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		<title>Health Care Reform: The Art of Deception</title>
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The Health Care Reform Bill or as it is legally known, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is more than 2500 pages of legalese and is at least six inches thick. If for some reason you decided to read it, even at the rate of one page a minute and reading for eight hours per day [...]]]></description>
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The <strong>Health Care Reform</strong> Bill or as it is legally known, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is more than 2500 pages of legalese and is at least six inches thick. If for some reason you decided to read it, even at the rate of one page a minute and reading for eight hours per day it would take you eight days to complete it.  </p>
<p>This law creates 150 new governmental agencies that will be funded and worked by a hoard of new governmental employees. <span id="more-125"></span></p>
<p>Some of the goals, outlined as a consequence of enacting the Health Care Reform Bill that members of congress and the president have alluded to are listed as follows; lower the deficit, not raise taxes, ensure all Americans have medical insurance and be affordable.</p>
<p>Despite efforts to oppose or support <strong>Health Care Reform</strong> currently, 32 million Americans are without medical insurance.</p>
<p>Some legislators and citizen groups around the country believe that <strong>National Health Insurance</strong> attempts to incrementally remove the rights afforded us in our nation’s constitution. Those rights are clearly defined and rest on our belief in life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.<br />
For example, the bill says, “Citizens will be required to have acceptable coverage or pay a penalty of $95 in 2014, $325 in 2015, $695 (or up to 2.5 percent of income) in 2016. Families will pay half the amount for children, up to a cap of $2,250 per family. After 2016, penalties are indexed to Consumer Price Index.”<br />
In addition,some are saying, if you decide not to pay, it is important to know that the Health Care Reform Bill allows the government unrestricted and direct access for electronic funds transfer. However, the truth of the matter, is this provision in the bill provides access for insurers, doctors and other health care providers. Newsweek&#8217;s article, <em>The Five Biggest Lies in the Health Care Debate dated</em>, Augest 28th 2009 says, &#8221;There is zero provision to include patients in any such system.&#8221;</p>
<p>What does it mean to have Health Care rationed? Well for starters, seniors will be interviewed every year for health insurance issues and decisions made on what care they can and cannot receive. </p>
<p>Many Americans are  confused by all of the terms used in the Health Care Debate, such as, Universal Health Insurance, Single Payer Health Insurance, Obama Care and Neighborhood Health Plan. Keep in mind this mountain of confusion is no accident. The reform bill is a legal document that spans our entire nation and network of health care providers. Making even small changes to an institution that covers millions of Americans is a major undertaking but to completely overhaul the entire institutional structure is colossal.</p>
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		<title>Health Care Reform: The Clock is Ticking</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:24:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our Health Care debate tears at the core of American consciousness. The issue has pitted Democrats and Republicans against one another and divided a nation.  
Are we fearful of losing both private and employer sponsored health insurance plans or is it simply the fear of the unknown? As the rhetoric between the political parties, heats up individual health insurance [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Our<strong> Health Care </strong>debate tears at the core of American consciousness. The issue has pitted Democrats and Republicans against one another and divided a nation.  </p>
<p>Are we fearful of losing both private and employer sponsored health insurance plans or is it simply the fear of the unknown? As the rhetoric between the political parties, heats up individual health insurance cost continue to rise.</p>
<p>Politics in Washington may never be the same with both parties deciding to leverage their political ideology by adhering to a policy of voting strict party partisanship. In order for us to understand the debate, we must know what is in the bill. </p>
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<p>As a result, in this article we are providing a short list of bullet points from a well-respected Republican organization next week a well-respected Democratic organization.</p>
<p>The list that follows is provided by <a href="http://www.freerepublic.com/">www.freerepublic.com</a> they put together a plan English account of the president’s health care proposal or government sponsored medical insurance 101.</p>
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<li>Every person will be issued a National ID Health card.</li>
<li>All non-US citizens, illegal or not, will be provided with free healthcare services.</li>
<li>The “Health care choices Commissioner” will decide health benefits for you. You will have no choice. None.</li>
<li>A government committee will decide what treatment you get (there will be no appeal process).</li>
<li>Your health care will be rationed.</li>
<li>Government will consult and instruct regarding living wills, durable powers of attorney etc, mandatory.</li>
<li>Any NON-RESIDENT alien is exempt from individual taxes (Americans will pay for them)</li>
<li>Officers and employees of government health care bureaucracy will have access to All American personal and financial records.</li>
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Some believe that “The truth lies somewhere in the middle.” However,  the Health Care Reform bill will undoubtedly undergo significant changes. The truth is government sponsored health insurance may never become law.<br />
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