Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2009 10:41 PM
Subject: Senate Votes Government-Run Health Care Looms Act Now
Dear Patients First supporter,
In the dark of night, they did it again.
Earlier this evening, 60 members of the United States Senate
voted for government control of your health care. We will not forget how they
voted tonight!
Sound familiar? It should. It's the Pelosi playbook for a
government takeover, all over again.
Make no mistake about it: this was a vote for the largest
expansion of government in our lifetimes.
Call & Email your Congressman Now
Harry Reid has had his bill for 6 weeks - shouldn't the
American people have at least the same amount of time to review it and know
what it contains? After all, 2,074 pages isn't exactly light reading! Stay
tuned to Patients First for all the details on this irresponsible piece of
legislation.
Here's what we know for sure. This reckless bill:
a.. Generates loads of new taxes - Nonpartisan experts at
the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) have concluded that new excise taxes on
medical devices would be passed on to patients, increasing insurance premiums
and increasing prices on everything from wheelchairs to pacemakers. The tax
increases in the Senate bill add up to almost $500 billion!
b.. Grows Government - The Senate bill would force 15
million Americans into the flawed Medicaid program, which 4 in 10 doctors won't
accept because the program underpays providers. Studies show that expanding the
program directly increases costs for everyone else, since doctors and hospitals
must make up for their losses under Medicaid by shifting costs to other
patients.
c.. Forces young people to pay higher premiums - A study by
actuarial firm Oliver Wyman found the restrictive new insurance regulations in
both the House and Senate bills would increase premiums for young people by 69
percent.
d.. Forces everyone to purchase costly plans - Requiring
everyone to purchase expensive health care plans with high premiums - and not
allowing people to choose affordable options that meet their budgets and needs
- would mean lower-cost, high-deductible plans would no longer be available.
In other words, doctors will become scarcer as their civil
rights are diminished, Americans will have less choice and lower quality care
under a government-run insurance plan and millions of middle-class citizens
will drown in unbearable taxes.
This vote was a victory for Reid, Pelosi and Obama. But the
battle is far from over. Call your Senator now and tell them Hands off My
Health Care!
If your Senator voted:
a.. Against the bill -- thank them for putting patients
first;
b.. For the bill - tell them they cast the wrong vote. Then
email your friends and ask them to call their Senator. Send them this link
(http://www.rallycongress.com/patients-first/) to make it easy.
Sincerely,
Patients First Team
Patients First, A Project of Americans for ProsperityTM, focused on
real health care reform that will lead to more choices for patients and
affordable healthcare options for all. Patients First is not affiliated in any
way with Patient First healthcare clinics.
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