This
is a letter written by Dr. Stephen Fraser to
Senator Bayh. If you would like to
send it on to your Congressman, he says to feel free
to copy it and send it around to our friends and to
senators and representatives.
July
23, 2009
Senator Bayh,
As a practicing physician I have major concerns with
the healthcare bill before Congress. I actually have
read the bill and am shocked by the brazenness of the
government's proposed involvement in the patient
physician relationship. The very idea that the
government will dictate and ration patient care is
dangerous and certainly not helpful in designing a
healthcare system that works for all.. Every physician
I work with agrees that we need to fix our healthcare
system, but the proposed bills currently making their
way through congress will be a disaster if passed.
I ask you respectfully and as a patriotic American to
look at the following troubling lines that I have read
in the bill. You cannot possibly believe that these
proposals are in the best interests of the country and
our fellow citizens.
Page 22 of the HC Bill: Mandates that the Govt will
audit books of all employers that self insure!!
Page 30 Sec 123 of HC bill - THERE WILL BE A GOVT
COMMITTEE that decides what treatments/benefits you
get.
Page 29 lines 4-16 in the HC bill: YOUR HEALTH CARE IS
RATIONED!!!
Page 42 of HC Bill:The Health Choices Commissioner
will choose your HC Benefits for you. You have no
choice!
Page 50 Section 152 in HC bill: HC will be provided to
ALL non US citizens, illegal or otherwise
Page 58 HC Bill: Govt will have real-time access to
individuals finances & a National ID Healthcard
will be issued!
Page 59 HC Bill lines 21-24: Govt will have direct
access to you ur banks accounts for elective funds
transfer.
Page 65 Sec 164: is a payoff subsidized plan for
retirees and their families in Unions & community
organizations: (ACORN).
Page 84 Sec 203 HC bill: Govt mandates ALL benefit
packages for private HC plans in the Exchange.
Page 85 Line 7 HC Bill: Specifications for of Benefit
Levels for Plans = The Govt will ration your
Healthcare!
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Page 91 Lines 4-7 HC Bill: Govt mandates linguistic
appropriate services. Example - Translation: illegal
aliens.
Page 95 HC Bill Lines 8-18: The Govt will use groups
i.e., ACORN & Americorps to sign up individuals
for Govt HC plan.
Page 85 Line 7 HC Bill: Specifications of Benefit
Levels for Plans. AARP members - your Health care WILL
be rationed.
Page 102 Lines 12-18 HC Bill: Medicaid Eligible
Individuals will be automatically enrolled in
Medicaid. No choice.
Page 124 lines 24-25 HC: No company can sue GOVT on
price fixing. No "judicial review" against
Govt Monopoly.
Page 127 Lines 1-16 HC Bill: Doctors/ American Medical
Association - The Govt will tell YOU what you can
make! (salary)
Page 145 Line 15-17: An Employer MUST auto enroll
employees into public option plan. NO CHOICE!
Page 126 Lines 22-25: Employers MUST pay for HC for
part time employees AND their families.
Page 149 Lines 16-24: ANY Employer with payroll 401k
& above who does not provide public option pays 8%
tax on all payroll.
Page 150 Lines 9-13: Business's with payroll btw 251k
& 401k who doesn't provide public option pays 2-6%
tax on all payroll.
Page 167 Lines 18-23: ANY individual who doesn't have
acceptable HC according to Govt will be taxed 2.5% of
income.
Page 170 Lines 1-3 HC Bill: Any NONRESIDENT Alien is
exempt from individual taxes. (Americans will pay)
Page 195 HC Bill: Officers & employees of HC Admin
(GOVT) will have access to ALL Americans finances
/personal records.
Page 203 Line 14-15 HC: "The tax imposed under
this section shall not be treated as tax" Yes, it
says that!
Page 239 Line 14-24 HC Bill: Govt will reduce
physician services for Medicaid Seniors, low income
and poor are affected.
Page 241 Line 6-8 HC Bill: Doctors, doesn't matter
what specialty you have, you'll all be paid the same!
Page 253 Line 10-18: Govt sets value of Doctor's time,
proffession, judgment etc. Literally value of humans.
Page 265 Sec 1131: Govt mandates & controls
productivity for private HC industries.
Page 268 Sec 1141: Federal Govt regulates rental &
purchase of power driven wheelchairs.
Page 272 SEC. 1145: TREATMENT OF CERTAIN CANCER
HOSPITALS - Cancer patients - welcome to rationing!
Page 280 Sec 1151: The Govt will penalize hospitals
for whatever Govt deems preventable re-admissions.
Page 298 Lines 9-11: Doctors, treat a patient during
initial admission that results in a re-admission -Govt
will penalize you.
Page 317 L 13-20: PROHIBITION on ownership/investment.
Govt tells Doctors what/how much they can own!
Page 317-318 lines 21-25, 1-3: PROHIBITION on
expansion- Govt is mandating hospitals cannot expand.
Page 321 2-13: Hospitals have opportunity to apply for
exception BUT community input is required. Can u say
ACORN?!!
Page 335 L 16-25 Pg 336-339: Govt mandates
establishment of outcome based measures. HC the way
they want. Rationing.
Page 341 Lines 3-9: Govt has authority to disqualify
Medicare Advance Plans, HMOs, etc. Forcing people into
Govt plan.
Page 354 Sec 1177: Govt will RESTRICT enrollment of
Special needs people! Unbelievable!
Page 379 Sec 1191: Govt creates more bureaucracy -
Tele-health Advisory Comittee. Can you say HC by
phone?
Page 425 Lines 4-12: Govt mandates Advance Care
Planning Consult. Think Senior Citizens end of life
patients.
Page 425 Lines 17-19: Govt will instruct & consult
regarding living wills, durable powers of attorney.
Mandatory!
Page 425 Lines 22-25, 426 Lines 1-3: Govt provides
approved list of end of life resources, guiding you in
death. (assisted suicide)
Page 427 Lines 15-24: Govt mandates program for orders
for end of life. The Govt has a say in how your life
ends.
Page 429 Lines 1-9: An "advanced care planning
consultant" will be used frequently as patients
health deteriorates.
Page 429 Lines 10-12: "advanced care
consultation" may include an ORDER for end of
life plans. AN ORDER from GOVT!
Page 429 Lines 13-25: The govt will specify which
Doctors can write an end of life order.
Page 430 Lines 11-15: The Govt will decide what level
of treatment you will have at end of life!
Page 469: Community Based Home Medical Services = Non
profit organizations. Hello, ACORN Medical Services
here!!?
Page 472 Lines 14-17: PAYMENT TO COMMUNITY-BASED
ORIGINATION. 1 monthly payment 2 a community-based
organ ization. Like ACORN?
Page 489 Sec 1308: The Govt will cover Marriage &
Family therapy. Which means they will insert Govt into
your marriage.
Page 494-498: Govt will cover Mental Health Services
including defining, creating, rationing those
services.
Senator, I guarantee that I personally will do
everything possible to inform patients and my fellow
physicians about the dangers of the proposed bills you
and your colleagues are debating.
Furthermore, If you vote for a bill that enforces
socialized medicine on the country and destroys the
doctor/patient relationship, I will do everything in
my power to make sure you lose your job in the next
election.
Respectfully,
Stephen E Fraser MD