Stephen E. Fraser, MD diagnoses Obamacare...

Senator Bayh,

As a practicing physician I have major concerns with the health care 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 health care system that works for all. Every physician I work with agrees that we need to fix our health care 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 29 lines 4-16 in the HC bill:

YOUR HEALTH CARE IS RATIONED!!!

Page 30 Sec 123 of HC bill:

THERE WILL BE A GOVT COMMITTEE that decides what treatments/benefits you get.

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:

Gov’t will have real-time access to individuals' finances & a 'National ID Health card' will be issued!

Page 59 HC Bill lines 21-24:

Gov’t will have direct access to your bank 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:

Gov’t mandates ALL benefit packages for private HC plans in the 'Exchange.'

Page 85 Line 7 HC Bill:

Specifications of Benefit Levels for Plans -- The Gov’t will ration your health care!

Page 91 Lines 4-7 HC Bill:

Gov’t mandates linguistic appropriate services. (Translation: illegal aliens.)

Page 95 HC Bill Lines 8-18:

The Gov’t will use groups (i.e. ACORN & Americorps to sign up individuals for Gov’t 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 be enrolled in Medicaid. (No choice.)

Page 124 Lines 24-25 HC:

No company can sue GOVT on price fixing. No "judicial review" against Gov’t monopoly.

Page 127 Lines 1-16 HC Bill:

Doctors/American Medical Association - The Gov’t will tell YOU what salary you can make.

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. (Employees shouldn't get excited about this as employers will be forced to reduce its work force, benefits, and wages/salaries to cover such a huge expense.)

Page 149 Lines 16-24:

ANY Employer with payroll 401k & above who does not provide public option will pay 8% tax on all payroll! (See the last comment in parenthesis.)

Page 150 Lines 9-13:

A business with payroll between $251K & $401K who doesn't provide public option will pay 2-6% tax on all payroll.

Page 167 Lines 18-23:

ANY individual who doesn't have acceptable HC according to Gov’t 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 the GOVT HC Admin… will have access to ALL Americans' finances and personal records.

Page 203 Line 14-15 HC:

"The tax imposed under this section shall not be treated as tax." (Yes, it really says that!)

Page 239 Line 14-24 HC Bill:

Gov’t will reduce physician services for Medicaid Seniors. (Low-income and the poor are affected.)

Page241 Line 6-8 HC Bill:

Doctors: It doesn't matter what specialty you have trained yourself in-- you will all be paid the same! (Just TRY to tell me that's not Socialism!)

Page 253 Line 10-18:

The Gov’t sets the value of a doctor's time, profession, judgment, etc. (Literally-- the value of humans.)

Page 265 Sec 1131:

The Govt mandates and controls productivity for "private" HC industries.

Page 268 Sec 1141:

The federal Govt regulates the rental and 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 the Govt deems preventable (i.e...re-admissions).

Page 298 Lines 9-11: Doctors:

If you treat a patient during initial admission that results in a re-admission --the Govt will penalize you.

Page 317 Lines 13-20:

PROHIBITION on ownership/investment. (The Govt tells doctors what and how much they can own!)

Page 317-318 Lines 21-25, 1-3:

PROHIBITION on expansion. (The Govt is mandating that hospitals can or cannot expand.)

Page 321 Lines 2-13:

Hospitals have the opportunity to apply for exception, BUT community input is required. (Can you say ACORN?)

Pg 336-339:

The Govt mandates establishment of outcome-based measures. (HC the way they want --rationing.)

Page 341 Lines 3-9:

The Govt has authority to disqualify Medicare Advance Plans, HMOs, etc. (Forcing people into the Govt plan)

Page 354 Sec 1177:

The Govt will RESTRICT enrollment of 'special needs people!' Unbelievable!

Page 379 Sec 1191:

The Govt creates more bureaucracy via a "Tele-Health Advisory Committee." (Can you say HC by phone?)

Page 425 Lines 4-12:

The Govt mandates "Advance-Care Planning Consult."

(Think senior citizens end-of-life patients.)

Page 425 Lines 17-19:

The Govt will instruct and consult regarding living wills, durable powers of attorney, etc. (And it's mandatory!)

Page 425 Lines 22-25, 426 Lines 1-3:

The Govt provides an "approved" list of end-of-life resources; guiding you in death. (Also called 'assisted suicide.')

Page 427 Lines 15-24:

The Govt mandates a program for orders on "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 a patient's health deteriorates.

Page 429 Lines 10-12:

An "advanced care consultation" may include an ORDER for end-of-life plans.. (AN ORDER TO DIE FROM THE GOVERNMENT?!?)

Page 429 Lines 13-25:

The GOVT will specify which doctors can write an end-of-life order. (I wouldn't want to stand before God after getting paid for THAT job!)

Page 430 Lines 11-15:

The Govt will decide what level of treatment you will have at end-of-life! (Again --no choice!)

Page 469:

Community-Based Home Medical Services Non-Profit Organizations. (Hello? ACORN Medical Services !?!)

Page 489 Sec 1308:

The Govt will cover marriage and family therapy. (Which means Govt will even insert itself into your marriage.)

Page 494-498:

Govt will cover Mental Health Services including defining, creating, and rationing those services.
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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 destroy 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