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Heritage Foundation to Pres. Obama: Stop misrepresenting our position on healthcare

the HSA king — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 08:01:06 +0000

Wow, talking about not pulling the punches.

The Heritage Foundation lays it on the line in response to the president claiming that his plan builds on a model of the reform package espoused by the Foundation.

The Obama health-care law “builds” on the Heritage health reform model only in the sense that, say, a double-quarter-pounder with cheese “builds” on the idea of a garden salad. Both have lettuce and tomato and may be called food, but the similarities end there.

This is why we at the Heritage Foundation respectfully ask President Obama and his acolytes to stop misrepresenting our research. We think this massive health law is abominable and should be repealed. And until Congress repeals it, lawmakers should starve this monstrosity of taxpayer funds.

I wonder if he’ll get the message?

Obamacare – set to take us right down the toilet?

the HSA king — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:37:04 +0000

I love it when someone else says exactly what you’re thinking. That way, you can just quote that person and nobody is really mad at you.

In an article published on Fox News the day of the health care “reform” vote, Cal Thomas posits the implausible: That Obamacare will spell disaster for the country.

Highlights made by Mr. Thomas include the following:

Obama is not being truthful when he claims a $1.3 trillion reduction in the deficit. Surely he must know that money “saved” from Medicare cuts will be spent elsewhere. Only in Washington is a dollar spent considered a dollar saved.

The Gov’t plans to limit to ONE the number of tests your doctor will be allowed to run in most instances. Why? On paper, this saves money. In the real world, this leads to misdiagnosis and a reduction in the quality of care. Didn’t they say they were going to “improve” health care?

Forcing doctors to run less tests inevitably will lead to more, not less malpractice claims. NOTHING is in this monstrosity of legislation to curb runaway malpractice insurance costs for doctors.

Obama promises you can keep your doctor, but what if your doctor is forced into selling used cars or something else? More and more cuts in Medicare mean less, not more income. They’ll want your doctor to see more and more, not less patients. It all adds up to a recipe for disaster. And who in their right mind amongst the talented will want to go into medical school now? Look for a surge in enrollment – in MBA and law programs.

This national “plan” has already been tested – in Massachusetts, where it turned into a debacle. Guess which state has the highest per capita health care? Yep. Massachusetts. Also the only state with mandated coverage. See the correlation? According to an independent study by the Rand Corp., health care costs in Mass. are expected to double by 2020, increasing faster than 8% over the state’s GNP. Brilliant. Just brilliant.

Obama claims this legislation will increase jobs. Caterpillar disagrees. That company – one of the 30 Dow component companies – has already started laying people off in anticipation of escalating health care costs. By its own estimates, the legislation will cost the company at least $100 million. That ain’t chump change, not even for a Dow company.

It all kind of makes you wonder, doesn’t it? Just how many of those Democrats actually read the legislation before voting on it? Or were they just taking the Speaker at her word?

Mandated health insurance coverage – this is NOT car insurance!

the HSA king — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:47:11 +0000

Think mandating health insurance coverage at the national level is the functional equivalent of states mandating that drivers carry auto insurance?

Obama does.

He’s wrong.

Again.

As Judson Berger of Fox News points out, there are many differences between mandated health insurance and auto insurance. Here are a few highlights:

Auto insurance is avoidable – health insurance is not.

Car insurance is mandated to protect others – health insurance is not.

Health insurance would be subsidized – by your tax dollars – car insurance is not.

The ultimate irony? Remember candidate Obama? HE was adamantly opposed to mandating health care coverage. That was candidate Clinton’s position if you recall. But in his recent joint address to Congress, Obama eagerly enveloped the concept – never mind potential constitutional hurdles to mandating health insurance coverage for all citizens.