Health Care Reform

[Guest guest]

You last statistic is incorrect. It's the only one I looked at because it sounded a little "off." So, according to the table you sent, El Salvador's infant death rate is 9.2, and the U.S. is 6.7. Just glancing through the list, the U.S. has the largest number of births, next to China, at over 4million. There are only a few in the 2 million range, and the others fall below that. So, while you can find some lower death rates, most of these countries have very low birth rates. Yes, I'll choose the U.S. any day!As for the "fear" that you mention, the biggest fear monger I've seen is our current president and his associates. "If we don't pass this stimulus RIGHT NOW, we will be in serious trouble." Well, he has put more debt on us than anyone in history, and nothing is "fixed." On top of that, the Speaker calls me "unAmerica" because I choose to not go down with a whimper. Last time I checked, we still have a Constitution that not only guarantees me the right to free speech, but encourages it. Really, how in the world am I going to trust the government, no matter who's in charge (Democrat or Republican) to run my healthcare options?! As for the salaries listed, I don't like them, and that is one of the reasons I have said that the healthcare system needs reform, but not a complete power grab by the government! We are still a capitalist society, not socialist. So, for now, these people have the right to earn that much money. As for the salaries of the drug makers, if people stop buying all the drugs, their salaries will go down. Supply and demand. That includes government-mandated vaccinations. How many people would "choose" them if they weren't "required"...by the government?! For me, it boils down to this: the government has NO BUSINESS in the healthcare industry! Gayla Giffen

I have CDO --- it's like OCD, but all the letters are in alphabetical order . . . like they should be!! Gayla Houston, TX Wife to Bill; mom to 16(HH), Zachary 9(TGA,HPRV & tricuspid valve,DORV,VSD, numerous lesser defects; ventricle & valve healed by God before 1/4/00!) Join me on 2/14/2009 in remembering over 1 million people affected by CHD on "A Day for Hearts: Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day!"

To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy From: hildabowen@...Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:27:40 +0000Subject: Health care reform

I spent a little time gathering some this information you might find about private health care alone and with their connections in Congress. I believe we need to take this into consideration when they put out their fear propaganda to sway the public's opinion about health care reform. Fear is a powerful tool to use. So let's educate ourselves so we know the truth from all sides. This is about some of the people in charge of the for-profit health insurance industry. B McAllister earned $3.33 million in compensation as CEO of Humana. "Forbes 2006 Executive Pay list," April 20, 2006. http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/12/AG0Q.html. W Rowe earned $22.2 million in compensation as CEO of Aetna. Rowe has since left Aetna. "Forbes 2004 Executive Pay list," April 21, 2005. http://www.forbes.com/static/execpay2005/LIRS5NI.html?passListId=12 & passYear=2005 & passListType=Person & uniqueId=S5NI & datatype=PersonBill McGuire has stock options worth $1.6 billion at the end of 2005, as CEO of UnitedHealth Group. Simison, "SEC Investigates UnitedHealth Over Stock-Options Practices," Bloomberg News, December 27, 2006; Regan, "Business 2006: Who Won, Who Lost," Associated Press,December 26, 2006.There are four times as many health care lobbyists as there are members of Congress. According to the Center for Responsive Politics (www.opensecrets.org), in 2005 there were 2,084 health care lobbyists registered with the federal government. With 535 members of Congress, that's 3.895 lobbyists per member.Drug industry money to members of Congress, and President Bush, who led the effort to pass the Medicare Part D prescription drug plan. "The health industry gave $14 million total to the eleven elected officials largely credited with negotiating the bill. Pharmaceutical company PACs, employees, and their families gave more than $3 million in campaign contributions to (those) eleven elected officials." Buying A Law: Big Pharma's Big Money and the Bush Medicare Plan, Campaign Money Watch, January 2004. http://www.ourfuture.org/docUploads/donnelly$_1-15-04.pdf Fourteen Congressional aides went to work for the industry; Tauzin left Congress to become CEO of PhRMA for a $2 million annual salary. See, e.g., The Medicare Drug War: An Army of Nearly 1,000 Lobbyists Pushes a Medicare Law that Puts Drug Company and HMO Profits Ahead of Patients and Taxpayers, Public Citizen Congress Watch, June 2004, http://www.citizen.org/documents/Medicare_Drug_War%20_Report_2004.pdf"Retiring Rep. Tauzin, R-La., who stepped down earlier this year as chairman of the House committee that regulates the pharmaceutical industry, will become the new president and CEO of the drug industry's top lobbying group…Public Citizen, a non-profit consumer advocacy group, called Tauzin's hiring 'yet another example of how public service is leading to private riches.' Tauzin gets a pay package reportedly worth at least $2 million a year, making him one of the highest-paid lobbyists in Washington." "Tauzin switches sides from drug industry overseer to lobbyist," USA Today, December 15, 2004.. http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/health/drugs/2004-12-15-drugs-usat_x.htmA baby born in El Salvador has a better chance of surviving than a baby born in US (private insurance policies included). According to the United Nations Statistics Division, Population and Vital Statistics Report, the rate of infant deaths per thousand in El Salvador is 10.5. "Table 3, Live births, deaths, and infant deaths, latest available year, June 15, 2007." http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/vitstats/serATab3.pdf

[Guest guest]

You last statistic is incorrect. It's the only one I looked at because it sounded a little "off." So, according to the table you sent, El Salvador's infant death rate is 9.2, and the U.S. is 6.7. Just glancing through the list, the U.S. has the largest number of births, next to China, at over 4million. There are only a few in the 2 million range, and the others fall below that. So, while you can find some lower death rates, most of these countries have very low birth rates. Yes, I'll choose the U.S. any day!As for the "fear" that you mention, the biggest fear monger I've seen is our current president and his associates. "If we don't pass this stimulus RIGHT NOW, we will be in serious trouble." Well, he has put more debt on us than anyone in history, and nothing is "fixed." On top of that, the Speaker calls me "unAmerica" because I choose to not go down with a whimper. Last time I checked, we still have a Constitution that not only guarantees me the right to free speech, but encourages it. Really, how in the world am I going to trust the government, no matter who's in charge (Democrat or Republican) to run my healthcare options?! As for the salaries listed, I don't like them, and that is one of the reasons I have said that the healthcare system needs reform, but not a complete power grab by the government! We are still a capitalist society, not socialist. So, for now, these people have the right to earn that much money. As for the salaries of the drug makers, if people stop buying all the drugs, their salaries will go down. Supply and demand. That includes government-mandated vaccinations. How many people would "choose" them if they weren't "required"...by the government?! For me, it boils down to this: the government has NO BUSINESS in the healthcare industry! Gayla Giffen

I have CDO --- it's like OCD, but all the letters are in alphabetical order . . . like they should be!! Gayla Houston, TX Wife to Bill; mom to 16(HH), Zachary 9(TGA,HPRV & tricuspid valve,DORV,VSD, numerous lesser defects; ventricle & valve healed by God before 1/4/00!) Join me on 2/14/2009 in remembering over 1 million people affected by CHD on "A Day for Hearts: Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day!"

To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy From: hildabowen@...Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:27:40 +0000Subject: Health care reform

I spent a little time gathering some this information you might find about private health care alone and with their connections in Congress. I believe we need to take this into consideration when they put out their fear propaganda to sway the public's opinion about health care reform. Fear is a powerful tool to use. So let's educate ourselves so we know the truth from all sides. This is about some of the people in charge of the for-profit health insurance industry. B McAllister earned $3.33 million in compensation as CEO of Humana. "Forbes 2006 Executive Pay list," April 20, 2006. http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/12/AG0Q.html. W Rowe earned $22.2 million in compensation as CEO of Aetna. Rowe has since left Aetna. "Forbes 2004 Executive Pay list," April 21, 2005. http://www.forbes.com/static/execpay2005/LIRS5NI.html?passListId=12 & passYear=2005 & passListType=Person & uniqueId=S5NI & datatype=PersonBill McGuire has stock options worth $1.6 billion at the end of 2005, as CEO of UnitedHealth Group. Simison, "SEC Investigates UnitedHealth Over Stock-Options Practices," Bloomberg News, December 27, 2006; Regan, "Business 2006: Who Won, Who Lost," Associated Press,December 26, 2006.There are four times as many health care lobbyists as there are members of Congress. According to the Center for Responsive Politics (www.opensecrets.org), in 2005 there were 2,084 health care lobbyists registered with the federal government. With 535 members of Congress, that's 3.895 lobbyists per member.Drug industry money to members of Congress, and President Bush, who led the effort to pass the Medicare Part D prescription drug plan. "The health industry gave $14 million total to the eleven elected officials largely credited with negotiating the bill. Pharmaceutical company PACs, employees, and their families gave more than $3 million in campaign contributions to (those) eleven elected officials." Buying A Law: Big Pharma's Big Money and the Bush Medicare Plan, Campaign Money Watch, January 2004. http://www.ourfuture.org/docUploads/donnelly$_1-15-04.pdf Fourteen Congressional aides went to work for the industry; Tauzin left Congress to become CEO of PhRMA for a $2 million annual salary. See, e.g., The Medicare Drug War: An Army of Nearly 1,000 Lobbyists Pushes a Medicare Law that Puts Drug Company and HMO Profits Ahead of Patients and Taxpayers, Public Citizen Congress Watch, June 2004, http://www.citizen.org/documents/Medicare_Drug_War%20_Report_2004.pdf"Retiring Rep. Tauzin, R-La., who stepped down earlier this year as chairman of the House committee that regulates the pharmaceutical industry, will become the new president and CEO of the drug industry's top lobbying group…Public Citizen, a non-profit consumer advocacy group, called Tauzin's hiring 'yet another example of how public service is leading to private riches.' Tauzin gets a pay package reportedly worth at least $2 million a year, making him one of the highest-paid lobbyists in Washington." "Tauzin switches sides from drug industry overseer to lobbyist," USA Today, December 15, 2004.. http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/health/drugs/2004-12-15-drugs-usat_x.htmA baby born in El Salvador has a better chance of surviving than a baby born in US (private insurance policies included). According to the United Nations Statistics Division, Population and Vital Statistics Report, the rate of infant deaths per thousand in El Salvador is 10.5. "Table 3, Live births, deaths, and infant deaths, latest available year, June 15, 2007." http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/vitstats/serATab3.pdf

[Guest guest]

You last statistic is incorrect. It's the only one I looked at because it sounded a little "off." So, according to the table you sent, El Salvador's infant death rate is 9.2, and the U.S. is 6.7. Just glancing through the list, the U.S. has the largest number of births, next to China, at over 4million. There are only a few in the 2 million range, and the others fall below that. So, while you can find some lower death rates, most of these countries have very low birth rates. Yes, I'll choose the U.S. any day!As for the "fear" that you mention, the biggest fear monger I've seen is our current president and his associates. "If we don't pass this stimulus RIGHT NOW, we will be in serious trouble." Well, he has put more debt on us than anyone in history, and nothing is "fixed." On top of that, the Speaker calls me "unAmerica" because I choose to not go down with a whimper. Last time I checked, we still have a Constitution that not only guarantees me the right to free speech, but encourages it. Really, how in the world am I going to trust the government, no matter who's in charge (Democrat or Republican) to run my healthcare options?! As for the salaries listed, I don't like them, and that is one of the reasons I have said that the healthcare system needs reform, but not a complete power grab by the government! We are still a capitalist society, not socialist. So, for now, these people have the right to earn that much money. As for the salaries of the drug makers, if people stop buying all the drugs, their salaries will go down. Supply and demand. That includes government-mandated vaccinations. How many people would "choose" them if they weren't "required"...by the government?! For me, it boils down to this: the government has NO BUSINESS in the healthcare industry! Gayla Giffen

I have CDO --- it's like OCD, but all the letters are in alphabetical order . . . like they should be!! Gayla Houston, TX Wife to Bill; mom to 16(HH), Zachary 9(TGA,HPRV & tricuspid valve,DORV,VSD, numerous lesser defects; ventricle & valve healed by God before 1/4/00!) Join me on 2/14/2009 in remembering over 1 million people affected by CHD on "A Day for Hearts: Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day!"

To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy From: hildabowen@...Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:27:40 +0000Subject: Health care reform

I spent a little time gathering some this information you might find about private health care alone and with their connections in Congress. I believe we need to take this into consideration when they put out their fear propaganda to sway the public's opinion about health care reform. Fear is a powerful tool to use. So let's educate ourselves so we know the truth from all sides. This is about some of the people in charge of the for-profit health insurance industry. B McAllister earned $3.33 million in compensation as CEO of Humana. "Forbes 2006 Executive Pay list," April 20, 2006. http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/12/AG0Q.html. W Rowe earned $22.2 million in compensation as CEO of Aetna. Rowe has since left Aetna. "Forbes 2004 Executive Pay list," April 21, 2005. http://www.forbes.com/static/execpay2005/LIRS5NI.html?passListId=12 & passYear=2005 & passListType=Person & uniqueId=S5NI & datatype=PersonBill McGuire has stock options worth $1.6 billion at the end of 2005, as CEO of UnitedHealth Group. Simison, "SEC Investigates UnitedHealth Over Stock-Options Practices," Bloomberg News, December 27, 2006; Regan, "Business 2006: Who Won, Who Lost," Associated Press,December 26, 2006.There are four times as many health care lobbyists as there are members of Congress. According to the Center for Responsive Politics (www.opensecrets.org), in 2005 there were 2,084 health care lobbyists registered with the federal government. With 535 members of Congress, that's 3.895 lobbyists per member.Drug industry money to members of Congress, and President Bush, who led the effort to pass the Medicare Part D prescription drug plan. "The health industry gave $14 million total to the eleven elected officials largely credited with negotiating the bill. Pharmaceutical company PACs, employees, and their families gave more than $3 million in campaign contributions to (those) eleven elected officials." Buying A Law: Big Pharma's Big Money and the Bush Medicare Plan, Campaign Money Watch, January 2004. http://www.ourfuture.org/docUploads/donnelly$_1-15-04.pdf Fourteen Congressional aides went to work for the industry; Tauzin left Congress to become CEO of PhRMA for a $2 million annual salary. See, e.g., The Medicare Drug War: An Army of Nearly 1,000 Lobbyists Pushes a Medicare Law that Puts Drug Company and HMO Profits Ahead of Patients and Taxpayers, Public Citizen Congress Watch, June 2004, http://www.citizen.org/documents/Medicare_Drug_War%20_Report_2004.pdf"Retiring Rep. Tauzin, R-La., who stepped down earlier this year as chairman of the House committee that regulates the pharmaceutical industry, will become the new president and CEO of the drug industry's top lobbying group…Public Citizen, a non-profit consumer advocacy group, called Tauzin's hiring 'yet another example of how public service is leading to private riches.' Tauzin gets a pay package reportedly worth at least $2 million a year, making him one of the highest-paid lobbyists in Washington." "Tauzin switches sides from drug industry overseer to lobbyist," USA Today, December 15, 2004.. http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/health/drugs/2004-12-15-drugs-usat_x.htmA baby born in El Salvador has a better chance of surviving than a baby born in US (private insurance policies included). According to the United Nations Statistics Division, Population and Vital Statistics Report, the rate of infant deaths per thousand in El Salvador is 10.5. "Table 3, Live births, deaths, and infant deaths, latest available year, June 15, 2007." http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/vitstats/serATab3.pdf

[Guest guest]

Gayla:

Sorry, I meant to write Michigan, not the US.

Hilda

Health care reform

I spent a little time gathering some this information you might find about private health care alone and with their connections in Congress. I believe we need to take this into consideration when they put out their fear propaganda to sway the public's opinion about health care reform. Fear is a powerful tool to use. So let's educate ourselves so we know the truth from all sides. This is about some of the people in charge of the for-profit health insurance industry. B McAllister earned $3.33 million in compensation as CEO of Humana. "Forbes 2006 Executive Pay list," April 20, 2006. http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/12/AG0Q.html. W Rowe earned $22.2 million in compensation as CEO of Aetna. Rowe has since left Aetna. "Forbes 2004 Executive Pay list," April 21, 2005. http://www.forbes.com/static/execpay2005/LIRS5NI.html?passListId=12 & passYear=2005 & passListType=Person & uniqueId=S5NI & datatype=PersonBill McGuire has stock options worth $1.6 billion at the end of 2005, as CEO of UnitedHealth Group. Simison, "SEC Investigates UnitedHealth Over Stock-Options Practices," Bloomberg News, December 27, 2006; Regan, "Business 2006: Who Won, Who Lost," Associated Press,December 26, 2006.There are four times as many health care lobbyists as there are members of Congress. According to the Center for Responsive Politics (www.opensecrets.org), in 2005 there were 2,084 health care lobbyists registered with the federal government. With 535 members of Congress, that's 3.895 lobbyists per member.Drug industry money to members of Congress, and President Bush, who led the effort to pass the Medicare Part D prescription drug plan. "The health industry gave $14 million total to the eleven elected officials largely credited with negotiating the bill. Pharmaceutical company PACs, employees, and their families gave more than $3 million in campaign contributions to (those) eleven elected officials." Buying A Law: Big Pharma's Big Money and the Bush Medicare Plan, Campaign Money Watch, January 2004. http://www.ourfuture.org/docUploads/donnelly$_1-15-04.pdf Fourteen Congressional aides went to work for the industry; Tauzin left Congress to become CEO of PhRMA for a $2 million annual salary. See, e.g., The Medicare Drug War: An Army of Nearly 1,000 Lobbyists Pushes a Medicare Law that Puts Drug Company and HMO Profits Ahead of Patients and Taxpayers, Public Citizen Congress Watch, June 2004, http://www.citizen.org/documents/Medicare_Drug_War%20_Report_2004.pdf"Retiring Rep. Tauzin, R-La., who stepped down earlier this year as chairman of the House committee that regulates the pharmaceutical industry, will become the new president and CEO of the drug industry's top lobbying group…Public Citizen, a non-profit consumer advocacy group, called Tauzin's hiring 'yet another example of how public service is leading to private riches.' Tauzin gets a pay package reportedly worth at least $2 million a year, making him one of the highest-paid lobbyists in Washington." "Tauzin switches sides from drug industry overseer to lobbyist," USA Today, December 15, 2004.. http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/health/drugs/2004-12-15-drugs-usat_x.htmA baby born in El Salvador has a better chance of surviving than a baby born in US (private insurance policies included). According to the United Nations Statistics Division, Population and Vital Statistics Report, the rate of infant deaths per thousand in El Salvador is 10.5. "Table 3, Live births, deaths, and infant deaths, latest available year, June 15, 2007." http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/vitstats/serATab3.pdf

[Guest guest]

Gayla:

Sorry, I meant to write Michigan, not the US.

Hilda

Health care reform

I spent a little time gathering some this information you might find about private health care alone and with their connections in Congress. I believe we need to take this into consideration when they put out their fear propaganda to sway the public's opinion about health care reform. Fear is a powerful tool to use. So let's educate ourselves so we know the truth from all sides. This is about some of the people in charge of the for-profit health insurance industry. B McAllister earned $3.33 million in compensation as CEO of Humana. "Forbes 2006 Executive Pay list," April 20, 2006. http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/12/AG0Q.html. W Rowe earned $22.2 million in compensation as CEO of Aetna. Rowe has since left Aetna. "Forbes 2004 Executive Pay list," April 21, 2005. http://www.forbes.com/static/execpay2005/LIRS5NI.html?passListId=12 & passYear=2005 & passListType=Person & uniqueId=S5NI & datatype=PersonBill McGuire has stock options worth $1.6 billion at the end of 2005, as CEO of UnitedHealth Group. Simison, "SEC Investigates UnitedHealth Over Stock-Options Practices," Bloomberg News, December 27, 2006; Regan, "Business 2006: Who Won, Who Lost," Associated Press,December 26, 2006.There are four times as many health care lobbyists as there are members of Congress. According to the Center for Responsive Politics (www.opensecrets.org), in 2005 there were 2,084 health care lobbyists registered with the federal government. With 535 members of Congress, that's 3.895 lobbyists per member.Drug industry money to members of Congress, and President Bush, who led the effort to pass the Medicare Part D prescription drug plan. "The health industry gave $14 million total to the eleven elected officials largely credited with negotiating the bill. Pharmaceutical company PACs, employees, and their families gave more than $3 million in campaign contributions to (those) eleven elected officials." Buying A Law: Big Pharma's Big Money and the Bush Medicare Plan, Campaign Money Watch, January 2004. http://www.ourfuture.org/docUploads/donnelly$_1-15-04.pdf Fourteen Congressional aides went to work for the industry; Tauzin left Congress to become CEO of PhRMA for a $2 million annual salary. See, e.g., The Medicare Drug War: An Army of Nearly 1,000 Lobbyists Pushes a Medicare Law that Puts Drug Company and HMO Profits Ahead of Patients and Taxpayers, Public Citizen Congress Watch, June 2004, http://www.citizen.org/documents/Medicare_Drug_War%20_Report_2004.pdf"Retiring Rep. Tauzin, R-La., who stepped down earlier this year as chairman of the House committee that regulates the pharmaceutical industry, will become the new president and CEO of the drug industry's top lobbying group…Public Citizen, a non-profit consumer advocacy group, called Tauzin's hiring 'yet another example of how public service is leading to private riches.' Tauzin gets a pay package reportedly worth at least $2 million a year, making him one of the highest-paid lobbyists in Washington." "Tauzin switches sides from drug industry overseer to lobbyist," USA Today, December 15, 2004.. http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/health/drugs/2004-12-15-drugs-usat_x.htmA baby born in El Salvador has a better chance of surviving than a baby born in US (private insurance policies included). According to the United Nations Statistics Division, Population and Vital Statistics Report, the rate of infant deaths per thousand in El Salvador is 10.5. "Table 3, Live births, deaths, and infant deaths, latest available year, June 15, 2007." http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/vitstats/serATab3.pdf

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Here is the link to that:

http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/pha/osr/InDxMain/Tab4.asp.

Hilda

Health care reform

I spent a little time gathering some this information you might find about private health care alone and with their connections in Congress. I believe we need to take this into consideration when they put out their fear propaganda to sway the public's opinion about health care reform. Fear is a powerful tool to use. So let's educate ourselves so we know the truth from all sides. This is about some of the people in charge of the for-profit health insurance industry. B McAllister earned $3.33 million in compensation as CEO of Humana. "Forbes 2006 Executive Pay list," April 20, 2006. http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/12/AG0Q.html. W Rowe earned $22.2 million in compensation as CEO of Aetna. Rowe has since left Aetna. "Forbes 2004 Executive Pay list," April 21, 2005. http://www.forbes.com/static/execpay2005/LIRS5NI.html?passListId=12 & passYear=2005 & passListType=Person & uniqueId=S5NI & datatype=PersonBill McGuire has stock options worth $1.6 billion at the end of 2005, as CEO of UnitedHealth Group. Simison, "SEC Investigates UnitedHealth Over Stock-Options Practices," Bloomberg News, December 27, 2006; Regan, "Business 2006: Who Won, Who Lost," Associated Press,December 26, 2006.There are four times as many health care lobbyists as there are members of Congress. According to the Center for Responsive Politics (www.opensecrets.org), in 2005 there were 2,084 health care lobbyists registered with the federal government. With 535 members of Congress, that's 3.895 lobbyists per member.Drug industry money to members of Congress, and President Bush, who led the effort to pass the Medicare Part D prescription drug plan. "The health industry gave $14 million total to the eleven elected officials largely credited with negotiating the bill. Pharmaceutical company PACs, employees, and their families gave more than $3 million in campaign contributions to (those) eleven elected officials." Buying A Law: Big Pharma's Big Money and the Bush Medicare Plan, Campaign Money Watch, January 2004. http://www.ourfuture.org/docUploads/donnelly$_1-15-04.pdf Fourteen Congressional aides went to work for the industry; Tauzin left Congress to become CEO of PhRMA for a $2 million annual salary. See, e.g., The Medicare Drug War: An Army of Nearly 1,000 Lobbyists Pushes a Medicare Law that Puts Drug Company and HMO Profits Ahead of Patients and Taxpayers, Public Citizen Congress Watch, June 2004, http://www.citizen.org/documents/Medicare_Drug_War%20_Report_2004.pdf"Retiring Rep. Tauzin, R-La., who stepped down earlier this year as chairman of the House committee that regulates the pharmaceutical industry, will become the new president and CEO of the drug industry's top lobbying group…Public Citizen, a non-profit consumer advocacy group, called Tauzin's hiring 'yet another example of how public service is leading to private riches.' Tauzin gets a pay package reportedly worth at least $2 million a year, making him one of the highest-paid lobbyists in Washington." "Tauzin switches sides from drug industry overseer to lobbyist," USA Today, December 15, 2004.. http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/health/drugs/2004-12-15-drugs-usat_x.htmA baby born in El Salvador has a better chance of surviving than a baby born in US (private insurance policies included). According to the United Nations Statistics Division, Population and Vital Statistics Report, the rate of infant deaths per thousand in El Salvador is 10.5. "Table 3, Live births, deaths, and infant deaths, latest available year, June 15, 2007." http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/vitstats/serATab3.pdf

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Regarding the new Health Care Law, from what i understand from my private insurers (for the State of Florida), the preventative care mandate will cover the following services/procedures without a copay ("free"):1. annual well woman's exams to include counselling for stds and domestic violence2. well pregnant woman's exams to include counselling for stds, tobacco and alcohol, gest diabetes, anemia3. breast feeding support and lactation support and counselling up to 8 visits per delivery and 1 manual breat pump4. contraception and contraceptive counselling for all women with reproductive capacity to include: a. barrier devices with a physician's prescription

obtained at pharmacies b. oral contraceptives c. implantable devices (IUDs) both implantation and removals d. tubal ligations What is NOT covered:1. counselling for NFP (Natural Family Planning) -- i cannot find out whether NFP for procreation

is covered2. reversals of vasectomies or tubals If the group could find out more specifics of why NFP is not covered (beyond the reflex, common-sense theories), especially since the efficacy of NFP methods surpass barrier and some oral contraceptive estimates. I also think that as a group we should write a response from our group drawing attention to this obvious ommission (of NFP) when it is clearly an efficacious, ethical, GREEN (ecological), inexpensive way to manage one's fertility. This could be a powerful illustration of how the radical feminist factions are controlling healthcare and that decisions are not being made in the best interests of the patient, but rather along harmful philosophical lines... Blessings, Dr.

Peck, MD, CCD, ABFM, Marquette NFP Instructor

Pecks Family Practice, PLC

1688 W Granada Blvd, Ste 2A

Ormond Beach, FL 32174

(386) 677-2018 fax: (386) 676-0737 cell: (386) 212-9777

"I have chosen you from the world, says the Lord, and have appointed you to go out and bear fruit, fruit that will last, alleluia" (Cf. Jn 15:16,19)

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Thank you for sending. I just got my glorious letter from BCBS telling me all the new, great things that are covered (along w/ my $54/mo premium increase... Free??? Riiiight). I did wonder if a silver lining was present under the "counseling for contraception" umbrella w/ regard to covering for NFP counseling... *sigh*. I agree w/ your suggestion of putting information together regarding the omission of NFP counseling. Such insult to injury under the guise of "improved" women's health.God bless, Trumble, ARNP, FCPI, NFPMCISent from my iPhoneOn Aug 2, 2012, at 3:32 PM, Bame <rbamer2@...> wrote:

Regarding the new Health Care Law, from what i understand from my private insurers (for the State of Florida), the preventative care mandate will cover the following services/procedures without a copay ("free"):1. annual well woman's exams to include counselling for stds and domestic violence2. well pregnant woman's exams to include counselling for stds, tobacco and alcohol, gest diabetes, anemia3. breast feeding support and lactation support and counselling up to 8 visits per delivery and 1 manual breat pump4. contraception and contraceptive counselling for all women with reproductive capacity to include: a. barrier devices with a physician's prescription

obtained at pharmacies b. oral contraceptives c. implantable devices (IUDs) both implantation and removals d. tubal ligations What is NOT covered:1. counselling for NFP (Natural Family Planning) -- i cannot find out whether NFP for procreation

is covered2. reversals of vasectomies or tubals If the group could find out more specifics of why NFP is not covered (beyond the reflex, common-sense theories), especially since the efficacy of NFP methods surpass barrier and some oral contraceptive estimates. I also think that as a group we should write a response from our group drawing attention to this obvious ommission (of NFP) when it is clearly an efficacious, ethical, GREEN (ecological), inexpensive way to manage one's fertility. This could be a powerful illustration of how the radical feminist factions are controlling healthcare and that decisions are not being made in the best interests of the patient, but rather along harmful philosophical lines... Blessings, Dr.

Peck, MD, CCD, ABFM, Marquette NFP Instructor

Pecks Family Practice, PLC

1688 W Granada Blvd, Ste 2A

Ormond Beach, FL 32174

(386) 677-2018 fax: (386) 676-0737 cell: (386) 212-9777

"I have chosen you from the world, says the Lord, and have appointed you to go out and bear fruit, fruit that will last, alleluia" (Cf. Jn 15:16,19)

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,If you do not know, much of Affordable Care Law was written by Planned Parenthood, and they would clearly oppose NFP.Fr. Tom BartolomeoOn Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 7:03 PM, Trumble <kellymtrumble@...> wrote:

 

Thank you for sending.  I just got my glorious letter from BCBS telling me all the new, great things that are covered (along w/ my $54/mo premium increase... Free??? Riiiight). 

I did wonder if a silver lining was present under the " counseling for contraception " umbrella w/ regard to covering for NFP counseling... *sigh*.  I agree w/ your suggestion of putting information together regarding the omission of NFP counseling.  Such insult to injury under the guise of " improved " women's health.

God bless, Trumble, ARNP, FCPI, NFPMCISent from my iPhoneOn Aug 2, 2012, at 3:32 PM, Bame <rbamer2@...> wrote:

 

Regarding the new Health Care Law, from what i understand from my private insurers (for the State of Florida), the preventative care mandate will cover the following services/procedures without a copay ( " free " ):

1. annual well woman's exams to include counselling for stds and domestic violence2. well pregnant woman's exams to include counselling for stds, tobacco and alcohol, gest diabetes, anemia

3. breast feeding support and lactation support and counselling up to 8 visits per delivery and 1 manual breat pump4. contraception and contraceptive counselling for all women with reproductive capacity to include:

    a. barrier devices with a physician's prescription

obtained at pharmacies    b. oral contraceptives    c. implantable devices (IUDs) both implantation and removals

    d. tubal ligations What is NOT covered:

1. counselling for NFP (Natural Family Planning) -- i cannot find out whether NFP for procreation

is covered2. reversals of vasectomies or tubals 

 If the group could find out more specifics of why NFP is not covered (beyond the reflex, common-sense theories), especially since the efficacy of NFP methods surpass barrier and some oral contraceptive estimates. 

 I also think that as a group we should write a response from our group drawing attention to this obvious ommission (of NFP) when it is clearly an efficacious, ethical, GREEN (ecological), inexpensive way to manage one's fertility.  This could be a powerful illustration of how the radical feminist factions are controlling healthcare and that decisions are not being made in the best interests of the patient, but rather along harmful philosophical lines...

 Blessings, Dr.

Peck, MD, CCD, ABFM, Marquette NFP Instructor

Pecks Family Practice, PLC

1688 W Granada Blvd, Ste 2A

Ormond Beach, FL  32174

(386) 677-2018  fax: (386) 676-0737 cell: (386) 212-9777

 

" I have chosen you from the world, says the Lord, and have appointed you to go out and bear fruit, fruit that will last, alleluia " (Cf. Jn 15:16,19)