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I received an email from the Whitehouse today with information promoting the administration’s health care reform package. There are some interesting points made in the email and it was suggested that we pass this email on to others in a chain letter fashion. One of the things that I think the lawmakers are not hearing is the concern that Americans have about the fundamental difference in what is being promoted and what can actually happen if this thing is pushed through as it is.
Hear us dear lawmakers! We are not against improving our healthcare services or correcting certain injustices in the present system. However, when we talk reform, we are not talking about the establishment of another Insurance Company that is run by the government. Health Care Reform is NOT the same thing as Free Universal Healthcare for any and all in this land. We say no more free benefits to freeloaders and illegal aliens.
Abortion is not healthy and should not be on the table for a discussion about health. It is the termination of a human life. We are appalled at the thought that the elderly may be deemed less productive citizens and therefore less qualified for required medical treatment and coverage, male or female. Gender is not the only issue that needs to be addressed in this discussion.
Here is one American’s brief response to the three sets of eight point bullets in the Whitehouse email that is to be forwarded around the country in chain letter fashion.
8 ways reform provides security:
1. Prohibit refusal of coverage due to pre-existing conditions. OK.
2. Set yearly caps on what can be charged as out of pocket medical expenses. OK.
3. No exclusion of coverage for preventive tests and checkups for cancer, diabetes, heart disease, sickle cell anemia, or others. OK.
4. No dropping or watering down coverage for those who become seriously ill. OK.
5. No charging more because of gender. Right but if you use more services you should pay for what you use. The cost is often not necessarily gender related but service related. Unfortunately this same principle applies in other areas too like age, race, sexual orientation, smokers or obesity regarding certain illnesses.
6. No annual or lifetime caps on the coverage you may purchase. OK.
7. Extend Family Coverage for youths to the age of 26. NO. Maybe 22 if in College, otherwise at 18 there is always the military.
8. Guaranteed Premium Renewal as long as the premium is paid. OK.
The Big Question about these things is, “How do we finance these things?”
8 Common Myths about this package answered.
1. This package will not mean a government takeover of healthcare or rationing of healthcare services. Says who? Look around. History validates this concern.
2. This package will not bust the budget. Says who? Look around. The other changes recently enacted have all but bankrupted our county already. No more.
3. This package does not encourage euthanasia. Says who? Read your own rhetoric. Listen to what the politically appointed Czars have said on this topic.
4. This package will not affect the benefits that veterans now receive. Says who? It is a matter of record that spending for the military is way back in almost all areas and there has already been damage to existing VA benefits.
5. This package will not burden small businesses. Says who? Joe the Plumber was told that the government was going to redistribute his wealth and how do we know that this is not one of the ways to do that?
6. This package will not harm Medicare benefits. Says who? How can you create a government competitor to Medicare without using some of the funds designated for Medicare? It will require more taxes or cutting benefits or both.
7. This package will not force you to change doctors or your present insurance. Says who? If the new government insurance doesn’t undercut the competition, why do we need it? It makes no sense to create a service that folks will not be encouraged to use instead of their existing doctors and plans.
8. This package will not do anything with your bank account. Says who? This administration has done nothing BUT mess with my bank account. You must be kidding me. Can you not see that the majority of the negative feedback coming from the American taxpayers has to do with the problems you have created with our bank accounts?
8 reasons we need this package now.
1. Millions are denied coverage. Maybe so but insurance is a gamble and many young people chose to take the risk as their own personal preference. A blanket fix is not the answer. Free medical coverage is not a privilege that freeloaders and illegal aliens deserve. All US citizens have the right to purchase the medical insurance of their own choice. Lets strengthen that freedom.
2. We are getting less care for higher costs. Yes, you are telling me? That is precisely why we do NOT need socialized medicine in this country. That would only make things worse. Lets work to improve what we have and not create a monster.
3. Women require more service. This is probably true and is worthy of careful attention. All proper services should be provided as required but as with everything else, if you use more of a product or service, it costs more. So if you want to provide more service here, how do we handle the financial part of it? Do we tax the people more that are not using the extra service? Is that fair?
4. Limited healthcare for rural America. Here again is an issue of personal choice and preferences. Access to medical services is by nature limited in rural settings but medical insurance coverage should be adequately available as needed here too. Perhaps this item is more of a logistics problem than anything else.
5. Small Businesses struggle to provide healthcare insurance. Again, let us work with the tools we have at hand, such as existing insurance companies and innovative plans for this area, and not try to make a blanket fix with some form of socialized medicine.
6. Personal tragedies happen due to insurance shortfalls and excessive medical bills. This is true and folks need to be better informed of the consequences of their choosing to not keep proper insurance but again it is a matter of personal choice and preference. Bankruptcy is sometimes the choice of some, regarding how to handle unexpected illness or injury but a government form of socialized medicine should not be used for a blanket fix in this area either. The American taxpayer has a hard enough time paying for his own mistakes let alone the carelessness of others.
7. There was diminishing access to care in 2007 and 2008. Actually, it was not that access is less but that the economy has forced many people out of the financial ability to provide the healthcare they should have. So it is not really an insurance problem but an economy problem. Creating a government run healthcare welfare system is the last thing our economy needs right now.
8. The trends are troubling. Man, you can say that again. It is certain that we must do what we can to improve things all the way around but the American people are saying loud and clear that we do not believe big government is the answer if our lawmakers would only listen to us. Yes we have problems and they need to be corrected but the package that is being promoted by the present political elite is not the answer. Give America a chance to solve this problem and please don’t make it more complex by forcing your government healthcare welfare package upon us against our will.
Larry J. Killion
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