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Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:17:02 -0400
Subject: What's in the proposed health care plan, regretably not off t...
From: Rudi Hoffman <>

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Hi Cryoneters,

I usually try to stay apolotical...especially in this forum.

But, I have just been forwarded the below information on what is in the
current House version of the health care bill.

I am not sure exactly what to do about this...I normally like a "call to
action" at the end of information, but I am ambivalent about the best call
to action to ask.

Oh, there actually IS one thing, related to health care...I encourage folks
to go the Life Extension Foundation website (lef.org) and utilize the easy
mechanism they have for writing congresspeople and senators about allowing
more, not less, free market options on generic drugs.  I can't do justice to
the Bill Faloon article in this summary, but the bottom line request is
simply, "Allow a lable stating "this is not an FDA approved drug, and is
used at one's own risk."  Simple, common sense, easy and cheap to enact.

Virtually guaranteeing it won't happen.  I hope this level of cynicism is
wrong and unwarranted.

The idea is that the amazing forces of the less over- regulated markets will
do for drugs and nutrients what we have seen market forces do for the
technology you are reading these words on.

There is no way to not have this be a long post.  I prefer short and pithy
posts, but this one is a bit long.

Even though I truncated the verbiage that is, in turn,  summarizing
provisions of the US health care bill.  You need to google for the actual
bill, which is about 1000 pages.  And guarantees...almost literally
guarantees...that anyone involved in the health care chain will be breaking
numerous laws just because you are doing your job.

The bottom line, relevant to members and readers of this forum, is that
cryonics could be impacted by this or future bills.

Not believing the below without research, I googled for the ACTUAL health
care bill.  And correlated it with the information printed below.

And, it checked out!

Don't take my word for this.  Do your own research, although I just spent
two hours reading this bill, getting increasingly concerned.
Maybe I am wrong, and this won't pass.  Or if it does, it will truly result
in a socialist worker's paradise.

I will copy information below.  Please check out LEF.org for an easy way to
do something constructive regarding free choice in health care.

(copying starts)


I know you've all heard lots about Yobama's health care plan.  Listed below
are some actual excerpts from the plan that your congressman and senators
haven't read (face it - none of them have read a 1,000 page bill).

I think the most telling aspect of the plan is that Congress is exempt from
the plan - they'll have a private plan of their own.



What's in the Health Care Plan  Some of the items in the Health Care Plan
now in the works:

Pg 22 of the HC Bill MANDATES the Govt will audit books of ALL EMPLOYERS
that self insure!!

Pg 30 Sec 123 of HC bill - THERE WILL BE A GOVT COMMITTEE that decides what
treatments/benefits you get

Pg 29 lines 4-16 in the HC bill - YOUR HEALTHCARE IS RATIONED!!! You can
only get so much "care" per year

Pg 42 of HC Bill - The Health Choices Commissioner will choose your HC
Benefits 4 you. You have no choice!

PG 50 Section 152 in HC bill - HC will be provided to ALL non US citizens,
illegal or otherwise

Pg 58HC Bill - Govt will have real-time access to individuals finances & a
National ID Healthcard will be issued!

Pg 59 HC Bill lines 21-24 Govt will have direct access 2 your banks accts
for elective funds transfer

PG 65 Sec 164 is a payoff subsidized plan for retirees and their families in
Unions & community orgs (ACORN).

Pg 72 Lines 8-14 Govt is creating an HC Exchange to bring private HC plans
under Govt control.

PG 84 Sec 203 HC bill - Govt mandates ALL benefit pkgs for private HC plans
in the Exchange

PG 85 Line 7 HC Bill - Specs for Benefit Levels for Plans = The Govt will
ration your Healthcare!

PG 91 Lines 4-7 HC Bill - Govt mandates linguistic appropriate services.....
Example - Translation for illegal aliens

Pg 95 HC Bill Lines 8-18 The Govt will use groups i.e., ACORN & Americorps
to sign up individually for Govt HC plan

PG 85 Line 7 HC Bill - Specs of Benefit Levels for Plans. #AARP members -
your Health care WILL be rationed

PG 102 Lines 12-18 HC Bill  Medicaid Eligible Indiv. will be
automat.enrolled in Medicaid. No choice

pg 124 lines 24-25 HC No company can sue GOVT on price fixing. No "judicial
review" against Govt Monopoly

pg 127 Lines 1-16 HC Bill - Doctors/ #AMA - The Govt will tell YOU what you
can make.

Pg 145 Line 15-17 An Employer MUST auto enroll employees into public opt
plan. NO CHOICE

Pg 126 Lines 22-25 Employers MUST pay for HC for part time employees AND
their families.

Pg 149 Lines 16-24 ANY Emplyer w payroll 400k & above who does not prov. pub
opt. pays 8% tax on all payroll

pg 150 Lines 9-13 Biz w payroll between 251k & 400k who doesnt prov. pub.
opt pays 2-6% tax on all payroll

Pg 167 Lines 18-23 ANY individual who doesn't have acceptable HC according
to Govt will be taxed 2.5%

Pg 170 Lines 1-3 HC Bill Any NONRESIDENT Alien is exempt from individual
taxes. (You and I will pay for them)

Pg 195 HC Bill -officers & employees of HC Admin (GOVT) will have access to
ALL Americans financial/personal recds

PG 203 Line 14-15 HC - "The tax imposed under this section shall not be
treated as tax" Yes, it says that

Pg 239 Line 14-24 HC Bill Govt will reduce physician services for Medicaid.
Seniors, low income, poor will be very affected

Pg 241 Line 6-8 HC Bill - Doctors, doesn't matter what specialty you have,
you'll all be paid the same

PG 253 Line 10-18 Govt sets value of Dr's time, professional judgments, etc.
Literally value of humans.

PG 265 Sec 1131Govt mandates & controls productivity for private HC
industries

PG 268 Sec 1141 Fed Govt regulates rental & purchase of power driven
wheelchairs

PG 272 SEC. 1145. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN CANCER HOSPITALS - Cancer patients -
welcome to rationing!

Page 280 Sec 1151 The Govt will penalize hospitals for what Govt deems
preventable readmissions.

Pg 317 L 13-20 OMG!! PROHIBITION on ownership/investment. Govt tells Drs.
what/how much they can own.

Pg 317-318 lines 21-25,1-3 PROHIBITION on expansion- Govt is mandating
hospitals cannot expand

pg 321 2-13 Hospitals have oppt to apply for exception BUT community input
required. Can you say ACORN?!!

Pg335 L 16-25 Pg 336-339 - Govt mandates estab. of outcome based measures.
HC the way they want. Rationing

Pg 341 Lines 3-9 Govt has authority to disqualify Medicare Adv Plans, HMOs,
etc. Forcing all into  Govt HC plan


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Rudi Richard Hoffman CFP CLU ChFC

World's Leading Cryonics Insuror rudihoffman.com
Former Board Member Financial Planning Association fpafla.com
Board Member Salvation Army salvationarmy.org
Member Alcor Life Extension Foundation alcor.org,
Member Cryonics Institute cryonics.org
Certified Financial Planner(TM) CFP Board of Standards
Member World Transhumanist Association http://transhumanism.org/

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