Life Under ObamaCare

A Lost Generation: Forwrads and Back

Dr. Ben Carson “Schools” The Obama’s in the Moral of Taxes, HealthCare, and More; POTUS Isn’t Happen That Carson Has Taken the Limelight!!

This is the full version of the remarks of Dr. Ben Carson @ the National Prayer Breakfast last week. I am sure that a body language expert can have a field day examining President Obama’s reaction throughout the speech.

The Narcissist-in-Chief has whined this weekend that Dr. Carson’s speech received more coverage than the President’s actual appearance at the event. Give me a break!

ObamaCare Exchanges: Costs Up 29%….. Before They Even Start

There’s a raft of implementation issues as states try to figure out whether they want to set up their own exchanges or go along with federal ones. Here’s something that only makes 2014, the year Obamacare fully comes online, even more dread-worthy: The estimated cost of subsidizing plans through Obamacare’s exchanges has grown from $3,970 in 2010 to $5,510. Here’s John Merline of Investors Business:

The CBO’s new baseline estimate shows that ObamaCare subsidies offered through the insurance exchanges — which are supposed to be up and running by next January — will total more than $1 trillion through 2022, up from $814 billion over those same years in its budget forecast made a year ago.

That’s an increase of nearly 29%…

for article: http://reason.com/blog/2013/02/06/obamacare-exchange-costs-up-29-before-pr

Weekly Standard: Obama Wants Doctors to Assist with Gun Violence Prevention

According to a background briefer provided by the White House, President Barack Obama is asking doctors to help deal with guns. Here’s the relevant passage:

PRESERVE THE RIGHTS OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO PROTECT THEIR PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES FROM GUN VIOLENCE: We should never ask doctors and other health care providers to turn a blind eye to the risks posed by guns in the wrong hands.

 Clarify that no federal law prevents health care providers from warning law enforcement authorities about threats of violence: Doctors and other mental health professionals play an important role in protecting the safety of their patients and the broader community by reporting direct and credible threats of violence to the authorities. But there is public confusion about whether federal law prohibits such reports about threats of violence. The Department of Health and Human Services is issuing a letter to health care providers clarifying that no federal law prohibits these reports in any way.

 Protect the rights of health care providers to talk to their patients about gun safety: Doctors and other health care providers also need to be able to ask about firearms in their patients’ homes and safe storage of those firearms, especially if their patients show signs of certain mental illnesses or if they have a young child or mentally ill family member at home. Some have incorrectly claimed that language in the Affordable Care Act prohibits doctors from asking their patients about guns and gun safety. Medical groups also continue to fight against state laws attempting to ban doctors from asking these questions. The Administration will issue guidance clarifying that the Affordable Care Act does not prohibit or otherwise regulate communication between doctors and patients, including about firearms.

http://m.weeklystandard.com/blogs/obama-asks-doctors-help-deal-guns_696121.html

And So Begins the WAR on DOCTORS

TUCSON, Ariz., Nov. 2, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — According to the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS), on Nov 1, 2012, vascular surgeon John Natale, M.D., 63, of Arlington, Ill., reported to the federal Bureau of Prisons to serve a 10-month sentence. According to a U.S. Department of Justice press release, he was convicted on two counts of making false statements in connection with surgeries performed between August 2002 and October 2004, and acquitted on two counts of Medicare fraud.

Dr. Natale had saved the lives of five seriously ill patients, average age 78, by complicated repairs of abdominal aortic aneurysms. He was, however, accused of describing the procedures as more complex than they actually were, supposedly in order to collect more payment.

According to the transcript of the sentencing proceedings, U.S. Attorney Amarjeet Singh Bhachu emphasized that “The need for deterrence is very strong in a case like this…. A message needs to be sent out to doctors.” The government aimed not just to end a distinguished medical career but to imprison the doctor for as long as possible.

“The message doctors will receive,” stated Dr. Jane Orient, executive director of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, “is that the government has declared war on doctors. Making a mistake in two of 2,400 operative reports is apparently now a federal crime, even though the doctor’s total charges were much less than he could have lawfully billed.” (emphasis added).

For full article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49665134/ns/business-press_releases/t/surgeon-reports-prison-government-sends-message-states-aaps/

The “Math” of “Cash for Clunkers”

FROM today’s email INBOX:

Cash for Clunkers:

The person who calculated this bit of information is now, and has been a Professor at the University of West Virginia in Morgantown for the last forty some years.

He says that:

A clunker that travels 12,000 miles a year at 15 mpg uses 800 gallons of gas a Year.

A new vehicle that travels 12,000 miles a year at 25 mpg uses 480 gallons of gas a year.

So, the average Cash for Clunkers transaction reduced gasoline consumption by 320 gallons per year.

The government claims 700,000 clunkers have been replaced so that is 224 million gallons saved per year.

That equates to a bit over 5 million barrels of oil. 5 million barrels is about 5 hours worth of US consumption.

More importantly, 5 million Barrels of oil at $70 per barrel costs about $350 million dollars.

So, the government paid $3 billion ( remember,….that’s 3 thousand million) of our tax dollars To save $350 million.

They spent $8.57 for every $1.00 they saved.

I’m pretty sure they will do a much better job with our health care though.

(Whether accurate or not, it sounds like th efficiency of the US Government)

 

Preemie Baby Saved By A Pair of Scissors

LITTLE Maddalena Douse is one of the smallest  premature babies ever to survive  in the UK — thanks to a pair of SCISSORS.

When she was born six months ago at just 23 weeks she was so tiny docs did  not  know if they should try to save her.

But when they put her on the scales she weighed 1lb, the minimum weight for a  baby to be considered viable — so they fought for her.

Only when she was safely on a ventilator did medics discover the scissors had  been accidentally left on the scales and that 8in Maddalena in fact weighed  only 382g

Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4699834/Saved-by-scissors.html#ixzz2FWybC2G5

UhOh!! ObamaCare Was Passed, We Are Finding Out What’s In It, and the Dem’s Now Ask For a Delay!!

SHEER HYPOCRISY !!!!

Byron York‏@ByronYork

Democrats voted for medical device tax as part of Obamacare, now ask that January 1 tax implementation be delayed. http://ow.ly/g15VG

A Gun in the House, and Other Pertinent Medical Questions

From My Inbox Today

— Do you have a gun in the house?

GOOD TO KNOW! When I had my gangrene gallbladder taken out and spent 10 days in the hospital for what should have been an overnight stay the insurance company kicked me out. I had home nurse visits for two weeks and was asked if I had guns in the house. I respond that if I did I would not tell them. So the below has some merit.

FYI, I am passing this along… There are comments from two other people I have also been asked if we keep guns in the house. The nurse just kinda slipped it in along with all the other regular questions. I told her I refused to answer because it was against the law to ask.

Everyone, whether you have guns or not, should give a neutral answer so they have no idea who does and who doesn’t. My doctor asked me if I had guns in my house and also if any were loaded. I, of course, answered yes to both questions. Then he asked why I kept a loaded gun close to my bed. I answered that my son, who is a certified gun instructor and also works for Homeland Security, advised me that an unloaded, locked up gun is no protection against criminal attack.

The Government now requires these questions be asked of people on Medicare, and probably everyone else.

Just passing this along for your information: I had to visit a doctor other than my regular doctor when my doctor was on vacation. One of the questions on the form I had to fill out was: Do you have any guns in your house? My answer was None of your damn business!!

So it is out there! It is either an insurance issue or government intervention. Either way, it is out there and the second the government gets into your medical records (as they want to under Obamacare) it will become a major issue and will ultimately result in lock and load!!

Please pass this on to all the other retired guys and gun owners… Thanks, from a Vietnam Vet and retired Police Officer: I had a doctor’s appointment at the local VA clinic yesterday and found out something very interesting that I would like to pass along. While going through triage before seeing the doctor, I was asked at the end of the exam, three questions: 1. Did I feel stressed? 2. Did I feel threatened? 3. Did I feel like doing harm to someone?

The nurse then informed me that if I had answered yes to any of the questions I would have lost my concealed carry permit as it would have gone into my medical records and the VA would have reported it to Homeland Security.

Looks like they are going after the vets first. Other gun people like retired law enforcement will probably be next. Then when they go after the civilians, what argument will they have? Be forewarned and be aware. The Obama administration has gone on record as considering veterans and gun owners potential terrorists. Whether you are a gun owner, veteran or not, YOU’VE BEEN WARNED ! If you know veterans and gun owners, please pass this on to them. Be very cautious about what you say and to whom.

They are coming for us, so unless you’re an ostrich, do not stick your head in the sand….. ….