Thread: Racial Preferences in Health Care Bill

Here we go, affirmative action and quotas in the health care bill. Knew they'd have to get it in there somewhere.

July 21, 2009

Racial Preferences in the Democrats' Health Care Bill

By Allan J. Favish

All 1,018 pages of the Democrats' health care bill can be inspected here. The bill includes racial preferences. Under the Democrats' health care bill, if a medical school wants to increase its chances of receiving many different kinds of grants and contracts from the federal government, it should have a demonstrated record of training individuals who are from underrepresented minority groups. This is because the Democrats' health care bill requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to give preference to the entities that have demonstrated such a record in the awarding of these contracts to medical schools and other institutions.

The bill does not state what would qualify as a "demonstrated record", so we can expect medical schools and the other entities to do whatever they think they can get away with to train as many "individuals who are from underrepresented minority groups" as they think they might need to have a better "demonstrated record" in this regard then other entities competing for the grants and contracts. The Democrats' health care bill creates a very significant financial incentive for medical schools and other entities to lower admission standards for "individuals who are from underrepresented minority groups" if that is what it takes to have the winning "demonstrated record".
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On page 879-880, the bill states that the Secretary of Health and Human Services

"shall make grants to, or enter into contracts with, eligible entities . . . to operate a professional training program in the field of family medicine, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, or geriatrics, to provide financial assistance and traineeships and fellowships to those students, interns, residents or physicians who plan to work in or teach in the field of family medicine, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, or geriatrics."

On page 881-882 the bill states:

"In awarding grants or contracts under this section, the Secretary shall give preference to entities that have a demonstrated record of the following: . . . Training individuals who are from underrepresented minority groups or disadvantaged backgrounds."

On page 883 the bill states:

"The Secretary shall make grants to, or enter into contracts with, eligible entities . . . to operate or participate in an established primary care residency training program, which may include-(A) planning and developing curricula; (B) recruitment and training of residents; and (C) retention of faculty."

On page 884-885 the bill states:

"In awarding grants and contracts . . . the Secretary shall give preference to entities that have a demonstrated record of training . . . individuals who are from underrepresented minority groups or disadvantaged backgrounds . . . ."

On page 887-889 the bill states that the

"Secretary shall make grants to, or enter into contracts with, eligible entities . . . to operate a professional training program for oral health professionals, to provide financial assistance and traineeships and fellowships to those professionals who plan to work in or teach general, pediatric, or public health dentistry, or dental hygiene, to establish, maintain, or improve academic administrative units (including departments, divisions, or other appropriate units) in the specialties of general, pediatric, or public health dentistry, to operate a loan repayment program for full-time faculty in a program of general, pediatric, or public health dentistry."

On page 889-890 the bill states:

"In awarding grants or contracts under this section, the Secretary shall give preference to entities that have a demonstrated record of the following: . . . Training individuals who are from underrepresented minority groups or disadvantaged backgrounds."

On page 908-909 the bill states: "The Secretary shall award grants and contracts to eligible entities" to do the same things for the field of public health as the Secretary can do for dentistry.

On page 909 the bill states:

"In awarding grants or contracts under this section, the Secretary shall give preference to entities that have a demonstrated record of the following: . . . Training individuals who are from underrepresented minority groups or disadvantaged backgrounds."
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Apart from the legality of such preferences under the U.S. Constitution and the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and the unfairness to those who are not "individuals who are from underrepresented minority groups", the Democrats' policy will foster the racial preference climate that continues to stigmatize and demean those individuals who receive the preferences. For example, if you know nothing else about two university students, except that one was probably admitted under a program where intellectual standards were reduced and the student received a preference for being the child of an alumnus, and the other was admitted under more rigorous intellectual standards without receiving any nonmerit-based preference, what are you going to think about these two students? Is the answer any different when the preference is based on race rather than an alumni relationship?

A nonmerit-based preference program based on an individual's physical appearance or surname is no less a "badge of inferiority" than the one condemned in Brown v. Board of Education. Thanks to the Democrats' racial preference program, all of the "individuals who are from underrepresented minority groups" at these medical schools and other entities, including those who deserved admission without the racial preference, will wear that badge.

Allan J. Favish is an attorney in Los Angeles. His website is allanfavish.com.

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Here we go, affirmative action and quotas in the health care bill. Knew they'd have to get it in there somewhere.

July 21, 2009

Racial Preferences in the Democrats' Health Care Bill

By Allan J. Favish

All 1,018 pages of the Democrats' health care bill can be inspected here. The bill includes racial preferences. Under the Democrats' health care bill, if a medical school wants to increase its chances of receiving many different kinds of grants and contracts from the federal government, it should have a demonstrated record of training individuals who are from underrepresented minority groups. This is because the Democrats' health care bill requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to give preference to the entities that have demonstrated such a record in the awarding of these contracts to medical schools and other institutions.

The bill does not state what would qualify as a "demonstrated record", so we can expect medical schools and the other entities to do whatever they think they can get away with to train as many "individuals who are from underrepresented minority groups" as they think they might need to have a better "demonstrated record" in this regard then other entities competing for the grants and contracts. The Democrats' health care bill creates a very significant financial incentive for medical schools and other entities to lower admission standards for "individuals who are from underrepresented minority groups" if that is what it takes to have the winning "demonstrated record".
_______

On page 879-880, the bill states that the Secretary of Health and Human Services

"shall make grants to, or enter into contracts with, eligible entities . . . to operate a professional training program in the field of family medicine, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, or geriatrics, to provide financial assistance and traineeships and fellowships to those students, interns, residents or physicians who plan to work in or teach in the field of family medicine, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, or geriatrics."

On page 881-882 the bill states:

"In awarding grants or contracts under this section, the Secretary shall give preference to entities that have a demonstrated record of the following: . . . Training individuals who are from underrepresented minority groups or disadvantaged backgrounds."

On page 883 the bill states:

"The Secretary shall make grants to, or enter into contracts with, eligible entities . . . to operate or participate in an established primary care residency training program, which may include-(A) planning and developing curricula; (B) recruitment and training of residents; and (C) retention of faculty."

On page 884-885 the bill states:

"In awarding grants and contracts . . . the Secretary shall give preference to entities that have a demonstrated record of training . . . individuals who are from underrepresented minority groups or disadvantaged backgrounds . . . ."

On page 887-889 the bill states that the

"Secretary shall make grants to, or enter into contracts with, eligible entities . . . to operate a professional training program for oral health professionals, to provide financial assistance and traineeships and fellowships to those professionals who plan to work in or teach general, pediatric, or public health dentistry, or dental hygiene, to establish, maintain, or improve academic administrative units (including departments, divisions, or other appropriate units) in the specialties of general, pediatric, or public health dentistry, to operate a loan repayment program for full-time faculty in a program of general, pediatric, or public health dentistry."

On page 889-890 the bill states:

"In awarding grants or contracts under this section, the Secretary shall give preference to entities that have a demonstrated record of the following: . . . Training individuals who are from underrepresented minority groups or disadvantaged backgrounds."

On page 908-909 the bill states: "The Secretary shall award grants and contracts to eligible entities" to do the same things for the field of public health as the Secretary can do for dentistry.

On page 909 the bill states:

"In awarding grants or contracts under this section, the Secretary shall give preference to entities that have a demonstrated record of the following: . . . Training individuals who are from underrepresented minority groups or disadvantaged backgrounds."
________

Apart from the legality of such preferences under the U.S. Constitution and the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and the unfairness to those who are not "individuals who are from underrepresented minority groups", the Democrats' policy will foster the racial preference climate that continues to stigmatize and demean those individuals who receive the preferences. For example, if you know nothing else about two university students, except that one was probably admitted under a program where intellectual standards were reduced and the student received a preference for being the child of an alumnus, and the other was admitted under more rigorous intellectual standards without receiving any nonmerit-based preference, what are you going to think about these two students? Is the answer any different when the preference is based on race rather than an alumni relationship?

A nonmerit-based preference program based on an individual's physical appearance or surname is no less a "badge of inferiority" than the one condemned in Brown v. Board of Education. Thanks to the Democrats' racial preference program, all of the "individuals who are from underrepresented minority groups" at these medical schools and other entities, including those who deserved admission without the racial preference, will wear that badge.

Allan J. Favish is an attorney in Los Angeles. His website is allanfavish.com.

Comments on "Racial Preferences in the Democrats' Health Care Bill"

http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/07/ ... emo_1.html

Oh, I see.

The government will run the health care system, all of those involved in pushing this fiasco will stand to make a fortune, and they will be using the "underrepresented minority" as their slave labor who will receive the barest minimum for their work while the elites further fatten their bank accounts.


I just love how these liars and thieves try to make this look like some great opportunity and "special treatment" being granted minorities over all others, It's anything BUT.........

The other shame of it all is that all of the so called "advocates" for these people....NCLR, NAACP, CHC,CBC.........will peddle this to the minority groups they allege to represent the best interests of because they stand to profit handsomely from getting them to fall for the BS.

Oh, I see.

The government will run the health care system, all of those involved in pushing this fiasco will stand to make a fortune, and they will be using the "underrepresented minority" as their slave labor who will receive the barest minimum for their work while the elites further fatten their bank accounts.


I just love how these liars and thieves try to make this look like some great opportunity and "special treatment" being granted minorities over all others, It's anything BUT.........

The other shame of it all is that all of the so called "advocates" for these people....NCLR, NAACP, CHC,CBC.........will peddle this to the minority groups they allege to represent the best interests of because they stand to profit handsomely from getting them to fall for the BS.

They can SHOVE their little racist healthcare garbage straight up their racist A$$es

They can SHOVE their little racist healthcare garbage straight up their racist A$$es

This will be "rationed" health care and therefore in the hands of bureaucrats could be a form of genocide as in the case of millions of old white people who will not be allowed treatment under the guise of its to expensive. Dangerous ground with this one folks.

This will be "rationed" health care and therefore in the hands of bureaucrats could be a form of genocide as in the case of millions of old white people who will not be allowed treatment under the guise of its to expensive. Dangerous ground with this one folks.

Originally Posted by oldguy

This will be "rationed" health care and therefore in the hands of bureaucrats could be a form of genocide as in the case of millions of old white people who will not be allowed treatment under the guise of its to expensive. Dangerous ground with this one folks.

Extremely. I really have never been this scared of my government in my life time. And I've been around a few years.

Initially I was wondering how Congress could possibly approve such rationing for the elderly when many of them are not too far off from "old age" themselves.

Then I found out that Congress and their families will not have to have the health care plan they think is good enough for the rest of us!!!!!!!!!

If there is anyone out there who is NOT very alarmed by this, along with Obama's demand that it be passed NOW, ASAP - in other words before anyone really has time to read it - if there is anyone NOT alarmed by this, you are in denial or at best not paying attention.

Originally Posted by oldguy

This will be "rationed" health care and therefore in the hands of bureaucrats could be a form of genocide as in the case of millions of old white people who will not be allowed treatment under the guise of its to expensive. Dangerous ground with this one folks.

Extremely. I really have never been this scared of my government in my life time. And I've been around a few years.

Initially I was wondering how Congress could possibly approve such rationing for the elderly when many of them are not too far off from "old age" themselves.

Then I found out that Congress and their families will not have to have the health care plan they think is good enough for the rest of us!!!!!!!!!

If there is anyone out there who is NOT very alarmed by this, along with Obama's demand that it be passed NOW, ASAP - in other words before anyone really has time to read it - if there is anyone NOT alarmed by this, you are in denial or at best not paying attention.