POLITICAL: Pelosi's Disastrous Health Care Plan

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Pelosi's Disastrous Health Care Plan

Posted by: Dr. Mercola

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November 07 2009 | 5,665 views

According to Congressional accounts, about 46 million, or 15 percent, of

Americans are uninsured.

But Congressman Mike (MI) points out some very disturbing tradeoffs in

the current health care reform proposal, and I have

yet to see any real debate about the real problems, and the most effective

solutions, to our current health care conundrum.

begins by stating:

" Abraham Lincoln said, 'You can't make a weak man strong by making a strong man

weak.

.. We're going to punish the 85 percent of Americans who have earned health care

benefits as part of their employment; we're going to

punish them, and the employers who give it to them, to try to cover the 15

percent that don't have it.

Why would we punish the part that's working to cover the part that's not? "

Personally, I don't think the current health insurance and health care models

are working at all, but I agree that the reforms

currently on the table will not solve our problems.

For example, where is the debate about WHY the US health care system is the

absolute most expensive in the world?

This is a major issue, but instead of looking at this problem, all they're

trying to do is figure out who should pay for these

extraordinary expenses.

Where is the debate about limiting unnecessary, ineffective treatments and

stopping fraud to reduce soaring health care costs?

Why is no one talking about the fact that there are effective, inexpensive

alternatives that could easily be incorporated into

conventional medical practices that would significantly reduce costs?

The fact of the matter is that the Big Pharma Cartel has a supreme hold over our

government, and this is, most likely, why we do not

see any discussions about these very real, underlying problems.

I'll discuss this more in just a moment, but first, let's look at what else

Congressman brings up in this short video.

Will Government-Run Health Care Run Amok?

Many are leery of a government-run health care system, and for good reasons.

Over the past several years, government over-reach has

become the norm rather than the exception, and as a result personal freedoms are

being threatened on a number of fronts.

So, would a government-run health care system truly be working for the average

citizen, or would it simply become another avenue to

make Big Pharma rich, and give government more power over each individual life?

As Congressman points out, there is language that gives the federal

government unprecedented power to meddle in your personal

health care affairs.

brings up these specific examples:

* According to section 141 under the Health Choices Commissioner Act, the

government would be able to actually go in and

disenroll individuals. The fact that they can kick you out of your own

individual health care plan gives unprecedented power by the

federal government.

* It also grants government the power to disenroll your entire company from your

chosen plan, if you are an employer with

$250,000 gross payroll.

" This is a travesty. We can, and must, do better, " says .

I couldn't agree more, but I think most discussions still miss the mark

entirely.

It seems health care as a cash cow is simply too deeply entrenched in the

consciousness of the industry and their paid lackeys to be

able to provide what people want, which includes:

* Healthier and more inexpensive options

* The freedom to choose

* Alternatives to dangerous prescription drugs and unnecessary surgeries

Drug Companies -- Big Business, Big Disaster

One of the problems in our current system is the lack of competition between

conventional and natural medicine. Excessive government

interventions are partly to blame for this, because true competition will only

occur once natural medicine is embraced and fully

allowed to BE an officially viable option to conventional treatments.

As it stands now, media coverage over the past couple of years has shown you

just how dire your legal situation can get if you dare

refuse conventional medical treatment

<http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/06/09/In-The-Land-of-th\

e-Free-is-Natural-Medicine-One-of-Your-Freedoms.aspx

> and opt for other less dangerous alternatives.

A most recent example of the strangle-hold drug companies and government has

over your health care options is the fact that the FDA

created a special task force to investigate and shut down any alternative

practitioner or company offering any product that claims

to ameliorate or prevent the swine flu. They even issued Dr. Weil a

warning

<http://www.fda.gov/ICECI/EnforcementActions/WarningLetters/ucm186837.htm> last

month.

I don't need to tell you there's a propaganda war going on to get as many as

possible to accept the novel swine flu vaccine, and

it's quite clear that competition or alternatives are not accepted.

Other articles published by conventional media this year sent a strong message

that an organized campaign was underway to undermine

the

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-for-Supporting-Alternative-Medicine.aspx>

validity and effectiveness of alternative medicine in the mind of the public.

Doctors, too, are intimidated beyond reason to fall in line with pharmaceutical

<http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/04/23/Drug-Company-Had-\

Hit-List-for-Doctors-Who-Criticized-Them.aspx>

cartels' agenda.

It's important to realize that the drug companies are at the very core of this

mess, and so far no one is addressing the underlying

paradigm that is the crux of our current health care problem.

Why are U.S. Health Care Costs so High?

If you didn't already know this, American medical care is the most expensive in

the world

<http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/08/07/u-s-paying-throug\

h-the-nose-for-poor-quality-health-care.aspx> . The

U.S. spends more than twice as much on each person for health care as most other

industrialized countries. And yet it has fallen to

last place among those countries in preventing avoidable deaths through use of

timely and effective medical care.

That the system is fatally flawed and in need of a radical overhaul is

self-evident.

According to a 2008 report published in the

<http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/358/18/1881> New England Journal of

Medicine,

90 percent of Americans believe our medical system should be " completely

rebuilt " or that " fundamental changes " are required.

An article

<http://www.thewip.net/contributors/2009/02/paying_for_the_bailout_how_unn.html>

on the WIP.net web site, published

earlier this year, points out numerous reasons why health care costs have run

amok.

One major problem that is inflating costs is the staggering number of medically

unwarranted surgeries being performed each year,

such as unnecessary cesarean sections and hysterectomies.

The rate of hysterectomies alone is staggering. According to the U.S. Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than

one-third of American women have had their female organs removed by the age of

60.

By the age of 65, HALF of all women have had a hysterectomy!

But that's not the most shocking part of the statistics. In her WIP article

<http://www.thewip.net/contributors/2009/02/paying_for_the_bailout_how_unn.html>

, Nora Coffey states:

" Findings from more than 850,000 counseling sessions at the HERS

<http://www.hersfoundation.com/> Foundation in Philadelphia puts

the percentage of hysterectomies that could be avoided with conservative

treatment (or no treatment at all) at about 98 percent. "

More than $17 billion a year is spent on direct doctor and hospital charges for

hysterectomies - most of which are completely

unnecessary!

Why is no one talking about that, instead of trying to figure out how to keep

paying for these unnecessary treatments? Addressing

the systematic, routine removal of women's uterus' could reduce overall health

care costs by $17 billion, which is no chump change!

We MUST Root Out the Driving Force Behind Skyrocketing Costs and Falling Health

Statistics

The truth is that the terrible health statistics of the U.S. are primarily

caused by the drug cartel and the food industry.

Unfortunately, none of it is accidental, which is why politicians, or a

government-run health care program, will likely never fix

it.

The drug industry has been able to manipulate and control the U.S. Congress to

pass just about any and every law they need to

increase their profits. Once you understand how they control the government, you

realize how they are diverting hundreds of billions

of dollars for their hyperinflated drug prices

<http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/03/19/Drug-Prices-Skyro\

cket.aspx> . This money goes into their own pockets

and has nothing to do with making you healthier.

There is NO PILL that can make you healthier! They can only mask symptoms, and

more often than not cause additional health problems.

This is at the ROOT of our out-of-control health care spending and falling

health statistics.

It is this diversion of funding that is the primary reason why American health

is so poor, and why Americans are struggling and the

number one reason for bankruptcy in the US are unexpected health bills

Just imagine where we'd be if these funds were spent wisely and not used for

products that are ineffective.

So, will a government-sponsored health plan reduce the number of unnecessary

prescriptions? Will there be fewer unwarranted

surgeries? Will it reduce costs by focusing on prevention, and offering less

dangerous and more inexpensive alternatives?

I believe the answer is no.

The focus is still on conventional medicine; attempting to divvy up the costs to

continue paying for conventional therapies and

treatment protocols.

Do Americans Understand What Health Care is?

In light of these facts, whether a public health care plan is a good idea or not

is almost beside the point, because what we REALLY

need is a radical change in consciousness about what health, and health care,

really is.

As long as the focus of our health care is on drugs and surgical interventions,

we will continue down a path that leads to poor

health and premature death.

Unfortunately, that's exactly what I see happening with this reform. It is being

staged as a " solution to give health care to all, "

when in fact it may end up forcing all Americans to carry, and pay for,

conventional allopathic health insurance, whether you want

it or not - and not allow for the use of alternatives.

This could spell disaster for the field of alternative medicine, as it would

limit people's ability to pay for it even further.

This setup makes universal health care coverage part of the problem, not part of

the solution.

I believe health insurance should be for major emergencies only. It simply

doesn't need to be the primary solution for every

problem.

We've already seen that this leads to nothing but financial catastrophe. And

nearly every available index shows that the current

multitrillion dollar investment in disease-care is a miserable failure.

Isn't it time to realize that some of the best ways to improve your

<http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/10/23/thinking-differen\

tly-about-health-care.aspx> health are very

inexpensive? Some are even free. And leave major medical insurance for actual

emergencies.

Again, Congress is voting on the health care bill today, so time is of the

essence. I urge you to get involved and contact your

Congressman TODAY! If you're unsure of who your Congressman is, you can find out

at this link

<http://www.campaignforliberty.com/congress.php> .

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Excellent article! Nice to see some logic and commonsense with emotion left

at the door.

Dawn

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Pelosi's Disastrous Health Care Plan

Posted by: Dr. Mercola

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November 07 2009 | 5,665 views

According to Congressional accounts, about 46 million, or 15 percent, of

Americans are uninsured.

But Congressman Mike (MI) points out some very disturbing tradeoffs

in the current health care reform proposal, and I have

yet to see any real debate about the real problems, and the most effective

solutions, to our current health care conundrum.