Pelosi’s Government-Run Health Plan Will Require Monthly Abortion Premium November 5, 2009
Posted by javabeanwill in Healthcare, obama, politics.Tags: Abortion, democrats, Health-Care, healthcare, insurance, John Boehner, Nancy Pelosi, obama, Premiums
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House Republican Leader John Boehner has blogged this morning on how Speaker Pelosi’s 2,032-page health care bill will actually require a monthly abortion premium. He states:
On line 17, p. 110, section 222 under “Abortions for which Public Funding is Allowed” the Health and Human Services Secretary is given the authority to determine when abortion is allowed under the government-run plan. The Speaker’s plan also requires that at least one insurance plan offered in the Exchange covers abortions.
What is even more alarming is that a monthly abortion premium will be charged of all enrollees in the government-run plan. It’s right there on line 16, page 96, section 213, under “Insurance Rating Rules.” The premium will be paid into a U.S. Treasury account -and these federal funds will be used to pay for the abortion services.
Section 213 describes the process in which the Health Benefits Commissioner is to assess the monthly premiums that will be used to pay for elective abortions under the government-run plan. The Commissioner must charge at a minimum $1 per enrollee per month.
Boehner continues by citing that fact that “a majority of Americans believe that health care plans should not be mandated to provide elective abortion coverage…”
I agree with his statement that “The American people deserve more from their government than being forced to pay for abortion”.
Senate Panel Approves Democratic Climate Bill November 5, 2009
Posted by javabeanwill in Economy, Energy, Global Warming, politics.Tags: Climate Bill, democrats, Global Warming, Senate
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Reuters is reporting that “a key U.S. Senate environment committee approved a Democratic climate change bill on Thursday that would require industry to cut emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases 20 percent by 2020 from 2005 levels”.
Republicans boycotted the environment panel’s measure and stated that “more analysis of the legislation was needed…”
Why Tonight’s Elections are a Referendum Against Obama November 3, 2009
Posted by javabeanwill in Economy, election, media bias, obama, politics.Tags: election, Referendum
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Erick Erickson over at RedState outlines numerous reasons why tonight’s elections are indeed a referendum on Barack Obama. The Obama administration and the state run media will do their best to downplay conservative victories in tonight’s elections. However, Erickson has some facts that Obama and the media would like to hide from us.
New York 23
- Barack Obama sent Joe Biden to visit.
- Obama’s White House negotiated Dede Scozzafava’s endorsement of the Democrat.
- Scozzafava and Owens both supported and campaigned on supporting the stimulus.
New Jersey
- Obama sent his top pollster to take command of the race.
- Obama visited multiple times, including the day before the election.
- Obama is featured in most of Corzine’s advertising.
- The Democratic Governors Association and DNC all pumped in a ton of money.
- Corzine ran on helping Obama at the state level.
Virginia
- The Democratic Governors Association spent $4 million to get Creigh Deeds elected.
- The Democratic National Committee spent $6 millino to get Deeds elected.
- Obama campaigned for Deeds multiple times.
- Organizing for America sent a mail piece to 300,000 “surge voters”, or voters who voted for the first time in 2008, urging them to vote for Deeds.
Organizing for America set up phone banks for Creigh Deeds.
73wire Liveblogging Tonight’s Election Results November 3, 2009
Posted by javabeanwill in Uncategorized.Tags: D23, Democrat, Doug Hoffman, election, GOP, New York, obama, virginia
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If you want to get up to the minute news of tonight’s election results be sure to check out 73wire.com here.
NJ Democrats Now Utilizing Actual Criminal Gangs? November 3, 2009
Posted by javabeanwill in election, politics.Tags: New Jersey
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Election Journal has video of a terrified voter who claims NJ Dems are using gangbangers for GOTV.
The officer, who’s name we are with holding, specifically heard the men discussing that he was a police officer and that they now know where he lives. The officer confronted the men and they took off. He contacted the local police who responded and caught up with them and about a dozen other men a few blocks away. According to the police report, the men were known criminals and when asked why they were in the neighborhood they stated they were campaigning for the Democratic Party.”
Dems paying for third-party robocalls in New Jersey November 3, 2009
Posted by javabeanwill in election, politics.Tags: election, New Jersey, obama, RoboCalls
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Utilizing a dirty political tactic known as robo-calling has only angered voters in past elections and this definitely appears to be the case again.
The Democratic State Committee now admits paying for a robocall to Somerset County voters that slams Republican Chris Christie and promotes independent gubernatorial candidate Christopher Daggett.
According to the PolitickerNJ.com website, “the call angered Republicans and further fueled conspiracy theories that Daggett is in cahoots with the Corzine camp.”
RedState: Pelosi’s Health Care Bill Creates 111 New Federal Obamacare Bureaucracies November 2, 2009
Posted by javabeanwill in Economy, Healthcare, politics.Tags: Bureaucracy, H.R. 3962, Nancy Pelosi, obama, ObamaCare
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RedState has outlined how Nancy Pelosi’s health care bill, H.R. 3962, will create 111 new federal Obamacare bureaucracies. They are as follows:
1. Retiree Reserve Trust Fund (Section 111(d), p. 61)
2. Grant program for wellness programs to small employers (Section 112, p. 62)
3. Grant program for State health access programs (Section 114, p. 72)
4. Program of administrative simplification (Section 115, p. 76)
5. Health Benefits Advisory Committee (Section 223, p. 111)
6. Health Choices Administration (Section 241, p. 131)
7. Qualified Health Benefits Plan Ombudsman (Section 244, p. 138)
8. Health Insurance Exchange (Section 201, p. 155)
9. Program for technical assistance to employees of small businesses buying Exchange coverage (Section 305(h), p. 191)
10. Mechanism for insurance risk pooling to be established by Health Choices Commissioner (Section 306(b), p. 194)
11. Health Insurance Exchange Trust Fund (Section 307, p. 195)
12. State-based Health Insurance Exchanges (Section 308, p. 197)
13. Grant program for health insurance cooperatives (Section 310, p. 206)
14. “Public Health Insurance Option” (Section 321, p. 211)
15. Ombudsman for “Public Health Insurance Option” (Section 321(d), p. 213)
16. Account for receipts and disbursements for “Public Health Insurance Option” (Section 322(b), p. 215)
17. Telehealth Advisory Committee (Section 1191 (b), p. 589)
18. Demonstration program providing reimbursement for “culturally and linguistically appropriate services” (Section 1222, p. 617)
19. Demonstration program for shared decision making using patient decision aids (Section 1236, p. 648)
20. Accountable Care Organization pilot program under Medicare (Section 1301, p. 653)
21. Independent patient-centered medical home pilot program under Medicare (Section 1302, p. 672)
22. Community-based medical home pilot program under Medicare (Section 1302(d), p. 681)
23. Independence at home demonstration program (Section 1312, p. 718)
24. Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research (Section 1401(a), p. 734)
25. Comparative Effectiveness Research Commission (Section 1401(a), p. 738)
26. Patient ombudsman for comparative effectiveness research (Section 1401(a), p. 753)
27. Quality assurance and performance improvement program for skilled nursing facilities (Section 1412(b)(1), p. 784)
28. Quality assurance and performance improvement program for nursing facilities (Section 1412 (b)(2), p. 786)
29. Special focus facility program for skilled nursing facilities (Section 1413(a)(3), p. 796)
30. Special focus facility program for nursing facilities (Section 1413(b)(3), p. 804)
31. National independent monitor pilot program for skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities (Section 1422, p. 859)
32. Demonstration program for approved teaching health centers with respect to Medicare GME (Section 1502(d), p. 933)
33. Pilot program to develop anti-fraud compliance systems for Medicare providers (Section 1635, p. 978)
34. Special Inspector General for the Health Insurance Exchange (Section 1647, p. 1000)
35. Medical home pilot program under Medicaid (Section 1722, p. 1058)
36. Accountable Care Organization pilot program under Medicaid (Section 1730A, p. 1073)
37. Nursing facility supplemental payment program (Section 1745, p. 1106)
38. Demonstration program for Medicaid coverage to stabilize emergency medical conditions in institutions for mental diseases (Section 1787, p. 1149)
39. Comparative Effectiveness Research Trust Fund (Section 1802, p. 1162)
40. “Identifiable office or program” within CMS to “provide for improved coordination between Medicare and Medicaid in the case of dual eligibles” (Section 1905, p. 1191)
41. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (Section 1907, p. 1198)
42. Public Health Investment Fund (Section 2002, p. 1214)
43. Scholarships for service in health professional needs areas (Section 2211, p. 1224)
44. Program for training medical residents in community-based settings (Section 2214, p. 1236)
45. Grant program for training in dentistry programs (Section 2215, p. 1240)
46. Public Health Workforce Corps (Section 2231, p. 1253)
47. Public health workforce scholarship program (Section 2231, p. 1254)
48. Public health workforce loan forgiveness program (Section 2231, p. 1258)
49. Grant program for innovations in interdisciplinary care (Section 2252, p. 1272)
50. Advisory Committee on Health Workforce Evaluation and Assessment (Section 2261, p. 1275)
51. Prevention and Wellness Trust (Section 2301, p. 1286)
52. Clinical Prevention Stakeholders Board (Section 2301, p. 1295)
53. Community Prevention Stakeholders Board (Section 2301, p. 1301)
54. Grant program for community prevention and wellness research (Section 2301, p. 1305)
55. Grant program for research and demonstration projects related to wellness incentives (Section 2301, p. 1305)
56. Grant program for community prevention and wellness services (Section 2301, p. 1308)
57. Grant program for public health infrastructure (Section 2301, p. 1313)
58. Center for Quality Improvement (Section 2401, p. 1322)
59. Assistant Secretary for Health Information (Section 2402, p. 1330)
60. Grant program to support the operation of school-based health clinics (Section 2511, p. 1352)
61. Grant program for nurse-managed health centers (Section 2512, p. 1361)
62. Grants for labor-management programs for nursing training (Section 2521, p. 1372)
63. Grant program for interdisciplinary mental and behavioral health training (Section 2522, p. 1382)
64. “No Child Left Unimmunized Against Influenza” demonstration grant program (Section 2524, p. 1391)
65. Healthy Teen Initiative grant program regarding teen pregnancy (Section 2526, p. 1398)
66. Grant program for interdisciplinary training, education, and services for individuals with autism (Section 2527(a), p. 1402)
67. University centers for excellence in developmental disabilities education (Section 2527(b), p. 1410)
68. Grant program to implement medication therapy management services (Section 2528, p. 1412)
69. Grant program to promote positive health behaviors in underserved communities (Section 2530, p. 1422)
70. Grant program for State alternative medical liability laws (Section 2531, p. 1431)
71. Grant program to develop infant mortality programs (Section 2532, p. 1433)
72. Grant program to prepare secondary school students for careers in health professions (Section 2533, p. 1437)
73. Grant program for community-based collaborative care (Section 2534, p. 1440)
74. Grant program for community-based overweight and obesity prevention (Section 2535, p. 1457)
75. Grant program for reducing the student-to-school nurse ratio in primary and secondary schools (Section 2536, p. 1462)
76. Demonstration project of grants to medical-legal partnerships (Section 2537, p. 1464)
77. Center for Emergency Care under the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (Section 2552, p. 1478)
78. Council for Emergency Care (Section 2552, p 1479)
79. Grant program to support demonstration programs that design and implement regionalized emergency care systems (Section 2553, p. 1480)
80. Grant program to assist veterans who wish to become emergency medical technicians upon discharge (Section 2554, p. 1487)
81. Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee (Section 2562, p. 1494)
82. National Medical Device Registry (Section 2571, p. 1501)
83. CLASS Independence Fund (Section 2581, p. 1597)
84. CLASS Independence Fund Board of Trustees (Section 2581, p. 1598)
85. CLASS Independence Advisory Council (Section 2581, p. 1602)
86. Health and Human Services Coordinating Committee on Women’s Health (Section 2588, p. 1610)
87. National Women’s Health Information Center (Section 2588, p. 1611)
88. Centers for Disease Control Office of Women’s Health (Section 2588, p. 1614)
89. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Office of Women’s Health and Gender-Based Research (Section 2588, p. 1617)
90. Health Resources and Services Administration Office of Women’s Health (Section 2588, p. 1618)
91. Food and Drug Administration Office of Women’s Health (Section 2588, p. 1621)
92. Personal Care Attendant Workforce Advisory Panel (Section 2589(a)(2), p. 1624)
93. Grant program for national health workforce online training (Section 2591, p. 1629)
94. Grant program to disseminate best practices on implementing health workforce investment programs (Section 2591, p. 1632)
95. Demonstration program for chronic shortages of health professionals (Section 3101, p. 1717)
96. Demonstration program for substance abuse counselor educational curricula (Section 3101, p. 1719)
97. Program of Indian community education on mental illness (Section 3101, p. 1722)
98. Intergovernmental Task Force on Indian environmental and nuclear hazards (Section 3101, p. 1754)
99. Office of Indian Men’s Health (Section 3101, p. 1765)
100.Indian Health facilities appropriation advisory board (Section 3101, p. 1774)
101.Indian Health facilities needs assessment workgroup (Section 3101, p. 1775)
102.Indian Health Service tribal facilities joint venture demonstration projects (Section 3101, p. 1809)
103.Urban youth treatment center demonstration project (Section 3101, p. 1873)
104.Grants to Urban Indian Organizations for diabetes prevention (Section 3101, p. 1874)
105.Grants to Urban Indian Organizations for health IT adoption (Section 3101, p. 1877)
106.Mental health technician training program (Section 3101, p. 1898)
107.Indian youth telemental health demonstration project (Section 3101, p. 1909)
108.Program for treatment of child sexual abuse victims and perpetrators (Section 3101, p. 1925)
109.Program for treatment of domestic violence and sexual abuse (Section 3101, p. 1927)
110.Native American Health and Wellness Foundation (Section 3103, p. 1966)
111.Committee for the Establishment of the Native American Health and Wellness Foundation (Section 3103, p. 1968)
House Health Bill Totals $1.2 Trillion November 2, 2009
Posted by javabeanwill in Healthcare, politics.Tags: Economy, Nancy Pelosi, obama, ObamaCare
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The AP is reporting the Democrat’s “health care bill headed for a vote in the House this week costs $1.2 trillion or more over a decade”. This is according to “numerous Democratic officials and figures contained in an analysis by congressional budget experts”. This extremely high figure far exceeds the $900 million cited by President Obama.
While the Congressional Budget Office has put the cost of expanding coverage in the legislation at roughly $1 trillion, Democrats added billions more on higher spending for public health, a reinsurance program to hold down retiree health costs, payments for preventive services and more.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has often referred repeatedly to the bill’s net cost of $894 billion over a decade for coverage. Even though this is an extremely hefty price tag it’s no where close to the actual cost of $1.2 trillion.
I really do not understand how Nancy Pelosi can honestly believe her own rhetoric that this behemoth piece of bureaucracy will not add to our already record breaking deficits. Pelosi spokesman Brendan Daily stated that “it will not add one dime to the deficit. In fact the CBO said last week that it will reduce the deficit in the first 10 years and in the second 10 years”.
There is absolutely no way providing coverage for nearly 40 million more Americans will NOT increase taxes on U.S. citizens who are already struggling with bad economic times. The number of resources in the medical field will be remaining constant if not decreasing.
Mike Huckabee Endorses Doug Hoffman via Twitter October 31, 2009
Posted by javabeanwill in election, politics.Tags: D23, Doug Hoffman, Mike Huckabee, New York, politics
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Mike Huckabee has finally ended any speculation as to whether he will be endorsing Doug Hoffman or not but making a statement on twitter. He stated “Endorsing Doug Hoffman for Congress!”. But, is it too little too late for Huckabee to side with the conservative Republicans?
Bachmann Urges Confronting Lawmakers on Healthcare Bill October 31, 2009
Posted by javabeanwill in Healthcare, politics.Tags: Health Care Reform, health-care bill, Michele Bachmann, Nancy Pelosi, obama
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The Hill is reporting that Rep. Michele Bachman (R-Minn.) is urging Americans to come to Washington, D.C., to lobby lawmakers against the House Democrats’ healthcare reform plan. Bachman believes the plan can be defeated if critics make their case face-to-face with legislators. During an appearance on Fox’s “Hannity” she told conservative commentator host Sean Hannity,
The clock is ticking 11:59…I’ve never done this before but I am asking people to come to Washington, D.C., by the carload and next Thursday at noon I’ll be at a press conference on the steps of the Capital.
Bachman proceded by stating the following:
I’d love to have every one of your viewers to join me so we can go up and down through the halls, find members of Congress, look at the whites in their eyes and say, ‘Don’t take away my healthcare.
The House is scheduled to start debate on the healthcare bill later this week.
