Now you Can see why Obama wanted this Bill run thru before anyone
could have read it. The doctor did the work for us. Get all over
these congressmen, I don’t care whose district they are in……
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
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!
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 organization. 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