Wellness Enforcement Officer… OPEN UP!!

“Member Engagement” health insurance turns your entire life into a pre-existing condition + Could create new bond/futures market.

On its face, this might seem like a good idea.  Why should I have to pay for someone else’s million dollar liver transplant due to alcohol abuse, or lung cancer surgery after 30 years of smoking? They ruined their own organs willfully.

Unfortunately however, the only way to enforce a “member engagement” system  will be with a new bureaucracy of “health and wellness” lifestyle investigators, monitors, administrators, and medical testing regimes to ensure compliance… to engage the member. Get it?  We’re the members. The insurance companies are preparing to engage us, so brace yourselves.

Once your private medical information is out there, you can’t get it back, and here is a perfect illustration of why it should be kept private and not shared among providers (except as authorized), insurance agencies, or the government.  This type of game-changing, rule-changing behavior by the insurance industry puts nearly everyone at risk for claims denial based on the their subjective assessment of your lifestyle.  It will open the floodgates for a new wave of denials by turning lifestyles into pre-existing conditions.  Death panels?  Of course.  But they they’ll be called wellness assessment panels or something.

If this continues, we’ll be under total nanny state lifestyle micro-management in the name of health and wellness.  It may be privatized or run by a new federal agency. Either way, mandatory health insurance with “member engagement” will have the same result.  Who do you trust, the government or the corporations?  It doesn’t matter because the corporations control the government.  They’ll be working together, to ensure compliance.  Why do you think they made all this federal grant money available to implement electronic health records, while also making it mandatory to buy health insurance?

Did you just hear her say you have to complete a BIOMETRIC SCREENING? This gets scarier every time I watch her read it off the teleprompter but let’s not get off topic.

Member Engagement could create new financial bonds, futures, and derivatives markets, and probably a lot of other smoke and mirrors gambling investment vehicles I’ve never heard of (kind of like investing our savings and retirement money in sub-prime mortgage and derivative markets then going bankrupt).  What does this have to do with me?  Stay with me for a minute…

If the Wall Street bankers can determine the investment value of owning our individual insurance policies, using health and lifestyle data, as opposed to owning group plans as a whole, it could enable the sale of financial contracts based on the health of individuals, that is how likely someone is to need a million dollar surgery before being hit by a bus, and thus whether that individual’s plan will be profitable or costly to administer.  I’m sure the investors and traders are already salivating over this.  Hey, if they can trade penal bonds (not penile), they can trade anything.

To the bureaucrats and social workers that will try to ram this system down our throats– put this in your pipe and smoke it:

I live a healthy lifestyle and rarely see doctors, which is none of your business.  I have no intention of submitting to unnecessary medical testing or sharing information about my lifestyle with you.  If my doctor thinks a procedure or treatment is reasonable and legitimate, s/he will submit a claim with the appropriate billing code. The insurance company will then pay the claim or I will sue them.   It’s obviously not a perfect system now but at least patients have the recourse of a law suit if claims are denied, and the insurance companies are forced to compete in the free market. This Orwellian new insurance model will lead to discrimination law suits if it goes where I think it’s going.

Employer health care costs to jump 9% in 2011

“NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Companies that offer health plans will see their costs jump 9% in 2011, and most employees will pay higher deductibles as a result, said a report released Monday.

Employers will try to offset cost increases by requiring their workers to shell out more cash before coverage kicks in, according to a survey of 700 employers by PricewaterhouseCoopers.”

How shocking! The “healthcare reform” made anyone who did not purchase healthcare, a criminal. Yes check the bill, it has nothing to do with “giving people” health insurance, it has everything to do with “forcing people to buy” health insurance. If you don’t buy it, you face fines and jail time. This is nothing like your car insurance, which you don’t have to buy if you don’t drive! This is literally a tax on anyone who is alive in this country.

Now, if I’ve managed to set it up, so that you have to buy something from me, or else you go to prison…. Guess how much that something is going to cost? AS MUCH AS I CAN GET FROM YOU! Whatever you have, thats how much it costs, and I want the same amount every month or it’s off to prison where I’ll work you like a slave anyway.

Don’t be a sucker

Obama Just Got His Private Army

Nancy Matthis
American Daughter
March 28, 2010

Remember when Obama said he wanted a “national security force”? Not the national guard, but a civilian one that has not sworn to uphold the Constitution? On July 2, 2008 in a speech in Colorado Springs, Barack Obama called for a police state.

Remember that first alarming glimpse of what that army might look like? Notice how much these “Hitler youth” type young men talk about health care!

Obama just got his private army…

…And no one seems to have noticed. It is buried in the Senate revisions to the health care bill.

Subtitle C–Increasing the Supply of the Health Care Workforce

Sec. 5201. Federally supported student loan funds.

Sec. 5202. Nursing student loan program.

Sec. 5203. Health care workforce loan repayment programs.

Sec. 5204. Public health workforce recruitment and retention programs.

Sec. 5205. Allied health workforce recruitment and retention programs.

Sec. 5206. Grants for State and local programs.

Sec. 5207. Funding for National Health Service Corps.

Sec. 5208. Nurse-managed health clinics.

Sec. 5209. Elimination of cap on commissioned corps.

Sec. 5210. Establishing a Ready Reserve Corps.

Subtitle D–Enhancing Health Care Workforce Education and Training

See the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act, page 1312:

SEC. 5210. ESTABLISHING A READY RESERVE CORPS.

Section 203 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 204) is amended to read as follows:

SEC. 203. COMMISSIONED CORPS AND READY RESERVE CORPS.

(a) ESTABLISHMENT–

(1) IN GENERAL.–here shall be in the Service a commissioned Regular Corps and a Ready Reserve Corps for service in time of national emergency.

(2) REQUIREMENT.–All commissioned officers shall be citizens of the United States and shall be appointed without regard to the civil-service laws and compensated without regard to the Classification Act 2 of 1923, as amended.

(3) APPOINTMENT.–Commissioned officers of the Ready Reserve Corps shall be appointed by the President and commissioned officers of the Regular Corps shall be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.

(4) ACTIVE DUTY.–Commissioned officers of the Ready Reserve Corps shall at all times be subject to call to active duty by the Surgeon General, including active duty for the purpose of training

(5) WARRANT OFFICERS.–Warrant officers may be appointed to the Service for the purpose of providing support to the health and delivery systems maintained by the Service and any warrant officer appointed to the Service shall be considered for purposes of this Act and title 37, United States Code, to be a commissioned officer within the Commissioned Corps of the Service.

(b) ASSIMILATING RESERVE CORP OFFICERS INTO THE REGULAR CORPS.—Effective on the date of enactment of the Affordable Health Choices Act, all individuals classified as officers in the Reserve Corps under this section (as such section existed on the day before the date of enactment of such Act) and serving on active duty shall be deemed to be commissioned officers of the Regular Corps.

[Note here that those personally appointed by BO -- without advice and consent of the Senate -- automatically become a part of the Regular Corps. Ed.]

(c) PURPOSE AND USE OF READY RESERVE.–

(1) PURPOSE.–The purpose of the Ready Reserve Corps is to fulfill the need to have additional Commissioned Corps personnel available on short notice (similar to the uniformed service’s reserve program) to assist regular Commissioned Corps personnel to meet both routine public health and emergency response missions.

(2) USES.–The Ready Reserve Corps shall–

(A) participate in routine training to meet the general and specific needs of the Commissioned Corps;

(B) be available and ready for involuntary calls to active duty during national emergencies and public health crises, similar to the uniformed service reserve personnel;

(C) be available for backfilling critical positions left vacant during deployment of active duty Commissioned Corps members, as well as for deployment to respond to public health emergencies, both foreign and domestic; and

(D) be available for service assignment in isolated, hardship, and medically underserved communities (as defined in section 399SS) to improve access to health services.

(d) FUNDING.—For the purpose of carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the Commissioned Corps under this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to the Office of the Surgeon General for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014. Funds appropriated under this subsection shall be used for recruitment and training of Commissioned Corps Officers.

How many of you, dear readers, were aware of the fact that the health care bill created another army?

Kucinich Sells Out On Health Care After Ride In Air Force One

Steve Watson
Prisonplanet.com
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Democratic Congressman Dennis Kucinich has bowed to intense pressure, culminating in a jaunt onboard Air Force One with President Obama, and decided to to flip his vote on the pending health care bill to help ensure its passage.

The representative from Ohio has repeatedly voiced his opposition to the bill, calling it “a giveaway to the insurance industry”.

“The fact is that one out of every three health care dollars goes for corporate profits, stocks options, executive salaries, advertising, marketing, the cost of paperwork – this bill doesn’t change that.” he said.

Just last week, Kucinich told MSNBC’s Countdown that that even if it meant he had the deciding vote in the House, he would oppose the legislation, effectively signing its death warrant.

As recently as Sunday, Kucinich was still reiterating the same points. In an column for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, he wrote:

“Even with the few modest improvements in the bill, the insurance companies will still have dozens of loopholes to deny care and continue to find ways to leave Americans with the unpayable bill.”

Today, however, Kucinich announced at a Capitol news conference that he will vote yes on the latest version of the bill.

“I have doubts about the bill,” Kucinich said. “This is not the bill I wanted to support… However, after careful discussions with President Obama, Speaker Pelosi, my wife Elizabeth and close friends, I’ve decided to cast a vote in favor of the legislation.”

“I know I have to make a decision, not on the bill as I would like to see it, but as it is,” he added.

“I’ve had four separate meetings with the President,” Kucinich also said this morning. “When the President of the United States wants to have a conversation with you, you take that seriously.”

“We have to be very careful that the potential of President Obama’s presidency not be destroyed by this debate,” the Congressman stated.

“I got an invitation to go on Air Force One – given my previous record in not supporting the administration on many things, I thought that proper attire would include a parachute,” he added.

Watch the video:

On Monday, Kucinich stepped aboard Air Force One in Maryland at 11:13 a.m. and landed 48 minutes later in Cleveland, having discussed the health care bill with Obama.

It is anyone’s guess as to whether the conversation drew upon comments made by Obama last week indicating that he will refuse to campaign for any Democratic congressmen who fails to support health care reform. However, Kucinich cannot have been unaware of the announcement.

Neither can the Ohio Congressman have missed the soft threat Obama directed toward Kucinich at a Rally in his own district Monday.

Kucinich stated that he was not offered any favours by the president, and that Obama made no assurances that he would push for a public option after the bill passes, a provision that Kucinich has long demanded.

In addition to a barrage of pressure from his own party, Kucinich has received harsh criticism from the so called Democratic “Fifth Chief Directorate”, the Daily Kos, Huffington Post, and Democratic Underground.

The day after Kucinich appeared on Countdown, Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas appeared on the same show, fiercely criticizing the Ohio representative’s threat to vote against the reform bill, adding that Kucinich should be subject to a primary challenge as a result.

“I’m going to hold people like Dennis Kucinich responsible for the 40,000 Americans that die each year from a lack of health care.” Moulitsas stated, before personally attacking Kucinich with taunts about him using presidential campaigns to score dates.

Investigative journalist Wayne Madsen has some interesting information on Kos and his ilk that sheds some light on their consistent attacks on any liberal figures that do not offer unwavering support for the establishment left and their corporate bedfellows.

Kucinich’s turnaround highlights the fact that, although he is the closest thing the Democrats have, he is no Ron Paul. His own principles, the good of the people, and the Constitution unfortunately come in a poor second place to the special relationship between big government and corporate America.

Alan Grayson introduces Public Option Act

Finally, a public option that’s actually an option! Simple, elegant, and efficient. Builds on what we already have instead of throwing the baby out with the bathwater…

Unfortunately “The Young Turks” are a-holes (another topic) but they found the vid, So props for that.

Dennis Kucinich on the latest health care “reform” bill

Michigan house resolution would prevent being forced onto a public health care plan

This proposed amendment to Michigan’s constitution would affirm that you can not be forced to buy health insurance, and you can’t be penalized for paying directly for health care services.

It would preserve the freedom to choose what kind of health-related services you want to pay for on the open market.

It should be noted that this would not preclude the expansion of Medicaid to include preventative care.  This still allows for a public OPTION.  (Read: option.  this is not Communist China)

All Michigan residents need to get behind this resolution. I’ll post an update when I know more about this and will try to get some contact info up here so we can call in when it goes up for a vote.

Download PDF

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION CC

September 9, 2009, Introduced by Reps. Calley and McMillin and referred to the Committee
on Health Policy.

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state  constitution of 1963, by adding section 28 to article I, to provide  a right to independent health care.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the  state of Michigan, That the following amendment to the state  constitution of 1963, to provide a right to independent health  care, is proposed, agreed to, and submitted to the people of the state:

ARTICLE I

SEC. 28. (1) EVERY PERSON HAS A RIGHT TO PROVIDE FOR HIS OR  HER OWN HEALTH CARE.

(2) A FEDERAL LAW OR RULE SHALL NOT COMPEL, DIRECTLY OR  INDIRECTLY, ANY PERSON, EMPLOYER, OR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER TO  PARTICIPATE IN ANY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.

(3) A PERSON OR EMPLOYER MAY PAY DIRECTLY FOR LAWFUL HEALTH  CARE SERVICES AND SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO PAY PENALTIES OR FINES  FOR PAYING DIRECTLY FOR LAWFUL HEALTH CARE SERVICES. A HEALTH CARE  PROVIDER MAY ACCEPT DIRECT PAYMENT FOR LAWFUL HEALTH CARE SERVICES
ROVIDED AND SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO PAY PENALTIES OR FINES FOR  ACCEPTING DIRECT PAYMENT FROM A PERSON OR EMPLOYER FOR LAWFUL  HEALTH CARE SERVICES.

(4) SUBJECT TO REASONABLE AND NECESSARY RULES AND LAWS THAT DO  NOT SUBSTANTIALLY LIMIT A PERSON’S OR EMPLOYER’S OPTIONS, THE  PURCHASE OR SALE OF HEALTH INSURANCE OR COVERAGE IN PRIVATE HEALTH  CARE SYSTEMS SHALL NOT BE PROHIBITED BY FEDERAL LAW OR RULE.

(5) THIS SECTION DOES NOT DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:

(A) AFFECT WHICH HEALTH CARE SERVICES A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER  IS REQUIRED TO PERFORM OR PROVIDE.

(B) AFFECT WHICH HEALTH CARE SERVICES ARE PERMITTED BY LAW.

(C) PROHIBIT CARE PROVIDED PURSUANT TO, OR PROHIBIT PARTICIPATION UNDER, WORKER’S COMPENSATION LAW OR AUTOMOBILE NO-FAULT LAW.

(D) AFFECT LAWS OR RULES IN EFFECT AS OF JANUARY 1, 2009.

(E) AFFECT THE TERMS OR CONDITIONS OF ANY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM  TO THE EXTENT THAT THOSE TERMS AND CONDITIONS DO NOT HAVE THE  EFFECT OF PUNISHING A PERSON OR EMPLOYER FOR PAYING DIRECTLY FOR  LAWFUL HEALTH CARE SERVICES OR A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER FOR ACCEPTING  DIRECT PAYMENT FROM A PERSON OR EMPLOYER FOR LAWFUL HEALTH CARE  SERVICES.

(6) AS USED IN THIS SECTION:

(A) “COMPEL” INCLUDES PENALTIES OR FINES.

(B) “DIRECT PAYMENT” AND “PAY DIRECTLY” MEAN PAYMENT FOR  LAWFUL HEALTH CARE SERVICES WITHOUT A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE THIRD  PARTY, NOT INCLUDING AN EMPLOYER, PAYING FOR ANY PORTION OF THE  SERVICE.

(C) “HEALTH CARE SYSTEM” MEANS ANY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ENTITY  WHOSE FUNCTION OR PURPOSE IS THE MANAGEMENT OF, PROCESSING OF,  ENROLLMENT OF INDIVIDUALS FOR, OR PAYMENT FOR, IN FULL OR PART,  HEALTH CARE SERVICES, HEALTH CARE DATA, OR HEALTH CARE INFORMATION  FOR ITS PARTICIPANTS.

(D) “LAWFUL HEALTH CARE SERVICES” MEANS ANY HEALTH-RELATED  SERVICE OR TREATMENT, TO THE EXTENT THAT THE SERVICE OR TREATMENT  IS PERMITTED OR NOT PROHIBITED BY LAW, RULE, OR REGULATION, THAT  MAY BE PROVIDED BY PERSONS OR BUSINESSES OTHERWISE PERMITTED TO  OFFER THOSE SERVICES OR TREATMENTS.

(E) “PENALTIES OR FINES” MEANS ANY CRIMINAL OR CIVIL PENALTY,  FINE, TAX, SALARY OR WAGE WITHHOLDING, SURCHARGE, OR ANY NAMED FEE  WITH A SIMILAR EFFECT ESTABLISHED BY LAW OR RULE BY A GOVERNMENT-ESTABLISHED, -CREATED, OR -CONTROLLED AGENCY, THAT IS USED TO  PUNISH OR DISCOURAGE THE EXERCISE OF RIGHTS PROTECTED UNDER THIS  SECTION.

Resolved further, That the foregoing amendment shall be  submitted to the people of the state at the next general election  in the manner provided by law.

http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2009-2010/jointresolutionintroduced/House/pdf/2009-HIJR-CC.pdf

Pay into public eugenics “health” insurance plan or go to prison