Thread: H.R.3200 America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 i

The Act in its present form is totally undecipherable

Why H.R.3200 America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 is not ready

By Steve Miller
Tuesday, August 18, 2009

The intelligence of the majority of American citizens is being insulted every time we turn on the TV.

Below is a an example of a typical section from H.R. 3200. A link to the entire Act is provided below this example.

The following section is typical of the rest of the Act, it says NOTHING! The rest of the Act is equally ambiguous. Those on both sides trying to analyze it are wasting theirs, and our time. The Act in its present form is totally undecipherable.

Public documents are supposed to easily read and understood by the layman, not just attorneys.

Until the Act can be easily read and understood by the average ACORN member, teacher, physician, SEIU member, community organizer, politician, or lawyer, it’s not worthy of further discussion.

Maybe Senator Reid can tell us what it says during his telephonic town hall meeting.


SEC. 1705. EXPANDED OUTSTATIONING
(a) In General- Section 1902(a)(55) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(55)) is amended by striking `under subsection (a)(10)(A)(i)(IV), (a)(10)(A)(i)(VI), (a)(10)(A)(i)(VII), or (a)(10)(A)(ii)(IX)’ and inserting `(including receipt and processing of applications of individuals for affordability credits under subtitle C of title II of division A of the America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 pursuant to a Medicaid memorandum of understanding under section 1943(a)(1))’.

(b) Effective Date-

(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to services furnished on or after July 1, 2010, without regard to whether or not final regulations to carry out such amendment have been promulgated by such date.

(2) In the case of a State plan for medical assistance under title XIX of the Social Security Act which the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines requires State legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) in order for the plan to meet the additional requirement imposed by the amendment made by this section, the State plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of such title solely on the basis of its failure to meet this additional requirement before the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first regular session of the State legislature that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of such session shall be deemed to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.

FULL ACT: http://thomas.loc.gov/

http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/13858

The following section is typical of the rest of the Act, it says NOTHING! The rest of the Act is equally ambiguous. Those on both sides trying to analyze it are wasting theirs, and our time. The Act in its present form is totally undecipherable.

That, I think, is deliberate. Below is the paragraph that states that upon passage of the bill, the 'commissioner' will establish specific standards and rules for implementation will be developed. If the bill is ambiguous, then the details of the implementation can be whatever the commsioner wishes. Therefore, Obama or Pelosi or Reid or their stooges in the mainstream media can say, more or less honestly, there is no 'death panel' in the bill or that the end of life counseling provisions are quite innocent and intended to be helpful to us old folks or that there is no intent for the government to take over the entiere healthcare system because there are no specific provisions like that. Those will appear in the detailed implementation rules after the bill is passed, when we citizens can no longer do anything about it.

SEC. 142. DUTIES AND AUTHORITY OF COMMISSIONER.

(a) Duties- The Commissioner is responsible for carrying out the following functions under this division:

(1) QUALIFIED PLAN STANDARDS- The establishment of qualified health benefits plan standards under this title, including the enforcement of such standards in coordination with State insurance regulators and the Secretaries of Labor and the Treasury.

(2) HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE- The establishment and operation of a Health Insurance Exchange under subtitle A of title II.

(3) INDIVIDUAL AFFORDABILITY CREDITS- The administration of individual affordability credits under subtitle C of title II, including determination of eligibility for such credits.

(4) ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS- Such additional functions as may be specified in this division.