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> <channel><title>Comments on: Ron Paul Introduces Free Choice in Health Care Bill</title> <atom:link href="http://www.ronpaul.com/2009-05-25/ron-paul-introduces-free-choice-in-health-care-bill/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.ronpaul.com/2009-05-25/ron-paul-introduces-free-choice-in-health-care-bill/</link> <description>Ron Paul is America&#039;s leading voice for limited constitutional government, low taxes, free markets, and a return to sound monetary policies. The Ron Paul Revolution continues.</description> <lastBuildDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:43:13 +0000</lastBuildDate> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2</generator> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>By: Lou</title><link>http://www.ronpaul.com/2009-05-25/ron-paul-introduces-free-choice-in-health-care-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-57236</link> <dc:creator>Lou</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:27:27 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=2470#comment-57236</guid> <description>Health care costs will continue to escalate as long as it is paid for by Other Peoples Money.  In this environment, patients have absolutely no incentive to shop or even question charges that accrue for services.  Of course, health care providers love this scenario as it provides for unlimited charges and profits.  Who wouldn&#039;t ?This health care package is a disaster on the runway awaiting permission for takeoff.  Unfortunately, it looks like we&#039;re stuck with it.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a
href="http://www.ronpaul.com/on-the-issues/health-care/" >Health care</a> costs will continue to escalate as long as it is paid for by Other Peoples Money.  In this environment, patients have absolutely no incentive to shop or even question charges that accrue for services.  Of course, <a
href="http://www.ronpaul.com/on-the-issues/health-care/" >health care</a> providers love this scenario as it provides for unlimited charges and profits.  Who wouldn&#8217;t ?</p><p>This <a
href="http://www.ronpaul.com/on-the-issues/health-care/" >health care</a> package is a disaster on the runway awaiting permission for takeoff.  Unfortunately, it looks like we&#8217;re stuck with it.</p><p><small>Like or Dislike:</small> <img
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=2470#comment-56733</guid> <description>As far as I can see this is just one more reason to get back to natural herbal remedies and leave the modern primitive methods of cut and paste to the butchers.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As far as I can see this is just one more reason to get back to natural herbal remedies and leave the modern primitive methods of cut and paste to the butchers.</p><p><small>Like or Dislike:</small> <img
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=2470#comment-52062</guid> <description>What we need simply is the cost of healthcare services to come down.  Those who are well and practice wellness should not be financially penalized by those who do not, forced to pay for the care of others while they invest in wellness for their own selves (which is not supported by ths government) -- see agenda 21, codex alimentarious, chemtrail spraying, etc.With insurance...their deal will give you
a government with more spendable money directly from your pocket to whatever they wish to do in the world with it, generally not good things, making you more dependent upon them with low quality, financially insolvent programs.  Watch the flow of money to see who really benefits.1. Cost increases with an additional cost of premiums2. Premiums always increase as time goes
Coverage adjusts, lowers, however the insurance company chooses to3. When insurance is involved, doctors interpret your insurance card to equate to more money available, so they adjust your treatment accordingly, more treatments, more expensive!4. Govt uses the money to increase the number of toxic vaccines and medications to destroy health, not improve it. They have a depopulation and a NWO agenda.5. Medical records will be used for other than honest measures, privacy gone, used for tracking people, could be used by govt/big pharma to develop drugs that are more successful in causing disease (which is their whole idea, rather than honoring our natural immune system by using natural supportive aids and foods to cure).6. Medical records are linked to the implementation of the RFID chip. NWO operates by incrementalism, not too big of steps so we object, but campaigns for little steps at a time until they have taken over.  The consumer must be alert and aware enough to see when this is occuring and say NO before it progresses.  Push Back!7. With codex alimentarious, the govt would be taking over our entire food supply with GMO foods, non-nutritious foods leading to malnurishment, disease. This is slated to begin December 31, 2009. Soon! Did they ask the American people if we wanted this as our diet and way of eating?So as you can see, this healthcare bill is tied to many other avenues the govt is using to accomplish control over us and our lives, to limit our choices, but get the most bang for their buck as our overall health deteriorates.  Insurance!There is absolutely no guarantee that any insurance will lower costs. Immediately, you have the insurance company in between you and your doctor, electronic medical records to spy on your doctor and you for whatever dishonest uses they wish, control of the kind of care you will receive.NO insurance.
Lower health care costs, period. Make them affordable. Keep our right to choose. We&#039;ve lost enough freedoms as it is.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What we need simply is the cost of <a
href="http://www.ronpaul.com/on-the-issues/health-care/" >healthcare</a> services to come down.  Those who are well and practice wellness should not be financially penalized by those who do not, forced to pay for the care of others while they invest in wellness for their own selves (which is not supported by ths government) &#8212; see agenda 21, codex alimentarious, chemtrail spraying, etc.</p><p>With insurance&#8230;their deal will give you<br
/> a government with more spendable money directly from your pocket to whatever they wish to do in the world with it, generally not good things, making you more dependent upon them with low quality, financially insolvent programs.  Watch the flow of money to see who really benefits.</p><p>1. Cost increases with an additional cost of premiums</p><p>2. Premiums always increase as time goes<br
/> Coverage adjusts, lowers, however the insurance company chooses to</p><p>3. When insurance is involved, doctors interpret your insurance card to equate to more money available, so they adjust your treatment accordingly, more treatments, more expensive!</p><p>4. Govt uses the money to increase the number of toxic vaccines and medications to destroy health, not improve it. They have a depopulation and a NWO agenda.</p><p>5. Medical records will be used for other than honest measures, <a
href="http://www.ronpaul.com/on-the-issues/civil-liberties/" >privacy</a> gone, used for tracking people, could be used by govt/big pharma to develop drugs that are more successful in causing disease (which is their whole idea, rather than honoring our natural immune system by using natural supportive aids and foods to cure).</p><p>6. Medical records are linked to the implementation of the RFID chip. NWO operates by incrementalism, not too big of steps so we object, but campaigns for little steps at a time until they have taken over.  The consumer must be alert and aware enough to see when this is occuring and say NO before it progresses.  Push Back!</p><p>7. With codex alimentarious, the govt would be taking over our entire food supply with GMO foods, non-nutritious foods leading to malnurishment, disease. This is slated to begin December 31, 2009. Soon! Did they ask the American people if we wanted this as our diet and way of eating?</p><p>So as you can see, this <a
href="http://www.ronpaul.com/on-the-issues/health-care/" >healthcare</a> bill is tied to many other avenues the govt is using to accomplish control over us and our lives, to limit our choices, but get the most bang for their buck as our overall health deteriorates.  Insurance!</p><p>There is absolutely no guarantee that any insurance will lower costs. Immediately, you have the insurance company in between you and your doctor, electronic medical records to spy on your doctor and you for whatever dishonest uses they wish, control of the kind of care you will receive.</p><p>NO insurance.<br
/> Lower <a
href="http://www.ronpaul.com/on-the-issues/health-care/" >health care</a> costs, period. Make them affordable. Keep our right to choose. We&#8217;ve lost enough freedoms as it is.</p><p><small>Like or Dislike:</small> <img
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=2470#comment-52047</guid> <description>In re: &quot;Insurance is an additional expense. Insurance is what allows the cost of services and care to rise and become more and more expensive.&quot;Yes, insurance involves a cost, as does everything in life.  In return, insurance WHEN it is based on large-group rates, allows the &#039;law of large numbers&#039; to work, thereby equalizing costs over that group.  This is a form of cost/income distribution that is market-based, not fiat-government-bureaucrat-based.  What needs to be done is to make the administration of that insurance more effective and efficient. (See my post outlining such a plan)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In re: &#8220;Insurance is an additional expense. Insurance is what allows the cost of services and care to rise and become more and more expensive.&#8221;</p><p>Yes, insurance involves a cost, as does everything in life.  In return, insurance WHEN it is based on large-group rates, allows the &#8216;law of large numbers&#8217; to work, thereby equalizing costs over that group.  This is a form of cost/income distribution that is market-based, not fiat-government-bureaucrat-based.  What needs to be done is to make the administration of that insurance more effective and efficient. (See my post outlining such a plan)</p><p><small>Like or Dislike:</small> <img
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=2470#comment-50242</guid> <description>Republican Healthcare Rally at the House -- WooHoo!!
http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/id/214945</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Republican <a
href="http://www.ronpaul.com/on-the-issues/health-care/" >Healthcare</a> Rally at the House &#8212; WooHoo!!<br
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=2470#comment-49647</guid> <description>We are coming to know and realize that the government passes laws to protect itself, the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, a federal corporation, not the American people.  Britain&#039;s government is also a corporpation.  So no wonder the corporations and government are making out like bandits! Literally.So when Mr. Obama says &quot;God Bless THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA&quot;, he is referring to the federal corporation he works for, the elite, not America our Republic, our country and all of us citizens.We need the cost of medical services and care to be affordable at the point of service.  We DO NOT need a health insurance plan.  This would guarantee that the price of healthcare will be affordable for all.  AND the govt along with the FED cannot put us in a financial depression and then expect us to pay?  Are we to pull the money out of our arsses? Mr. O&#039;s corporation has become delusional and irrational, psychopathic!Check out the YouTube video series (15 videos) titled &quot;Corporations, Psychopathic, Inc.&quot;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yn0gzQ0WB6k&amp;feature=relatedThe healthcare corporations who are charging outrageous premiums, denying coverage, using pre-existing conditions, and the govt are playing off each other to maniuplate the population as a whole into socialized medicine and unaffordable, govt-controlled health care system (that we would otherwise not choose). This is their tactic of advancing the NWO. Don&#039;t fall into the trap. We need to make a stand against not only the Govt, but also the large insurance corporations. That is an option they have not discussed, why?  &lt;b&gt;Because this is the real issue.&lt;/b&gt;  they act like they are enemies, just like the republicans act like they are enemies of the democrats, then buddy up later after the show is over.  Very few in govt are dedicated to serving the people and upholding the constituion like Ron Paul.  The govt and corpos act in collusion together to make is seem like we have to choose between these 2 as options to control the population, our minds.  But it is not true!! We have a 3rd choice!!  We need our intimate healthcare between our doctors and us to be private, to be simply between our doctor and us at affordable prices.Problem - Reaction - Solution
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29C_KNZ7RNs&amp;feature=related</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We are coming to know and realize that the government passes laws to protect itself, the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, a federal corporation, not the American people.  Britain&#8217;s government is also a corporpation.  So no wonder the corporations and government are making out like bandits! Literally.</p><p>So when Mr. Obama says &#8220;God Bless THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA&#8221;, he is referring to the federal corporation he works for, the elite, not America our Republic, our country and all of us citizens.</p><p>We need the cost of medical services and care to be affordable at the point of service.  We DO NOT need a health insurance plan.  This would guarantee that the price of <a
href="http://www.ronpaul.com/on-the-issues/health-care/" >healthcare</a> will be affordable for all.  AND the govt along with the FED cannot put us in a financial depression and then expect us to pay?  Are we to pull the money out of our arsses? Mr. O&#8217;s corporation has become delusional and irrational, psychopathic!</p><p>Check out the YouTube video series (15 videos) titled &#8220;Corporations, Psychopathic, Inc.&#8221;<br
/> <a
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yn0gzQ0WB6k&amp;feature=related" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yn0gzQ0WB6k&amp;feature=related</a></p><p>The <a
href="http://www.ronpaul.com/on-the-issues/health-care/" >healthcare</a> corporations who are charging outrageous premiums, denying coverage, using pre-existing conditions, and the govt are playing off each other to maniuplate the population as a whole into socialized medicine and unaffordable, govt-controlled <a
href="http://www.ronpaul.com/on-the-issues/health-care/" >health care</a> system (that we would otherwise not choose). This is their tactic of advancing the NWO. Don&#8217;t fall into the trap. We need to make a stand against not only the Govt, but also the large insurance corporations. That is an option they have not discussed, why? <b>Because this is the real issue.</b> they act like they are enemies, just like the republicans act like they are enemies of the democrats, then buddy up later after the show is over.  Very few in govt are dedicated to serving the people and upholding the constituion like <a
href="http://www.ronpaul.com" >Ron Paul</a>.  The govt and corpos act in collusion together to make is seem like we have to choose between these 2 as options to control the population, our minds.  But it is not true!! We have a 3rd choice!!  We need our intimate <a
href="http://www.ronpaul.com/on-the-issues/health-care/" >healthcare</a> between our doctors and us to be private, to be simply between our doctor and us at affordable prices.</p><p>Problem &#8211; Reaction &#8211; Solution<br
/> <a
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=2470#comment-49642</guid> <description>(1) EVERYONE IS COVERED by a single private group plan where they live, in one of about 10 geographic health districts based on the U.S. census.
Having only large groups allows compiling more valid statistics on mortality, morbidity, medical services used, and medical service costs.(2) ALL INSURANCE IS PRIVATE and all premiums are group premiums, privately paid, whether by employers, organizations or by individuals, with but one exception. Premiums for those certified as earning below the poverty line will be paid for by the government.My comment...this would actually work, though it could be done on state districts as every state regulates their own insurance industry to some degree.  All insurers would have to be require to use uniform data/billing services (one-form method).  Then insurers would basically compete based on service vs. price...and then let the market force decide.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>(1) EVERYONE IS COVERED by a single private group plan where they live, in one of about 10 geographic health districts based on the U.S. census.<br
/> Having only large groups allows compiling more valid statistics on mortality, morbidity, medical services used, and medical service costs.</p><p>(2) ALL INSURANCE IS PRIVATE and all premiums are group premiums, privately paid, whether by employers, organizations or by individuals, with but one exception. Premiums for those certified as earning below the poverty line will be paid for by the government.</p><p>My comment&#8230;this would actually work, though it could be done on state districts as every state regulates their own insurance industry to some degree.  All insurers would have to be require to use uniform data/billing services (one-form method).  Then insurers would basically compete based on service vs. price&#8230;and then let the market force decide.</p><p><small>Like or Dislike:</small> <img
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=2470#comment-49641</guid> <description>The idea that some in congress (mostly GOP) would want to REQUIRE all americans to buy health insurance is ridiculous. Of course the insurance industry would love it...a law forcing more people to buy health insurance.  I would love to have of of the few donut shops in a town when the town passed a law requiring all citizens of that town to buy donuts.What about all the people who already can&#039;t afford health insurnance and then can&#039;t comply with the law.  Those in congress would then want them to pay a fine. Not only can&#039;t you not afford insurance, noe you have to pay a penalty too.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The idea that some in congress (mostly GOP) would want to REQUIRE all americans to buy health insurance is ridiculous. Of course the insurance industry would love it&#8230;a law forcing more people to buy health insurance.  I would love to have of of the few donut shops in a town when the town passed a law requiring all citizens of that town to buy donuts.</p><p>What about all the people who already can&#8217;t afford health insurnance and then can&#8217;t comply with the law.  Those in congress would then want them to pay a fine. Not only can&#8217;t you not afford insurance, noe you have to pay a penalty too.</p><p><small>Like or Dislike:</small> <img
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=2470#comment-49639</guid> <description>Actually, the best answer to contain costs and cover all americans is a single-payer system.  It&#039;s a proven method and delivers better health outcomes that the US system (which ranks #39 in the world...yes #39, not #1).</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Actually, the best answer to contain costs and cover all americans is a single-payer system.  It&#8217;s a proven method and delivers better health outcomes that the US system (which ranks #39 in the world&#8230;yes #39, not #1).</p><p><small>Like or Dislike:</small> <img
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=2470#comment-49637</guid> <description>All this being said, Insurance does overall increase the costs of health care to individual policy holders and the uninsured by their practices.The problem with health care reform is the insurance lobby and the public&#039;s misunderstanding of the insurnace comapny&#039;s goals.  They are in business to maximize their income, not to to pay for health care service as we believe.  Once an individual policyholder gets a potentially costly illness, the Insurance company will work diligently to get that individual off their roll.  The only real affordable way to keep good coverage is to have a group policy...but less and less employers are offering this benefit.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>All this being said, Insurance does overall increase the costs of <a
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