I received this in an email and found it well worth my time to read, thought you might too.

Written  by Dr. Dave Janda

Thursday, 23 July 2009

As a physician who has  authored books on preventative health care, I was given the  opportunity to be the keynote speaker at a Congressional Dinner at  The Capitol Building in Washington last Friday (7/17).

The presentation was  entitled Health Care Reform, The Power & Profit of Prevention,  and I was gratified that it was well received.

In preparation for the  presentation, I read the latest version of “reform” as authored by  The Obama Administration and supported by Speaker Pelosi and Senator  Reid.  Here is the link to the 1,018 page document:
http://edlabor.house.gov/documents/111/pdf/publications/AAHCA-BillText-071409.pdf

Let me summarize just  a few salient points of the above plan.  First, however, it  should be clear that the same warning notice must be placed on The  ObamaCare Plan as on a pack of cigarettes:  Consuming this  product will be hazardous to your health.

The underlying method  of cutting costs throughout the plan is based on rationing and  denying care.  There is no focus on preventing health care need  whatever. The plan’s method is the most inhumane and unethical  approach to cutting costs I can imagine as a physician.

The rationing of care  is implemented through The National Health Care Board, according to  the plan.  This illustrious Board “will approve or reject  treatment for patients based on the cost per treatment divided by  the number of years the patient will benefit from the treatment.”

Translation…..if you  are over 65 or have been recently diagnosed as having an advanced  form of cardiac disease or aggressive cancer…..dream on if you  think you will get treated…..pick out your coffin.

Oh, you say this could  never happen? Sorry…. this is the same model they use in  Britain.

The plan mandates that  there will be little or no advanced treatments to be available in  the future.  It creates The Federal Coordinating Council For  Comparative Effectiveness Research, the purpose of which is “to slow  the development of new medications and technologies in order to  reduce costs.”  Yes, this is to be the law.

The plan also outlines  that doctors and hospitals will be overseen and reviewed by The  National Coordinator For Health Information and Technology.

This ” coordinator”  will “monitor treatments being delivered to make sure doctors and  hospitals are strictly following government guidelines that are  deemed appropriate.” It goes on to say…..”Doctors and hospitals  not adhering to guidelines will face penalties.”

According to those in  Congress, penalties could include large six figure financial fines  and possible imprisonment.

So according to The  ObamaCare Plan….if your doctor saves your life you might have to  go to the prison to see your doctor for follow -up  appointments.  I believe this is the same model Stalin used in  the former Soviet Union.

Section 102 has the  Orwellian title, “Protecting the Choice to Keep Current  Coverage.”  What this section really mandates is that it is  illegal to keep your private insurance if your status changes –  e.g., if you lose or change your job, retire from your job and  become a senior, graduate from college and get your first job.   Yes, illegal.

When Mr. Obama hosted  a conference call with bloggers <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/20/obama-calls-on-bloggers-t_n_241570.html> urging  them to pressure Congress to pass his health plan as soon as  possible, a blogger from Maine referenced an Investors Business Daily  article <http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=332548165656854> that claimed Section 102 of the House health  legislation would outlaw private insurance.

He asked: “Is this true? Will people be able to keep their  insurance and will insurers be able to write new policies even  though H.R. 3200 is passed?”  Mr. Obama replied: “You know, I  have to say that I am not familiar with the provision you are  talking about.”

Then there is Section 1233 of The ObamaCare Plan, devoted  to  “Advanced Care Planning.” After each American turns 65  years of age they have to go to a mandated counseling program that  is designed to end life sooner.

This session is to occur every 5 years unless the person has  developed a chronic illness then it must be done every year. The  topics in this session will include, “how to decline hydration,  nutrition and how to initiate hospice care.”  It is no wonder  The Obama Administration does not like my emphasis on  Prevention.  For Mr. Obama, prevention is the “enemy” as people  would live longer.

I rest my case. The ObamaCare Plan is hazardous to the health of  every American.

After I finished my Capitol Hill presentation, I was asked by a  Congressman in the question-answer session:  “I’ll be doing a  number of network interviews on the Obama Health Care Plan.  If  I am asked what is the one word to describe the plan what should I  answer.”

The answer is simple, honest, direct, analytical, sad but  truthful.  I told him that one word is FASCIST.

Then I added, “I hope you’ll have the courage to use that word,  Congressman.  No other word is more appropriate.”

Dr. Dave Janda, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon, and a  world-recognized expert on the prevention of sports injuries