Doctor’s Summary of HR 3200 Obama Health Care Bill
The ObamaCare Plan is hazardous to the health of every American.
By Dr. Dave Janda
As a physician who has authored books on preventative health care, I was given the opportunity to be the keynote speaker at a Congressional Dinner at The Capitol Building in Washington (7/17).
The presentation was entitled Health Care Reform, The Power & Profit of Prevention, and I was gratified that it was well received.
In preparation for the presentation, I read the latest version of “reform” as authored by The Obama Administration and supported by Speaker Pelosi and Senator Reid. Here is the link to the 1,018 page document: AAHCA-BillText-071409
(H.R. 3200 America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 is also available here: www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3200/text)
Let me summarize just a few salient points of the above plan. First, however, it should be clear that the same warning notice must be placed on The ObamaCare Plan as on a pack of cigarettes: Consuming this product will be hazardous to your health.
The underlying method of cutting costs throughout the plan is based on rationing and denying care. There is no focus on preventing health care need whatever. The plan’s method is the most inhumane and unethical approach to cutting costs I can imagine as a physician.
The rationing of care is implemented through The National Health Care Board, according to the plan. This illustrious Board “will approve or reject treatment for patients based on the cost per treatment divided by the number of years the patient will benefit from the treatment.”
Translation… if you are over 65 or have been recently diagnosed as having an advanced form of cardiac disease or aggressive cancer… dream on if you think you will get treated… pick out your coffin.
Oh, you say this could never happen? Sorry… this is the same model they use in Britain.
The plan mandates that there will be little or no advanced treatments to be available in the future. It creates The Federal Coordinating Council For Comparative Effectiveness Research, the purpose of which is “to slow the development of new medications and technologies in order to reduce costs.” Yes, this is to be the law.
The plan also outlines that doctors and hospitals will be overseen and reviewed by The National Coordinator For Health Information and Technology.
This “coordinator” will “monitor treatments being delivered to make sure doctors and hospitals are strictly following government guidelines that are deemed appropriate.” It goes on to say… “Doctors and hospitals not adhering to guidelines will face penalties.”
According to those in Congress, penalties could include large six figure financial fines and possible imprisonment.
So according to The ObamaCare Plan… if your doctor saves your life you might have to go to the prison to see your doctor for follow-up appointments. I believe this is the same model Stalin used in the former Soviet Union.
Section 102 has the Orwellian title, “Protecting the Choice to Keep Current Coverage.” What this section really mandates is that it is illegal to keep your private insurance if your status changes - e.g., if you lose or change your job, retire from your job and become a senior, graduate from college and get your first job. Yes, illegal. When Mr. Obama hosted a conference call with bloggers urging them to pressure Congress to pass his health plan as soon as possible, a blogger from Maine referenced an Investors Business Daily article that claimed Section 102 of the House health legislation would outlaw private insurance.
He asked: “Is this true? Will people be able to keep their insurance and will insurers be able to write new policies even though H.R. 3200 is passed?” Mr. Obama replied: “You know, I have to say that I am not familiar with the provision you are talking about.”
Then there is Section 1233 of The ObamaCare Plan (pages 425-427), devoted to “Advanced Care Planning.” After each American turns 65 years of age they have to go to a mandated counseling program that is designed to end life sooner.
This session is to occur every 5 years unless the person has developed a chronic illness then it must be done every year. The topics in this session will include, “how to decline hydration, nutrition and how to initiate hospice care.” It is no wonder The Obama Administration does not like my emphasis on Prevention. For Mr. Obama, prevention is the “enemy” as people would live longer.
I rest my case. The ObamaCare Plan is hazardous to the health of every American.
After I finished my Capitol Hill presentation, I was asked by a Congressman in the question-answer session: “I’ll be doing a number of network interviews on the Obama Health Care Plan. If I am asked what is the one word to describe the plan what should I answer.”
The answer is simple, honest, direct, analytical, sad but truthful. I told him that one word is FASCIST.
Then I added, “I hope you’ll have the courage to use that word, Congressman. No other word is more appropriate.”
Dr. Dave Janda, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon and a member of Orthopedic Surgery Associates in Ann Arbor, MI. He graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts Degree with majors in Chemistry and Economics from Bucknell University and obtained his M.D. degree from Northwestern University Medical School.
Dr. Janda completed an internship and orthopedic residency at the University of Michigan as well as a fellowship in shoulder reconstructive surgery and sports medicine in London, Ontario, Canada.
After leaving the University of Michigan, Dr. Janda founded the Institute for Preventative Sports Medicine in Ann Arbor, the only health care cost containment organization of its kind in North America. As the Institute’s director, Dr. Janda has brought together leaders in injury prevention and sports medicine to produce high quality work that has an impact on the everyday lives of the public.
Dr. Janda’s groundbreaking research has been acknowledged by the public and medical community, including the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. He was awarded the clinical research award by the American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine. He also received the R. Tait McKenzie Award for outstanding clinical research on an international basis the Canadian Academy of Sports Medicine.
Dr. Janda was appointed to the Board of National Center for Injury Prevention and Control by the previous Bush administration. He was also appointed to the National Institute of Health Trauma Research Task Force. Michigan governor John Engler appointed Dr. Janda to the state’s Council on Health, Fitness and Sports, and also named him Chairman of the Advisory Group on the Prevention of Sports Injuries.
Dr. Janda’s advice and research led the current Bush administration to install breakaway bases on the White House T-ball field.
In his appearances on “The Oprah Show,” “The Today Show,” “Good Morning America,” “CBS This Morning,” “CNN,” “Fox News,” “NBC Nightly News,” and “CBS Evening News,” Dr. Janda has given the public valuable information about preventing sports and recreational injuries.
His website is noinjury.com.
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August 8th, 2009 at 12:46 am
does Obama even realize what he’s about to do? we’re supposed to be FIXING our economy, not digging a deeper hole. this is stupid. this is wrong. this is inhumane and UN-amercian. really? what country do we live in? Has Obama neglected everything else and has started to think an act like a communist?? this bill can’t be passed. i agree that something needs to be done about Healthcare, but come on guys. this? find another way, something not as drastic that won’t kill people either by lack of care of by poverty. if not, i swear, i’m leaving the country.
August 11th, 2009 at 11:52 am
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August 11th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
I am concerned that there is very little truth to be had from either side in the discussion of health care reform. Personally, I am a skeptic of government intervention in general and the Obama administration in particular. But I want the unvarnished facts. So to that end, let me ask you doctor just where you get these quotes that are not attributed by page number. They certainly don’t appear in the bill. (I looked.)
This one is of course the most inflammatory: This illustrious Board “will approve or reject treatment for patients based on the cost per treatment divided by the number of years the patient will benefit from the treatment.” What is your source for this, doctor?
August 12th, 2009 at 2:08 am
You are putting a lot spin on this article. For example, you said: “Then there is Section 1233 of The ObamaCare Plan (pages 425-427), devoted to “Advanced Care Planning.” After each American turns 65 years of age they have to go to a mandated counseling program that is designed to end life sooner.”
It is completely inaccurate. It is not a mandate. What’s wrong with giving and providing medical and legal advice on planning for the latter part of one’s life. Below is an excerpt from Section 1233. Readers just check the facts for yourselves.
Such consultation shall include the following:
‘‘(A) An explanation by the practitioner of advance care planning, including key questions and considerations, important steps, and suggested people to talk to.
‘‘(B) An explanation by the practitioner of advance directives, including living wills and durable powers of attorney, and their uses.
‘‘(C) An explanation by the practitioner of the role and responsibilities of a health care proxy.
‘‘(D) The provision by the practitioner of a list of national and State-specific resources to assist consumers and their families with advance care planning, including the national toll-free hotline, the advance care planning clearinghouses, and State legal service organizations (including those funded through the Older Americans Act of 1965).
‘‘(E) An explanation by the practitioner of the continuum of end-of-life services and supports available, including palliative care and hospice, and benefits for such services and supports that are available under this title.
‘‘(F)(i) Subject to clause (ii), an explanation of
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‘‘(B) An advance care planning consultation with respect to an individual may be conducted more frequently than provided under paragraph (1) if there is a significant change in the health condition of the individual, including diagnosis of a chronic, progressive, life-limiting disease, a life-threatening or terminal diagnosis or life-threatening injury, or upon admission to a skilled nursing facility, a long-term care facility (as defined by the Secretary), or a hospice program.
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‘‘(5)(A) For purposes of this section, the term ‘order regarding life sustaining treatment’ means, with respect to an individual, an actionable medical order relating to the treatment of that individual that—
‘‘(i) is signed and dated by a physician (as defined in subsection (r)(1)) or another health care professional (as specified by the Secretary and who is acting within the scope of the professional’s authority under State law in signing such an order, including a nurse practitioner or physician assistant) and is in a form that permits it to stay with the individual and be followed by health care professionals and providers across the continuum of care;
‘‘(ii) effectively communicates the individual’s preferences regarding life sustaining treatment, including an indication of the treatment and care de20
sired by the individual;
I rest my case.
August 12th, 2009 at 3:21 am
Hi Patrick,
The article was written by Dr Janda, forwarded to EGN in an email and we posted it “as-is” except for adding the link to the bill itself to encourage our visitors to verify his statements for themselves.
Thank you for taking the time to share your conclusions and opinion.
EGN
August 12th, 2009 at 11:13 pm
I have recieved many letters from a family member about this subject. A woman she knew had sent her a list of things in the bill and a list of pages to find them on. I looked up these pages and it turned out to be written in her own words. I pointed this out and my family member and she still believed the page she read in the email and not what the bill actually said. She has hated this guy since her guy lost and now she’s just buying into all the rumours and lies being spread. I have not read the whole bill, so I do not know if anything needs to be changed. It is not my job to read the bill. That is why we pay these senators to read it for us and represent us in the best way possible. If their programs don’t work, then vote them out of office. I respect your status as a doctor, but I think you need cite your work better so that we can cross-reference it easier. I am naturally bias toward a bill that is intended for people like me to visit doctors without having to worry about bankruptcy from the bills that follow. One opinion I have that many of you will disagree with me is that more emphasis needs to go toward younger people than old. If you had a 60 year old and a 25 year old with same treatable terminal disease and had only enough money to save one of them, who would you treat? My logic is that the older person has lived more years, so I’d give it to the younger person. I believe we can afford to take care of our young people and old people. The issue isn’t as complicated as this. We need to look toward places like france and see how the got the cost per capita down so low. If we could do that, we might be able to cover everyone and have money left over.
August 17th, 2009 at 4:03 am
Want to stop U.S. government takeover of health care? Fine.
Want to preserve your privatized system? All good and well.
Want to use this bogus e-mail as your argument? Think again.
None of the provisions or quotes from Dr. Janda’s alleged e-mail actually appear in the link provided. Nor will Dr. Janda reply to any of the bounced e-mails or phone calls to his disconnected number.
Long story short, it behooves conservative America to find out the truth for itself, rather than rely on hysterial forwarded e-mails. Otherwise you give the libs all the ammo they need. Got it?
August 17th, 2009 at 2:12 pm
Thank you for your comment. We appreciate differing opinions. Just as a side note, We are pleased to see that this topic has generated so much interest. After all, that is the purpose of EndGameNow. The more different opinions and ideas, the more knowledge and wisdom.
August 19th, 2009 at 3:14 pm
I hope people realize that the insurance companies already deny and ration care in our private system - All in the name of PROFIT!
It’s capitalizm at it’s worst - letting people suffer and die so they can make money.
Don’t believe these lies - This plan only makes available to the uninsured what the rest of us have.
March 25th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
The United States Gov’t is killin’ us. Why doesn’t the whole population see that this health care reform absolutely will raise taxes for everyone and even create brand new ones for everybody?