Thread: Obamacare

Take Action Defeat ObamaCare Now!
June 16, 2009
Please read this action alert if one of your Senators is a Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, which will be marking-up (making changes to) and voting on Senator Ted Kennedy's (D-MA) so-called "Affordable Health Choices Act" tomorrow, Wednesday, June 17th at 10:00am.

Here are a few of the worst aspects of the liberals' current health care plan:


1. It creates a "Public Option" — It's hard to compete with "free."
This is a government run health care plan similar to Medicare that would compete with private insurers. Most middle class Americans will not be able to afford the increased tax burden forced upon them in order to subsidize the "public option," in addition to their own private plan premiums. Taxing private insurance will drive up costs stripping consumers of the freedom to choose government-free insurance and will they be forced into the initially "cheaper" public plan.


2. The Plan Is Not "Free" — Americans Cannot Afford Another $1 Trillion Tax Increase.
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the plan will cost $1 trillion over ten years to insure only 16 million of the estimated 50 million "Americans" including 12-20 million illegal aliens who are currently uninsured. This estimate is very conservative and does not even consider proposed Medicaid expansion, the actual cost of the "public option," the cost of employer mandates, the administrative costs of implementing the proposed program, and the effects on spending for other federal programs.


3. It Imposes "Employer Mandates" — Government Mandates Thwart Jobs Creation.
American businesses are having a difficult enough time keeping their doors open, the government should not be imposing excessive costs on employers, making it more expensive than ever to hire new workers by mandating that employers provide a certain level of insurance for their workers or be assessed fines. This tactic incentivizes employers to drop their employees' pricey health plans and simply pay the less expensive fine, leaving many Americans without insurance and left with the limiting, government-run plan.

4. It requires "Individual Mandates" — Government Should Not Determine How Much Insurance You Must Buy.

Every American would be required to buy a policy that meets certain minimum requirements. Thus, a healthy young person who rarely uses his insurance policy would be required to buy a more expensive policy or else they'll be punished with hefty fines. When people are required to pay for more insurance than they need or want, they will seek to get their money's worth, which will put even more demand on an already overextended system and will further drive up costs.

5. Health Care Decisions Should be Between You and Your Doctor — Not Government Bureaucrats.

Part of the plan to "manage care" involves "Comparative Effectiveness Research," a method by which government bureaucrats will determine the most cost-effective treatments and will mandate those treatments. In meetings with the American Medical Association, President Obama indicated that Comparative Effectiveness Research would be a defense for doctors against frivolous malpractice lawsuits. Meaning, doctors would be forced to use one-size-fits-all government-prescribed treatments, and patients would have no recourse if those treatments fail or harm them. Please note, Obama and his liberal allies are peddling this to the American people as tort reform, but it is no more than a cheap knock-off that further limits both doctors' and patients' freedom. Do not be fooled, this is NOT tort reform.


6. ObamaCare is a simply a bloated HMO program. This plan is deliberately designed so that over time, your only health care option is the government option!
Think about how unpleasant a trip to the DMV or any government office is and how frustrating all government bureaucracies are. Imagine having to wait and wade through even more extensive red tape to deal with health care concerns. Limited resources will inevitably lead to long waits and health care rationing.

In Massachusetts, America's first experiment with state-sponsored medicine, the average wait to see a family doctor is 63 days, 50 days for a specialist, and for women who believe they might be pregnant often must wait until their second-trimester to see an obstetrician!

Reform in the health care industry is needed, but Obama's and congressional liberals' approach will only further contribute to the problems that already exist. Rather than instituting a government-run option and decreasing healthy competition in the private sector, Congress should be considering ways to increase much-needed competition within private industry that drive costs down!

Tell your Senator to vote NO on the anything-but-Affordable Health Choices Act today!

Phone Call Instructions & Recommendations:
We need to overwhelm the Senators' offices with calls opposing this legislation that has the potential to devastate America's health care system, which is currently the finest in the world. Faithful activists like you helped defeat HillaryCare in 1993, and we need your help again. Legislators need to hear overwhelming cries against this radical, rushed-through legislation which will directly affect every American's health care.

You can use the program below to e-mail your Senator, but remember, phone calls are best and are by far the most effective method of influencing your Senators' votes. Click on your Senator's name below to find their office numbers. Try the district office nearest your home first, as it is often a local call, and it is usually easier to get through than the Washington, D.C. office. The D.C. offices are used to busy phones, but local offices start to panic when they get overwhelmed with calls.

Democrats by Rank

Edward Kennedy (MA)
Christopher Dodd (CT)
Tom Harkin (IA)
Barbara A. Mikulski (MD)
Jeff Bingaman (NM)
Patty Murray (WA)
Jack Reed (RI)
Bernard Sanders (I) (VT)
Sherrod Brown (OH)
Robert P. Casey, Jr. (PA)
Kay Hagan (NC)
Jeff Merkley (OR)

Republicans by Rank

Michael B. Enzi (WY)
Judd Gregg (NH)
Lamar Alexander (TN)
Richard Burr (NC)
Johnny Isakson (GA)
John McCain (AZ)
Orrin G. Hatch (UT)
Lisa Murkowski (AK)
Tom Coburn, M.D. (OK)
Pat Roberts (KS)

Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121

Further reading & more information:

* High Costs of Obama's Health Care Plan, by Phyllis Schlafly
* Arm Yourself for the Battle Against Government-Run Health Care.
* Watch a discussion about the perils of a public health plan!


http://capwiz.com/eagleforum/issues/ale ... d=13559386

I wish Ted Kennedy would hang it up. Not that I l ike to see anyone get sick, I was hoping he would retire, but I guess he isn't done screwing the American people yet.

I am still waiting to hear how they will force millions of illegal, off the books, paid in cash, workers to pay their share of this healthcare plan.
Will they still get medical services, even if they do not have insurance?

Originally Posted by agrneydgrl

I wish Ted Kennedy would hang it up. Not that I l ike to see anyone get sick, I was hoping he would retire, but I guess he isn't done screwing the American people yet.

There are too many innocent Americans he hasn't drown yet.