From the National Center for Policy Analysis
Pg 22 of the HC Bill MANDATES the Govt will audit books of ALL EMPLOYERS THAT SELF-INSURE!!
This is true. The HOUSE bill requires a report on “the financial solvency and capital reserve levels of employers that self-insure.”
Pg 30 Sec 123 of HC bill - THERE WILL BE A GOVT COMMITTEE that decides what treatments/benefits you get.
This is true. The HOUSE bill creates a “Health Benefits Advisory Committee” that will “recommend covered benefits and essential, enhanced, and premium plans.”
Pg 354 Sec 1177 - Govt WILL RESTRICT ENROLLMENT of Special needs people.
This is mostly true. Government already has the authority to restrict enrollment. This provision in the HOUSE bill will extend that authority until 2013.
Pg 42 of HC Bill - The Health Choices Commissioner will choose your HC Benefits for you.
This is true. The Health Choices Commissioner (a new government bureaucrat created in the HOUSE bill) will establish “qualified health benefits plan standards … including the enforcement of such standards.”
PG 50 Section 152 in HC bill - HC WILL BE PROVIDED TO ALL NON-US CITIZENS, illegal or otherwise
The HOUSE bill requires all health care to be provided “without regard to personal characteristics extraneous to the provision of high quality health care or related services.” This could be interpreted as requiring health care to be provided to illegal aliens.
Pg 170 Lines 1-3 HC Bill- ALL NON-RESIDENT ALIENS will be exempt from individual taxes. (Resident Americans will pay)
Amazingly, this is true. The HOUSE bill says the tax “shall not apply to any individual who is a non-resident alien.”
Pg 58 HC Bill - Govt will have real-time access to individuals finances & a National ID Healthcard will be issued.
This is mostly true. Although it isn’t a mandate. This section in the HOUSE bill lists this as a “goal” of health reform, to “enable the real-time (or near real time) determination of an individual’s financial responsibility at the point of service and, to the extent possible, prior to service, including whether the individual is eligible for a specific service with a specific physician at a specific facility, which may include utilization of a machine-readable health plan beneficiary identification card;
Pg 59 HC Bill lines 21-24 Govt will have direct access to your bank accounts for electronic funds transfer, no choice.
This is true. The HOUSE bill would “enable electronic funds transfers, in order to allow automated reconciliation with the related health care payment and remittance advice.”
Pg 72 Lines 8-14 Govt is creating an HC EXCHANGE to bring private HC plans under Govt control.
This is true. The HOUSE bill creates an artificial government-controlled market (an “exchange”) that will operate outside the free market.
PG 84 Sec 203 HC bill - Govt mandates ALL benefit pkgs for private HC plans in the Exchange.
This is true. The HOUSE bill mandates that “the Commissioner shall specify the benefits to be made available under Exchange-participating health benefits plans.”
PG 85 Line 7 HC Bill - Specs. for of Benefit Levels for Plans
This is true. There are several benefit level specifications that the government will require in this section of the HOUSE bill.
Pg 95 HC Bill Lines 8-18 The Govt will use groups i.e., ACORN & Americorps to sign up individuals for Govt HC plan.
This may be true. The HOUSE bill creates an outreach system to sign up people for health insurance. It doesn’t specifically mention ACORN, but it is certainly possible ACORN could be used.
pg 124 lines 24-25 HC No company can sue Government on price fixing. No "judicial review" against Government Monopoly.
This is true. “There shall be no administrative or judicial review of a payment rate or methodology established” in the HOUSE bill.
pg 127 Lines 1-16 HC Bill -DOCTORS/ AMA - The Govt will tell you what your salary will be.
This is true for doctors who participate in the public plan.
Pg 145 Line 15-17 An Employers MUST auto enroll employees into public option plan. NO CHOICE.
This isn’t exactly true. If employers don’t offer coverage or otherwise contribute to employees’ health insurance, they must enroll into a public plan.
Pg 126 Lines 22-25 Employers MUST pay for HC for part time employees AND their families.
This is true, except it is on page 146.
Pg 149 Lines 16-24 ANY Employer with payroll 400k & above, who does not provide public option, pays 8% tax on all payroll.
This is true.
Pg 150 Lines 9-13 Businesses with payroll btw 251k & 400k who doesn't provide public option pays 2-6% tax on all payroll.
This is true. The HOUSE bill includes a sliding-scale tax schedule for businesses with payrolls starting at $250,001.
Pg 167 Lines 18-23 ANY individual who doesn't have acceptable HC according to the Govt will be taxed 2.5% of income.
This is true. The HOUSE bill requires you to have “acceptable” insurance, or you will be taxed.
Pg 195 HC Bill -officers & employees of HC Admin (GOVT) will have access to ALL Americans finances/personal records.
This is true for people who received subsidized insurance through the exchange.
PG 203 Line 14-15 HC - "The tax imposed under this section shall not be treated as tax."
This section in the HOUSE bill doesn’t want the tax to be treated as a “tax” for purposes of other sections of the tax code. Complicated, but funny how they worded it.
Pg 239 Line 14-24 HC Bill- Govt WILL REDUCE PHYSICIAN SERVICES for Medicaid Seniors, and low income people.
This seems true. This section is fairly complicated though, so we should look at it more carefully.
Pg 241 Line 6-8 HC Bill - Doctors, doesn't matter what specialty you have, you'll all be paid the same.
I don’t think this is true. I think this section in the HOUSE bill would pay the same for services provided by different doctors regardless of a doctor’s specialty.
PG 425 Lines 4-12 Govt mandates Advance Care Planning Consultations. (seniors)
I didn’t see anything about mandates in this section. This section allows Medicare to pay for end-of-life consultations.
Pg 425 Lines 17-19 Govt will instruct & consult regarding living wills, durable powers of atty. Mandatory!
Not entirely true. It allows Medicare to pay for these types of consultations with your doctor.
PG 425 Lines 22-25, 426 Lines 1-3 Govt provides approved list of end of life resources, guiding you in death.
Not entirely true. It allows Medicare to pay for these types of consultations with your doctor.
PG 427 Lines 15-24 Govt mandates program for orders for end of life. The Govt has a say in how your life ends.
Not entirely true. It allows Medicare to pay for these types of consultations with your doctor.
Pg 429 Lines 1-9 An "adv. care planning consult" will be used frequently as patients health deteriorates.
Not entirely true. It allows Medicare to pay for these types of consultations with your doctor.
PG 429 Lines 10-12 "adv. care consultation" may include an ORDER FOR END OF LIFE plans. AN "ORDER" from GOV.
Not entirely true. It allows Medicare to pay for these types of consultations with your doctor.
Pg 429 Lines 13-25 - The govt will specify which Doctors can write an end of life order.
Not entirely true. It allows Medicare to pay for these types of consultations with your doctor. This section details which types of doctors will be reimbursed.
PG 430 Lines 11-15 The Govt will decide what level of treatment you will have at end of life.
Not entirely true. It allows Medicare to pay for these types of consultations with your doctor.