Must Read : Don't believe Them

Comment #4

four4me — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 03:28:55 GMT

http://energycommerce.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1722:hr-3200-americas-affordable-health-choices-act-of-2009-markup-day-5&catid=141:full-committee&Itemid=85

Comment #3

time*treat — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:23:52 GMT

What I find strange is that so many people will write long articles about a bill, trying to get you to be for or against it, without ever telling you the bill number or where you can find the actual read-it-for-yourself text of the bill.

Comment #2

four4me — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:36:14 GMT

<br />The wait between visits. The inability to have their questions answered or correctly diagnose new health problems and all the red tape involved. Health care providers who constantly change making it almost impossible to have the same doctor for any individual illness. ie see the same doctor for orthopedics, urology, hypertension, or any specialized cases etc. <br /><br />The Veterans hospital higher ups will tell you they have the best health care network of any health care systems in the... [ More ]

Comment #1

Tenaj — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:13:17 GMT

The Lie/Scare campaign of Obama's Health care plan is totally sick, but it's a desperate act and these people have nothing else. There are websites, media programs and organizations formed to do this. Oh to be so miserable. What losers they are.

Original Blog Entry: Must Read : Don't believe Them

ochoop17 — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:18:00 GMT

Hi,

My inbox has been flooded with emails spreading crazy rumors about health reform so I wanted to share some facts from AARP about what's really going on. Please join me in forwarding these facts to everyone you know. Print them out and pass them around at your social gatherings and other places where people are discussing the issues of the day.

FACT #1: Medicare will not be ended, and no benefits or services will be cut.

Your services will not be ended, nor will your benefits be cut. AARP's position on this could not be clearer. And we have sent this message loud and clear to Congress. While the current proposals include savings in Medicare by cutting out fraud, abuse, waste, and inefficiency, we're standing up and making sure benefits for Medicare recipients are not only fully protected, but are improved.1

FACT #2: No legislation currently in Congress would mandate the rationing of care. Period.

Our staff has read all of the legislation circulating in Congress and there are no provisions in these bills that would ration care for our members. None. If any ever did, we would vigorously fight to stop that legislation.2

FACT #3: There is no provision of any piece of legislation that would promote euthanasia of any kind.

The rumors out there are flat out lies. Right now Medicare does not cover counseling for end-of-life care. The portion of the bill in question would simply provide coverage for optional end-of-life consultations with doctors, so that the patient can be aware of all of the treatment options on the table. It is not mandatory and it has nothing to do with euthanasia.3

FACT #4: We have not endorsed President Obama's plan.

In fact, we haven't endorsed any plan. We are supporting reform of our health care system, something that AARP has pushed for many years. We're working closely with Republican and Democratic members of Congress to lower health care costs and to ensure quality affordable coverage for older Americans and we want reform legislation passed and signed by the president this year.4

So what is AARP fighting for in health reform?

Stopping insurance companies from charging older Americans unaffordable premiums because of their age. Ending the practice of excluding people from insurance because of pre-existing conditions. Holding down health costs and making insurance coverage more affordable for all Americans. Making prescription drugs more affordable by narrowing the Medicare doughnut hole, bringing generics to market faster, and allowing Medicare to negotiate better drug prices.

Find out more and take action at HealthActionNow.org.

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