| The new Health Care Bill is all about health care; right? | | | | The Health Care Bill requires every American to be |
| Not on your life. There are things buried deeply in this | | | | covered by health care. Whether or not this is |
| bill that you would not believe and they don't have a lot | | | | constitutional is being debated even now. There will be |
| to do with your health care. | | | | a penalty to be paid if someone does not get health |
| Did you know the bill allows the President can force | | | | care. However, if that penalty is substantially lower |
| doctors into military service whether in peace time or | | | | than the health care insurance itself, what is to stop |
| war time? This is ridiculous. Why do doctors need to | | | | people from refusing? Paying the penalty? Getting |
| go into the military whether or not they want to do so? | | | | health care anyway when they get sick? That's |
| How can this be done against their will? What are they | | | | something no one considered when mandating that |
| supposed to be doing? No one seems to know. It | | | | everyone have this coverage. |
| certainly does give the President some strange | | | | While we wait for a decision as to whether or not this |
| powers that don't have a lot to do with health care. | | | | is constitutionally acceptable, our President is telling us |
| You may be asking yourself what conscripting doctors | | | | that he has the right to make us buy a product he |
| into the military or only allowing the government to give | | | | recommends. How interesting is that? It's a step in a |
| college loans has to do with health care. The answer | | | | direction that is troubling to people who cherish the |
| is nothing. | | | | Constitution of the United States. |
| To be fair the Bill has some good points. There can be | | | | This bill passed by 219 votes. All of them were |
| no pre-existing condition exclusions. Your policy can't | | | | Democrat; not one Republican voted for this bill. That |
| be cancelled on you. Insurers are supposed to pay the | | | | makes this bill, which concerns everyone in the U.S., a |
| claims in a timely manner. I wonder if this means they | | | | very partisan bill. So, should one group be able to |
| can't keep sending you those little forms to fill out to | | | | dictate how we spend our money? I tried to go to the |
| clarify your claim. | | | | White House page about the bill; I got the "404 page |
| Have you looked this behemoth up on the internet? It | | | | cannot be found" message. Instead there was a list of |
| has over 1,000 printed pages. If you want a copy, | | | | "issues" we could browse. Don't you think this is |
| according to one site, you can pay $49.95 and get | | | | strange? Shouldn't the American public be able to read |
| one. Most websites will give you "insights" into the bill. | | | | the bill? So I went to the "title by title page" to see if I |
| Of course, depending on their point of view, they will | | | | could get any more information. I clicked on "read the |
| steer you toward what they want you to read. | | | | entire bill" and was sent to the Democrat's website |
| The Huffington Post has partnered with Insight to | | | | where the bill is posted. |
| dissect the bill and comment on it. Want to have your | | | | The first thing that struck me (literally) after the bill |
| say? This is a good way. | | | | number (HR 3590) was this statement: To amend the |
| One thing that caught my eye was the continued | | | | Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and to modify the first |
| reference to "data gathering". It isn't spelled out but you | | | | time homeowners buyers credit in the case of |
| sure get the feeling that your information will end up on | | | | members of the Armed Forces and certain other |
| in a giant database somewhere that can be accessed | | | | Federal employees, and for other purposes. Could you |
| in a manner that is not to personal benefit. It's just a | | | | explain to me what this has to do with health care |
| feeling. If they adjust payments as many times as | | | | reform? Maybe you can find a copy of this thing and |
| adjustments are mentioned, payments will be adjusted | | | | read it. So far what I have been able to see is |
| out of existence. | | | | confusing and concerning. |