Healthcare Reform

Since the Portable Health Care Act (Obama-care), Managed Care is replacing Private Insurance. However, people still resent managed care programs.

You could avoid visiting places where smokers visit. You can ask your friends to not smoke around you and avoid going to any smokers' homes. If you are extremely concerned, you could buy and wear medical masks. However, non-smokers must also realize that they are surrounded by unseen air particles every day that can cause lung irritation or lung damage; air pollution in most cities and on highways is far more prevalent than second-hand smoke. As well, the only type of "mask" that truly reduces the irritants in the environment are what's known as a "rebreather mask" that cost anywhere from $2.00-4.00 EACH (compared to twenty-fifty cents for a "cone mask" or "surgical mask" which do not filter out small particles or smoke).

It is illegal (under federal EMTALA rules) for hospitals to refuse emergency care. However, they can refuse non-emergent care, especially in their various clinics and outpatient departments.

I do not know but goggle it an you might find it then. (or go to wikipedia)

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There have been many events that one could consider major in the last ten years but the biggest would probably be September 11 when the terrorists flew the planes into the twin towers in New York. In the space of seconds the whole world, known by so many of us in the west, changed. Prior to that I would say John Kennedys' assassination. Both had an unexpected suddenness to them that stunned a world.

You are probably thinking of "The Condition of the Working Class," written in 1845 in German by Friedrich Engels and then translated into English in 1887.

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Under the proposed bill, private insurance will NOT be available. Everyone except for members of Congress and some other Government Officials will have no other option for Health Insurance. The Officials drafting this bill have made exemptions for themselves.

Here is one exerpt from "Glocktalk.com"

The question has been on the minds of many Americans, but Democrats aren't giving answers. Instead, they are exempting themselves from their own health care "reform."

The Affordable Health Choices Act drafted by Sen. Edward Kennedy's staff and the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee pushes "Americans into stingy insurance plans with tight, HMO-style controls," the Wall Street Journal reports.

At the same time, Page 114 of the act specifically exempts members of Congress from the public plan.

The bill mandates that all other Americans enroll in "qualified" health plans and submit proof of enrollment to the government.

Everyone must report "the name, address, and taxpayer identification number of each individual who is covered under health insurance that is qualifying coverage" and include the "number of months during the calendar year during which each such individual was covered under such health insurance," along with "such other information as the Secretary may prescribe."

Under his plan for health "reform," Declared President, Obama has promised Americans that citizens will have the same health care options members of Congress receive. During his presidential campaign, he told an audience in Canton, Ohio, in October 2008: "If you don't have health insurance, you'll be able to get the same kind of health insurance that members of Congress give themselves."

At a news conference June 23, Obama said people will be able to choose their insurance "the same way that federal employees do, same way that members of Congress do."

According to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, "Federal employees, retirees and their survivors enjoy the widest selection of health plans in the country. You can choose from among Consumer-Driven and High Deductible plans that offer catastrophic risk protection with higher deductibles, health savings/reimbursable accounts and lower premiums, or Fee-for-Service (FFS) plans, and their Preferred Provider Organizations (PPO), or Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO) if you live (or sometimes if you work) within the area serviced by the plan."

Mark McClellan, a doctor and economist at the Brookings Institution, told USA Today he believes Congress gets a great deal when it comes to health care options.

"It's significantly more generous than most Americans are getting," said McClellan. According to the report, members of Congress also receive medical care from a Capitol doctor for a small charge and my get treatment at military hospitals - the same medical care offered to presidents and visiting dignitaries.

"They get what bureaucrats get - plus," said Steve Ellis with Taxpayers for Common Sense.

In a June 24 ABC News health care forum anchored from the White House by Diane Sawyer and Charles Gibson, Dr. Orrin Devinsky, a neurologist and researcher at the New York University Langone Medical Center, pointed out that members of Congress may propose government health care solutions for the American public that limit medical care options.

Meanwhile, he explained that lawmakers know that if their own family gets sick, they will be able to afford the best care available, even if it's not provided by insurance.

Rep. John Fleming

He asked President Obama if he wouldn't seek outside care for his wife or daughters if they became ill and his public plan limited treatment and tests.

Devinsky asked:

If your wife or your daughter became seriously ill, and things were not going well, and the plan physicians told you they were doing everything that could reasonably be done, and you sought out opinions from some medical leaders in major centers and they said there's another option you should pursue, but it was not covered in the plan, would you potentially sacrifice the health of your family for the greater good of insuring millions or would you do everything you possibly could as a father and husband to get the best health care and outcome for your family?

The president would not pledge not to seek outside care, though he said, "I think families all across America are going through decisions like that all the time. And, you're absolutely right that if it's my family member, if it's my wife, if it's my children, if it's my grandmother, I always want them to get the very best care.

"There's a whole bunch of care that's being provided that every study, that every bit of evidence that we have indicates may not be making us healthier," he said.

But Rep. John Fleming, R-La., a physician, asks if public health care is such a great idea, why don't members of Congress who vote for it actually sign up their own families?

There are many urban legends and myths about this, but here is what it does NOT say. it does NOT say anything about Muslims, it does NOT say anything about Sharia Law, and it does NOT say anything about "dhimmitude." And it also does not exempt Muslims from the health care law. What it does say is that religious groups like the Amish can ask for an exemption if their religion forbids participating in a health care plan. That is all it says. I enclose two links, one to the Health Care law, so you can see for yourself, and another to one of the sites that debunks the myths about page 107.

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Universal Healthcare is extremely important. The reason for this is that every person should be able to access decent, affordable healthcare. That way, no one ever has to go without medical treatment.

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It has improved the healthcare that the elderly and disabled (of any age) otherwise receive. It also covers adults and children with kidney disease and kidney donors.

Too general of question!!... do you mean for the average person or only those insured? I mean I would say for insured individuals only I would definitely say the united states but if you are saying for the average person maybe France, but it could be a few.

The Affordable Care Act of 2010 was actually written by a number of people, some of whom were in the House and Senate, but others of whom were advisers to President Obama (like Ezekiel J. Emmanuel); and some who advised individual members of congress (like Elizabeth Fowler). Other influences included lobbyists from the healthcare industry; the former governor of Massachusetts (and Republican presidential candidate) Mitt Romney; MIT Economics professor Jonathan Gruber (a former aid to Mr. Romney and later an adviser to the Obama Administration); and Harvard Professor of Public Health John McDonough (also a former adviser to Mr. Romney, and later an adviser to several US senators).

Ethics is extremely important in healthcare. This is true because it ensures that patients receive the best care possible and healthcare employees follow standard procedures for every patient.

He has said he believes access to health care is a right, and he worked to get a bill passed in congress that would expand health care access to more Americans, as well as preventing health insurance companies from denying a person who has a pre-existing condition. That bill, the Affordable Care Act, can be read at the link which I enclose.

Obama feels there are a lot of problems areas in current health care system. some of the areas that he feels need fixed or modernized are needed in America s health care system , everyone agrees that change is needed.

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Key elements of the Kassebaum-Kennedy bill of 1996 included portability, guaranteed coverage, group purchasing for small groups, and medical savings accounts (MSAs).

1. Many people have had significant improvement in the availability of health care due to his signing the healthcare reform laws after he pushed for the successful passage of the comprehensive health care reform. Some now have their monthly health insurance premiums cut in half and have been able to get a plan that had previously not been open to them if they had a pre-existing condition.
2. Expanded the SCHIP program to cover health care for 4 million more children.
3. Expanded vaccination programs.
4. Provided the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with more than $1.4 billion to improve services to America's Veterans.
5. Authorized construction/opening of additional health centers to care for veterans.
6. Ended the previous practice of cutting the FDA and circumventing FDA rules for drug approvals and food safety.
7. Ended previous practice of forbidding Medicare from negotiating with drug manufacturers for cheaper drugs; the federal government is now realizing hundreds of millions in savings.
8. Encouraged Federal support for stem-cell and new biomedical research.
9. Improved conditions at Walter Reed Military Hospital and other military hospitals.
10. Improved benefits for veterans.
11. Cracked down on companies that deny sick pay, vacation and health insurance to workers by abusing the employee classification of independent contractor. Such companies also avoided paying Social Security, Medicare and unemployment insurance taxes for those workers.
12. Pushed for the Children's Health Insurance Re-authorization Act on February 4, 2009, which provides quality health care to 11 million kids - 4 million who were previously uninsured.
13. Lowered drug costs for seniors.
14. Signed the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act, the first piece of comprehensive legislation aimed at improving the lives of Americans living with paralysis.
15. Announced creation of a Joint Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record for medical records of members of the U.S. Armed Forces to improve quality of medical care.
16. Encouraged new federal funding for science and research labs.
17. Reengaged in the talks on global warming and greenhouse gas emissions (a source of illness for many asthmatics and others with lung diseases).
18. Pushed for the FDA to now regulate tobacco.
19. Signed a bill to direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to classify certain children's products containing lead to be banned hazardous.
20. Issued a Presidential Memorandum to restore scientific integrity in government decision-making.
21. Supported the first steps of a legally-binding treaty to reduce mercury emissions worldwide, another source of illness especially in children.
22. Appointed the first Special Assistant to the President for Disability Policy.
23. Signed the Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act authorizing advance appropriations for the Department of Veterans Affairs by providing two-fiscal year budget authority thus enabling better medical care for veterans which was endorsed by the American Legion, American Veterans, Blinded Veterans Association, Disabled American Veterans, Jewish War Veterans, Military Officers Association, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Paralyzed Veterans of America and Vietnam Veterans of America.
24. Held impromptu press conference to urge Congress to investigate Anthem Blue Cross and other corporate health insurance companies that raise premiums in high amounts without explanation. Rep. Henry Waxman launches probe. In this case, Anthem Blue Cross wanted to raise premiums 39%. They have now put the increase on hold for two months (as of February 2010). Legislation preventing such increases is pending.
25. Extended discounted COBRA health coverage for the nation's unemployed from 9 months to 15 months. Workers laid off between September 1, 2008 and February 28, 2010 qualify .
26. Eliminated federal funding for abstinence-only education which was significantly increased during the Bush Administration and which has proven to be a well-meaning but completely failed approach. There is an increase in teen pregnancy rates with an increase in costly pregnancy complications and deaths in mothers and newborns, and premature births, etc., due to these high risk pregnancies and "babies having babies".
27. Provided the Department of Veterans Affairs the largest spending increase in 30 years to improve medical facilities and national cemeteries, and to assist states in acquiring or constructing state nursing homes and extended care facilities.
28. Empowered states that legalized medical marijuana to regulate themselves. Fourteen states have allowed some use of marijuana for medical purposes: Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Maryland, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington.
29. Signed the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009. The Act extends the Ryan White programs through 2013 .
30. Stood for the food safety regulation bill.
31. Quit smoking cigarettes as a leader and role model to set an example of a healthier lifestyle.