OT: **Dangerous Health Care Regulations in New Stimulus Bill**

[Guest guest]

Hello everyone,

The economic stimulus bill that is currently being debated in Congress

contains some dangerous new health care regulations. Let's contact

our elected officials and the news media and get these regulations

removed from the stimulus bill. Everyone is worried about the

economy; therefore, these provisions aren't even being LOOKED at; there

is no debate or disclosure to the public, as there should be. I

don't even know how many elected officials know what's in the stimulus

bill, regarding health care.

So, let's contact our elected officials, IMMEDIATELY, and ask that these

dangerous and restrictive health care provisions be removed from the

economic stimulus bill!

Here's the page to find the contact info for your U.S. Senators (by

state):

http://tinyurl.com/4ru1

Here's the page to find the contact info for your U.S. Representatives

(by state):

http://tinyurl.com/8frgv

The bill contains language allowing our government to MANDATE what

doctors can treat and what they can NOT!!! It's entirely possible

that the government will decide that children with autism " can't be

helped, " or that their diagnosis is " hopeless " and that

the " cost of trying to help the disabled child outweighs the

potential benefits, " etc. This is DANGEROUS territory!

There is also language regarding Medicare (and I supposed also, private

insurance) covering procedures for older Americans. Medicare may no

longer cover a lot of procedures or medications that are currently

covered, because it won't be deemed cost effective!!! So, if you're

a loving and dedicated grandparent who is helping take care of your

disabled grandchildren (or just want to be healthy and happy in your

golden years), you might not be able to get the medical care that you

need; after all, you're only going to live for so much longer, anyway . .

... ! This legislation is

OUTRAGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hiding important health care legislation in an economic stimulus bill is

irresponsible and deceitful, at best. 'Let's all work together and

get this covered by the news media; spread the word! Our community

is really POWERFUL, when we all work TOGETHER!!!!!!!

Here's a link to an article describing the new health care regulations in

this bill:

http://tinyurl.com/c44ah5