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Friday, September 25, 2009
Say No to B.O. and it's off to jail you go!
A must - read post: Confirmed! Jail Time for Individuals who refuse Obama Care
Obamacare: What are they hiding?
Democrats REFUSE to Let Americans Read Obama's 'Health Care' Bill Before Vote
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Catholic Medical Association evaluates health care reform proposals
.- The Catholic Medical Association on Monday wrote an open letter to Catholic organizations and individuals to express its views on “key prudential aspects” of health care reform proposals. Some provisions risk violating the patient-doctor relationship and could threaten the dignity of human life, the association says.
The letter, signed by Catholic Medical Association (CMA) president Louis C. Breschi, M.D., expressed a desire to collaborate with others to shape legislation “in harmony with the Catholic faith.” The CMA said its views reflect years of experience in serving patients.
“We believe we are facing a crisis, not only in health-care financing and delivery, but in the health-care reform process itself,” the CMA wrote.
The country has the opportunity and obligation to craft “effective, ethical” responses to the crisis in health care financing and delivery, the organization continued, but it warned there is a danger that “misguided legislation” could worsen the problems.
According to the CMA, problems in health care include a lack of “consistent access” to affordable insurance and to appropriate health care. Services are also “expensive and fragmented.”
These problems, the association claimed, result largely from “misguided” tax, employment and government policy incentives. The organization criticized “increasing third-party payer intrusion” into the patient-physician relationship.
While Catholic ethical and social principles should be the subject of agreement, the CMA said these principles’ application is the main question.
In the association’s view, present reform proposals rely heavily on the federal government to “dictate” solutions and will empower “a small group of unelected government bureaucrats and committees” to determine the composition and cost of health insurance policies, the reimbursement of providers and the approval of treatments.
“We think this government-controlled approach is flawed in principle and ineffective, if not dangerous, in practice,” the CMA wrote, charging that the approach “clearly violates” the principle of subsidiarity and will be ineffective.
According to the CMA, Medicare will be insolvent by 2017. Further, Medicaid costs have run out of control to the point that 40 percent of physicians no longer accept it because of money-losing reimbursement rates.
The current health care reform proposals are also “dangerous” because of the presidential administration’s “repeated failures to accord proper respect for the dignity of human life.” The CMA cited the reversal of the Mexico City Policy and funding for human embryonic stem cell research, claiming that the Obama administration wants to make such policy decisions difficult or impossible to overturn
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Saying there have been some “misunderstandings” about health care provisions concerning end-of-life consultations, the CMA said “serious concerns” remain about funding the care of the seriously ill and the dying.
“Giving the federal government the power, and primary responsibility, to contain medical expenditures could threaten the provision of medical care to the most vulnerable, the elderly and chronically ill,” the organization said.
Click here to read the entire story.
The letter, signed by Catholic Medical Association (CMA) president Louis C. Breschi, M.D., expressed a desire to collaborate with others to shape legislation “in harmony with the Catholic faith.” The CMA said its views reflect years of experience in serving patients.
“We believe we are facing a crisis, not only in health-care financing and delivery, but in the health-care reform process itself,” the CMA wrote.
The country has the opportunity and obligation to craft “effective, ethical” responses to the crisis in health care financing and delivery, the organization continued, but it warned there is a danger that “misguided legislation” could worsen the problems.
According to the CMA, problems in health care include a lack of “consistent access” to affordable insurance and to appropriate health care. Services are also “expensive and fragmented.”
These problems, the association claimed, result largely from “misguided” tax, employment and government policy incentives. The organization criticized “increasing third-party payer intrusion” into the patient-physician relationship.
While Catholic ethical and social principles should be the subject of agreement, the CMA said these principles’ application is the main question.
In the association’s view, present reform proposals rely heavily on the federal government to “dictate” solutions and will empower “a small group of unelected government bureaucrats and committees” to determine the composition and cost of health insurance policies, the reimbursement of providers and the approval of treatments.
“We think this government-controlled approach is flawed in principle and ineffective, if not dangerous, in practice,” the CMA wrote, charging that the approach “clearly violates” the principle of subsidiarity and will be ineffective.
According to the CMA, Medicare will be insolvent by 2017. Further, Medicaid costs have run out of control to the point that 40 percent of physicians no longer accept it because of money-losing reimbursement rates.
The current health care reform proposals are also “dangerous” because of the presidential administration’s “repeated failures to accord proper respect for the dignity of human life.” The CMA cited the reversal of the Mexico City Policy and funding for human embryonic stem cell research, claiming that the Obama administration wants to make such policy decisions difficult or impossible to overturn
.
Saying there have been some “misunderstandings” about health care provisions concerning end-of-life consultations, the CMA said “serious concerns” remain about funding the care of the seriously ill and the dying.
“Giving the federal government the power, and primary responsibility, to contain medical expenditures could threaten the provision of medical care to the most vulnerable, the elderly and chronically ill,” the organization said.
Click here to read the entire story.
Bishop Murphy Addresses Health Care Reform
Bishop William Murphy, chairman of Domestic Justice and Human Development for the U.S. bishops, addresses the need for health care reform that is available to everyone and protects the life and dignity of every person. He mentions that health care be provided for legal immigrants who live here, work here, and pay taxes.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Population Research Institute Releases Humorous Cartoon on Health Care Reform
FRONT ROYAL, VA, Sept. 23 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Population Research Institute, a pro-life research group based in Front Royal, VA, has released the first in a series of humorous cartoons intended to give the facts on President Obama's purported health care reform.
This video is only the first of several slated to come out in the next few weeks, and each is intended to deftly tackle one specific aspect of health care.
"People are having trouble wrapping their minds around the 1,000 page health care bill," says Colin Mason, PRI's Director of Media Production and one of the video's main architects. "Our short videos will give people the facts in a way that they can quickly absorb and communicate to others."
"While the videos are funny, they are also factual," Joseph Powell, the cartoon's primary artist and narrator. "They're little chunks of information that people can pass around, short enough to forward to friends, relatives and co-workers interested in the health care debate."
The first video is available at PRI's YouTube page (www.youtube.com/colinpri1), or by visiting PRI's web site: www.pop.org.
This video is only the first of several slated to come out in the next few weeks, and each is intended to deftly tackle one specific aspect of health care.
"People are having trouble wrapping their minds around the 1,000 page health care bill," says Colin Mason, PRI's Director of Media Production and one of the video's main architects. "Our short videos will give people the facts in a way that they can quickly absorb and communicate to others."
"While the videos are funny, they are also factual," Joseph Powell, the cartoon's primary artist and narrator. "They're little chunks of information that people can pass around, short enough to forward to friends, relatives and co-workers interested in the health care debate."
The first video is available at PRI's YouTube page (www.youtube.com/colinpri1), or by visiting PRI's web site: www.pop.org.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Open Letter to Catholics and Catholic Organizations on Health Care Reform from Catholic Medical Association
The Catholic Medical Association has just released a letter on health care reform.You can read the complete text here.
The Truth About Health Care Bills
The following was written by Michael Connelly, a retired attorney. "...is now a teacher, published author, and freelance writer. As a former Military Intelligence officer in the U.S. Army he is an avid student of American history including all aspects of military history."
Read more about the proposed Obama Health Reform over at Michael Connelly's blog
Well, I have done it! I have read the entire text of proposed House Bill 3200: The Affordable Health Care Choices Act of 2009. I studied it with particular emphasis from my area of expertise, constitutional law. I was frankly concerned that parts of the proposed law that were being discussed might be unconstitutional. What I found was far worse than what I had heard or expected.Read the rest here
Read more about the proposed Obama Health Reform over at Michael Connelly's blog
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