care, I was given the opportunity to be the
keynote speaker at a Congressional Dinner at The Capitol Building in Washington last Friday (7/17).
The presentation was entitled Health Care Reform, The Power & Profit of Prevention, and I was gratified that
it was well received.
In preparation for the
presentation, I read the latest version of "reform" as authored by
The Obama Administration and supported by Speaker Pelosi and Senator Reid. Here is the link to the 1,018 page document:
http://edlabor.house.gov/documents/111/pdf/publications/AAHCA-BillText-071409.pdf
Let me summarize just a few
salient points of the above plan.
First, however, it should be clear that the same warning notice must be
placed on The ObamaCare Plan as on a pack of cigarettes: Consuming this product
will be hazardous to your health.
The underlying method of cutting
costs throughout the plan is based on rationing and denying care. There is no focus on preventing health care
need whatever. The plan's method is the most inhumane and unethical approach to
cutting costs I can imagine as a physician.
The rationing of care is
implemented through The National Health Care Board, according to the
plan. This illustrious Board "will approve or reject treatment
for patients based on the cost per treatment divided by the number of years the
patient will benefit from the treatment."
Translation.....if you are over 65
or have been recently diagnosed as having an advanced form of cardiac
disease or aggressive cancer.....dream on if you think you will get
treated.....pick out your coffin.
Oh, you say this could never
happen? Sorry.... this is the same model they use in Britain.
The plan mandates that there will
be little or no advanced treatments to be available in the future. It creates The Federal Coordinating Council For
Comparative Effectiveness Research, the purpose of
which is "to slow the development of new medications and technologies
in order to reduce costs." Yes, this is to be the law.
The plan also outlines that
doctors and hospitals will be overseen and reviewed by The National
Coordinator For Health Information and Technology.
This " coordinator" will
"monitor treatments being delivered to make sure doctors and hospitals are
strictly following government guidelines that are deemed
appropriate." It goes on to say....."Doctors and hospitals not
adhering to guidelines will face penalties."
According to those in Congress,
penalties could include large six figure financial fines and possible
imprisonment.
So according to The ObamaCare
Plan....if your doctor saves your life you might have to go to the prison
to see your doctor for follow -up appointments. I believe this is
the same model Stalin used in the former Soviet Union.
Section 102 has the Orwellian
title, "Protecting the Choice to Keep Current Coverage." What this section really mandates is that it
is illegal to keep your private insurance if your status changes - e.g., if you
lose or change your job, retire from your job and become a senior, graduate
from college and get your first job.
Yes, illegal.
When Mr. Obama hosted a conference call with
bloggers urging them to pressure Congress to pass his health plan as soon as
possible, a blogger from Maine referenced an Investors Business Daily
article that claimed Section 102 of the House health legislation would outlaw
private insurance.
He asked: "Is this true? Will people be able to keep
their insurance and will insurers be able to write new policies even though
H.R. 3200 is passed?" Mr. Obama replied:
"You know, I have to say that I am not familiar with the provision you are
talking about."
Then there is Section 1233 of The
ObamaCare Plan, devoted to "Advanced
Care Planning." After each American turns 65 years of age they
have to go to a mandated counseling program that is designed to end life
sooner.
This session is to occur every 5
years unless the person has developed a chronic illness then it must be done
every year. The topics in this session will include, "how to decline
hydration, nutrition and how to initiate hospice care." It is no
wonder The Obama Administration does not like my emphasis on Prevention. For Mr. Obama, prevention is the
"enemy" as people would live longer.
I rest my case. The ObamaCare Plan is hazardous to
the health of every American.
After I finished my Capitol Hill
presentation, I was asked by a Congressman in the question-answer session: "I'll be doing a number of network
interviews on the Obama Health Care Plan. If I am asked what is the one
word to describe the plan what should I answer."
The answer is simple, honest,
direct, analytical, sad but truthful. I
told him that one word is FASCIST.
Then I added, "I hope you'll have
the courage to use that word, Congressman.
No other word is more appropriate."
Dr. Dave Janda, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon, and a
world-recognized expert on the prevention of sports injuries, particularly in
children. His website is noinjury.com.
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