SCHIP: It’s for the Children….NOT
A battle between ‘mainstream’ hospitals and smaller ’specialty’ hospitals is not the central theme in the healthcare battle but it raises some common issues within healthcare and the US Congress. Like most legislation not only is there a high probability of pork being inserted but also ’stealth’ language misplaced intentionally to quietly affect an entirely diffrent bill or public law. This tactic suggests once again that the medical industry is not the altruistic enterprise they want you to believe.
It is safe to say that those owning or managing medical facilities do not care whether insurance or other payment systems are in the private or public sector as long as they get their money and no one effectively controls anything about how services are provided including quality of care, treatment decisions and what will be paid.
If you are not comforted by the press release above give yourself ten points for recognizing that everyone has an agenda and physician-owned hospitals are no exception. Their motives may or may not be honorable which is the case for all the players involved. What is certain is that the general public shares in the burden of solving healthcare issues but those with the most power and influence will control the outcome unless the public gets involved.
Supporters of SCHIP love to sing the praises of helping the children. But they avoid discussions of how the plan may be abused and how much it will cost and who pays for it. You may love to hate the tobacco companies as well as those who smoke but consider the following:
What is wrong with that you say? The trend to ‘outlaw’ smoking by banning it in both public and private places is aimed at eliminating tobacco use. If successful the bad old smokers and tobacco companies will no longer cover expenses for government programs like SCHIP.
Decades ago universal healthcare was more commonly called socialized medicine. How did we get to regularly calling it universal healthcare? Just another item from the socialized medicine crowd to support their intention that government run or socialized medicine and other components of socialism like government owned banks and other private sector entities is the way to go. It is if you no longer want to enjoy the republic we live in which the founders carefully crafted to protect individual rights like life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Dismiss the criticism of socialized medicine by conservative voices and embrace the liberal advocacy for this and other socialist ideas at your own peril. It may be that those who favor government run everthing and have not done their due diligence expect it to be the grand free lunch for everyone. It would be more accurate to understand the word ‘free’ would cease to exist along with the concept of freedom and individual rights. That of course includes the notion of individual responsibility which may be the real issue those who favor socialism oppose.
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Trojan Horse watch: Obama quietly takes next universal health care step (Michelle Malkin)
February 6th, 2009 at 5:28 pm
I AM SO ANGRY!
Tom Daschle, and Nancy Killefer are two of the finest, and most competent public servants you could possibly hope for in these appointments. They have been assassinated by the Washington healthcare lobby through their paid Bush Republican henchmen in congress. These Bush republicans are the same people blocking the economic recovery plan put forth by the Obama administration.
I am BURNING MAD America. And you should be too. Tome Daschle and Nancy Killefer were exactly what we needed to help turn this country around and fix our economy, and catastrophic healthcare crisis.
If I were their boss I would tell them to get right back to Washington. And dare congress to not approve them. How ridiculous is it to reject highly qualified people that this country needs just because they made a mistake on their taxes. Don’t stand for that anymore America. They apologized, and paid their taxes, and that should be it. Their country needs them. But President Obama has to do what he thinks is best. I understand that. I’M JUST SO MAD at the anti American Bush Republicans.
Like many of you I have been trying to enjoy the after glow of this Beautiful historic election. But I see that the republicans in congress and their cohorts aren’t going to be good sports, and LOSER’S!
SO BE IT!
In spite of President Obama’s repeated offers, and gestures of collegiality to Republicans. Bush Republicans have seized upon every opportunity to stab President Obama in the back. And by doing so they are stabbing you, and the rest of the American people in the back. Well, you don’t have to put up with that. And you shouldn’t put up with that. President Obama has only been on the job two weeks. And he inherited two wars, and the worst economy since the great depression.
We had an election. And president Obama, and the democrats won BIG. And Bush Republicans lost miserably!
The Bush Republicans are the ones responsible for the worst economic crisis since the great depression. And the Bush Republicans are responsible for the worst healthcare crisis in American history. A healthcare crisis that is killing hundreds of thousands of you every year. Rich, middle class, and poor a like. Insured, and uninsured. Men, women, children, and babies.
President Obama, and the Democrats should take back all the concessions they granted the Bush Republicans, and tell them to put up! or shut up!
Everyone, start calling and contacting these Bush Republicans and tell them to stop blocking President Obama, and the Democrats recovery plan. And stop trying to block, and corrupt healthcare reform. Tell them to get on board with President Obama and the Democrats, or GET OUT!!
If these Bush Republicans refuse to cooperate I want all of you to immediately begin the process of removing them from office by every legal means possible. Including impeachment, and recall. I want you to bring the full weight and power of the movement down on their heads that swept President Obama, and the Democrats into control of the whitehouse, and congress. Take no prisoners. Use all the techniques you learned over this past historic election. Be flexible, creative, adaptable, and relentless like you were in the past.
To my cyber warriors I call on you again. You are among the best and the brightest. I call on you to move this fight from the cyber world to the living rooms, dens, and work places of the voters these Bush Republicans misrepresent. I know I can count on you. This is a fight worth fighting.
To my fellow World citizens. As an American I invite, and welcome you and your advise, input, and help. By delaying Americas recovery, and healthcare reform, these Bush Republicans are delaying our commitment to your recovery, and to being the better America for you that we aspire too.
I had hoped it would not come to this after our historic election. I had hoped that the Bush Republicans would respect the overpowering will of the people, and the World. But I guess not. All the Bush Republicans really care about is them-selves. Well, SO BE IT! Lets finish the job.
Sincerely
jacksmith — Working Class
February 6th, 2009 at 5:54 pm
So Jack, tell us how you really feel. You\’re battin\’ 500. You got a tax evading Treasury Secretary. You didn\’t get a tax evading HHS Secretary. The topic of this post, SCHIP, passed. On top of that you get to pay for foreign abortions as well as ones in this country. And you are about to get hosed with the so-called stimulus package.
By your comments it would appear you are a liberal. You have an uber liberal in the White House. You have a liberal majority in Congress. Your working class income may go away and if not your taxes will be going up but hey, you have nothing to complain about if you voted Democrat.
The republic allows for a pluralist society. All ideas are tolerated. This also applies to Congress. Just because you do not agree with some of them does not mean they are not entitled to have them. Like I said, you\’re winning. So shut up.