What is the answer to our national healthcare crisis?

I am not talking about quality. I am talking about delivery.

There is no doubt that we have the finest medicine in the world at least that is my opinion. But when I hear stories of people who have insurance and are dying because they are denied service and there are millions who cannot afford healthcare I have to wonder what is wrong with the system.

Real People DENIED Real Healthcare: David Welch, RN

SACRAMENTO, CA–David Welch is an RN and a patient who was denied health insurance because of minor skin cancer on his nose. This story, of an upper middle class white male nurse, shows how virtually anyone can be denied healthcare, and further illustrates the need for a universal healthcare system such as AB 840 in California and HR 676 nationally. Video by: Colette Washington Jay Johnson

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Increase Your Income and Credential with Healthcare Coding Certifications

Healthcare coding has many potential pitfalls for physician practices. A momentary lapse of alertness may cost you your reimbursement. Fortunately, once you understand the critical areas, you can take action and stay ahead of the trouble on your own. Staying on top of the CPT code changes is even more important if you wish to ensure the success of your practice. For a successful outcome, however, you need to understand the latest changes made to CPT coding rather than merely getting your hands on the updates.

Recent trends reveal that employers look for a certification, rather than counting on the years of experience you have. For employers, a healthcare coding certification is the proof of your knowledge and it proves your credibility in the industry. For you, a certification not only validates your potential as a coder, but it increases your earning potential – 15 percent more than your non-certified counterparts. A CPC certification also means you possess a solid understanding of CPT, ICD-9 and HCPCS coding.

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coding certifications give your career a new direction and help you stay away from fraud allegations, apart from getting you the deserved reimbursement- every time.

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Living Wills and Health Care Directives – What is Involved?

The following is an example of a Health Care Directive (many people still refer to this as a Living Will). It is broken down into 3 basic parts. 1) Appointment of the Health Care Agent. 2) Health Care Instructions. 3) Making the Document Legal. Like most legal documents, it can be a bit confusing and overwhelming. The purpose for making this easily available to the public is simple. To help people know what to expect before contacting a lawyer and having him or her draft a directive for them. Nobody likes thinking about their demise or incapacity. However, dealing with such issues is a necessary part of life.

This example should not be used as a substitute for getting solid legal advice from a licensed attorney. Every individual is different. Please consult a lawyer in your area to discuss your specific estate planning needs.

HEALTH CARE DIRECTIVE

I, ___________________________________, understand this document allows me to do One or both of the following:

PART I: Name another person (called the health care agent) to make health care decisions for me if I am unable to decide or speak for myself. My health care agent must make health care decisions for me based on the instructions I provide in this document (Part II), if any, the wishes I have made known to him or her, or must act in my best interest if I have not made my health care wishes known.

And/or

PART II: Give health care instructions to guide others making health care decisions for me. If I have named a health care agent, these instructions are to be used by the agent. These instructions may also be used by my health care providers, others assisting with my health care and my family, in the event I cannot make decisions for myself.

PART I: APPOINTMENT OF HEALTH CARE AGENT

This is who I want to make health care decisions for me if I am unable to decide or speak for myself (I know I can change my agent or alternate agent at any time and I know I do not have to appoint an agent or an alternate agent)

NOTE: If you appoint an agent, you should discuss this health care directive with your agent and give your agent a copy. If you do not wish to appoint an agent, you may leave Part I blank and go to Part II.

When I am unable to decide or speak for myself, I trust and appoint ___________________ to make health care decisions for me. This person is called my health care agent. Relationship of my health care agent to me: ___________________

Telephone number of my health care agent: _________________________

Address of my health care agent: _________________________

(OPTIONAL) APPOINTMENT OF ALTERNATE HEALTH CARE AGENT: If my health care agent is not reasonably available, I trust and appoint _________________ to be my health care agent instead. Relationship of my alternate health care agent to me: ___________________________Telephone number of my alternate health care agent: ___________________________ Address of my alternate health care agent: ___________________________

THIS IS WHAT I WANT MY HEALTH CARE AGENT TO BE ABLE TO

DO IF I AM UNABLE TO DECIDE OR SPEAK FOR MYSELF (I know I can change these choices)

My health care agent is automatically given the powers listed below in (A) through (D).

My health care agent must follow my health care instructions in this document or any other instructions I have given to my agent. If I have not given health care instructions, then my agent must act in my best interest. Whenever I am unable to decide or speak for myself, my health care agent has the power to:

(A) Make any health care decision for me. This includes the power to give, refuse, or

withdraw consent to any care, treatment, service, or procedures. This includes deciding whether to stop or not start health care that is keeping me or might keep me alive, and deciding about intrusive mental health treatment.

(B) Choose my health care providers.

(C) Choose where I live and receive care and support when those choices relate to my

health care needs.

(D) Review my medical records and have the same rights that I would have to give my

medical records to other people.

If I DO NOT want my health care agent to have a power listed above in (A) through (D) OR if I want to LIMIT any power in (A) through (D), I MUST say that here:

______________________________________________________________________

My health care agent is NOT automatically given the powers listed below in (1) and (2). If I WANT my agent to have any of the powers in (1) and (2), I must INITIAL the line in front of the power; then my agent WILL HAVE that power.

______ (1) To decide whether to donate any parts of my body, including organs, tissues, and eyes, when I die.

______ (2) To decide what will happen with my body when I die (burial, cremation).

If I want to say anything more about my health care agent’s powers or limits on the powers, I can say it here: ________________________________________________________________________

PART II: HEALTH CARE INSTRUCTIONS

NOTE: Complete this Part II if you wish to give health care instructions. If you appointed an agent in Part I, completing this Part II is optional but would be very helpful to your agent. However, if you chose not to appoint an agent in Part I, you MUST complete some or all of this Part II if you wish to make a valid health care directive.

These are instructions for my health care when I am unable to decide or speak for myself.

These instructions must be followed (so long as they address my needs).

THESE ARE MY BELIEFS AND VALUES ABOUT MY HEALTH CARE

(I know I can change these choices or leave any of them blank)

I want you to know these things about me to help you make decisions about my health care:

My goals for my health care: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

My fears about my health care: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

My spiritual or religious beliefs and traditions: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

My beliefs about when life would be no longer worth living:

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

My thoughts about how my medical condition might affect my family:

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

THIS IS WHAT I WANT AND DO NOT WANT FOR MY HEALTH CARE

(I know I can change these choices or leave any of them blank) Many medical treatments may be used to try to improve my medical condition or to prolong my life. Examples include artificial breathing by a machine connected to a tube in the lungs, artificial feeding or fluids through tubes, attempts to start a stopped heart, surgeries, dialysis, antibiotics, and blood transfusions. Most medical treatments can be tried for a while and then stopped if they do not help. I have these views about my health care in these situations: (Note: You can discuss general feelings, specific treatments, or leave any of them blank)

If I had a reasonable chance of recovery, and were temporarily unable to decide or speak

for myself, I would want:

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

If I were dying and unable to decide or speak for myself, I would want:

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

If I were permanently unconscious and unable to decide or speak for myself, I would want:

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

If I were completely dependent on others for my care and unable to decide or speak for

myself, I would want: …..

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

In all circumstances, my doctors will try to keep me comfortable and reduce my pain. This is how I feel about pain relief if it would affect my alertness or if it could shorten my life:

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

There are other things that I want or do not want for my health care, if possible:

Who I would like to be my doctor:

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Where I would like to live to receive health care:

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Where I would like to die and other wishes I have about dying:

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

My wishes about donating parts of my body when I die:

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

My wishes about what happens to my body when I die (cremation, burial):

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Any other things:

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

PART III: MAKING THE DOCUMENT LEGAL

This document must be signed by me. It also must either be verified by a notary public

(Option 1) OR witnessed by two witnesses (Option 2). It must be dated when it is verified or witnessed.I am thinking clearly, I agree with everything that is written in this document, and I have made this document willingly.

___________________________________

My Signature

___________________________________

Date signed:

___________________________________

Date of birth:

___________________________________

Address:

If I cannot sign my name, I can ask someone to sign this document for me.

_____________________________________________________

Signature of the person who I asked to sign this document for me.

________________________________________________________

Printed name of the person who I asked to sign this document for me.

Option 1: Notary Public

In my presence on___________________________________ (date), __________________________________________ (name) acknowledged his/her

signature on this document or acknowledged that he/she authorized the person signing this document to sign on his/her behalf. I am not named as a health care agent or alternate health care agent in this document.

___________________________________________

(Signature of Notary)

(Notary Stamp)

Option 2: Two Witnesses

Two witnesses must sign. Only one of the two witnesses can be a health care provider or an employee of a health care provider giving direct care to me on the day I sign this document.

Witness One:

(i) In my presence on _______________________ (date), ________________ (name) acknowledged his/her signature on this document or acknowledged that he/she authorized the person signing this document to sign on his/her behalf.

(ii) I am at least 18 years of age.

(iii) I am not named as a health care agent or an alternate health care agent in this document.

(iv) If I am a health care provider or an employee of a health care provider giving direct

care to the person listed above in (A), I must initial this box: [ ]

I certify that the information in (i) through (iv) is true and correct.

______________________________________

(Signature of Witness One)

Address: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Witness Two:

(i) In my presence on ________________________ (date), _________________ (name) acknowledged his/her signature on this document or acknowledged that he/she authorized the person signing this document to sign on his/her behalf.

(ii) I am at least 18 years of age.

(iii) I am not named as a health care agent or an alternate health care agent in this document.

(iv) If I am a health care provider or an employee of a health care provider giving direct

care to the person listed above in (A), I must initial this box: [ ]

I certify that the information in (i) through (iv) is true and correct.

________________________________________

(Signature of Witness Two)

Address:

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

REMINDER: Keep this document with your personal papers in a safe place (not in a safe deposit box). Give signed copies to your doctors, family, close friends, health care agent, and alternate health care agent. Make sure your doctor is willing to follow your wishes. This document should be part of your medical record at your physician’s office and at the hospital, home care agency, hospice, or nursing facility where you receive your care.

Some of this information was taken from Minnesota statute section 145C.16. This should not be considered legal advice, it is provided as a public service.

Stay in Front of the Competition - 9 Healthcare Marketing Strategies to Help Keep You 1 Step Ahead

Competition is tough out there, especially in the healthcare industry. With this economic climate, we are all scrounging to beat out fierce competitors for our customer’s business.

What are you doing to stay on top? Haven’t given it much thought? I guarantee that your competitors have!

Below is a strategic road map for you to keep one step ahead of the others.

Make sure your website is clean, up-to-date and informative. – Make sure your home page is clean and uncluttered. Your navigational system needs to be easy to use and allow the visitor to find what they’re looking for. Make sure all of the contact information is current and all of your hyperlinks are active.

Build a mailing list to keep in contact with customers. – Communication is key! Monthly newsletters are easier to publish than ever before. Inexpensive services like Constant Contact or Swiftpage provide easy to use templates. All you need is a sign-up box on your website (the service builds the code for you) and you’re ready to start rolling!

Consistently produce press releases. – Get the word out! Have you hired a new CEO? Is your new cardiac wing opening next month? Has your Foundation raised more money this year than in the last 3 years combined? These are all newsworthy items that help keep your name and brand out there. Develop a list of local media to submit to. With time and consistency, you will also develop a good rapport with those contacts.

Develop frequent blogging habits. – Fresh content on your website keeps the spiders crawling in the search engines! Blogging 2 to 3 times per week can help keep the traffic up on your website. Don’t blog for the sake of blogging. Make sure your blogs have information pertaining to your target market.

Publish articles (on your website) and in article directories on the internet. – Publishing articles is a way for you to become an expert in your field. There are many article directories that will accept submissions for free. This is a great way to help brand your name and company in a positive light.

Keep your image clean and consistent. – Whatever your message is, say it often and use it on every piece of collateral material you publish. Make sure the image is consistent from business cards to brochures to banners at health fairs to all of the promotional items you give away. Your target market needs a clear, concise message that they are exposed to often.

Go the extra mile to recognize your current clients. – It can cost up to five times more to land a new customer as it does to retain a current customer. With a reduction in marketing funds, you may consider doing something special for your current clients, like sending a Happy Birthday card every year. It’s a small gesture that can really go a long way in building that long-lasting relationship.

Offer expanded services. – How late do your competitors stay open? Do they have office hours on Saturdays or evenings? Consider expanding your hours to accommodate your customer’s needs. Maybe it would be in order to offer home care services. Take a look at what your customer is asking for and fulfill that need if at all possible.

Pay special attention to the patient’s overall experience. – Put yourself in your customer’s shoes for one moment. Drive into the parking lot and notice any ruts or holes. Is the walk to the building lengthy? When you walk in the front door, how many forms need to be filled out? How many people do you need to talk to before seeing the physician or specialist? Is the staff friendly and willing to help you out? All of the factors involved from beginning to end will build the framework for if this person will return again for your services. Make sure that you pay attention to these factors and make the overall experience enjoyable.

Remember, it’s all about the customer. If they’re not happy with their experience, they won’t be back and they’ll tell all of their friends, family and co-workers not to go.

The strategies laid out above will help you give the customer what your competitors are not – a pleasant, informative experience. Follow these guidelines and you’ll have the “brand” that all of your competitors will be striving to attain.

The Importance of Pursuing Mental Health Integration

Why Pursue Mental Health Integration?

It is the right thing to do: The NCCBH vision statement provides the foundation for our work: We are committed to creating and sustaining healthy and secure communities, achieved through a system that holds the needs of consumers paramount, regardless of their ability to pay.

Vital to this commitment is a network of organizations and advocates promoting services of unparalleled value.

NCCBH members primarily serve public sector consumers, those with severe and persistent mental illness or serious emotional disturbance-the needs of this population are often overlooked in primary care and integration planning. We must assure that their needs as well as the needs of the broader community are appropriately addressed.

Many people in the broader community now receive their behavioral healthcare in a primary care setting, and the gap between the medical and behavioral healthcare systems must be bridged: As noted by Robin Dea and many other commentators, there is:

“evidence that many, if not most, people coming into primary care are being treated for psychosocial problems, not organically based medical disease . . . evidence of medical cost offsets from treating behavioral health problems presenting as physical health problems in the primary care setting . . . the assumption that if adequate detection of early stage psychiatric illness took place in primary care, there would be some prevention of patients going to more severe episodes of major psychiatric illnesses . . . and primary care is where most people who have behavioral health problems are in fact seen.”

Some of the important findings from the research field include:

-The Epidemiologic Catchment Area (ECA) Study and articles based on this survey data, reported the finding that about 50% of care for common mental disorders was delivered in general medical settings. However, many subsequent studies have shown that these disorders may be undiagnosed or under-treated.

-Screening systems, treatment guidelines and provider education in primary care are necessary but not sufficient steps to ensure a difference in outcomes.

-Collaborative and stepped care has been shown to achieve outcomes that are better than “usual care”.

There is the opportunity for quality improvement of care within the primary care and specialty behavioral healthcare settings: Studies have shown that many people with depression stop taking their medications before the minimal time required to effectively treat an episode of depression. Patients at Group Health Cooperative who initiated medications for depression with their primary care physician and received targeted stepped up care and relapse prevention support were significantly more likely to adhere to adequate dosages of medication and to demonstrate a greater decrease in depressive symptoms.

Application of research findings such as these through adoption of evidence-based practices in both primary care and specialty behavioral health (BH) settings will result in better outcomes for consumers.

With the publication of Priority Areas for National Action: Transforming Health Care Quality, the Institute of Medicine’s 2003 follow up to Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century, a major opportunity and challenge has appeared for the public mental health system.

The Quality Chasm recommended the systematic identification of priority areas for national quality improvement; Priority Areas proposes twenty areas for transforming health care nationally. Included in this list are major depression (screening and treatment) and severe and persistent mental illness (focus on treatment in the public sector).

Their inclusion as priority areas, as well as the findings in the Interim Report from the President’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, with its observation that the system is “fragmented and in disarray-not from lack of commitment and skill of those who deliver care, but from underlying structural, financing and organizational problems” suggests that the time for new strategies is at hand.

Many people being served by public behavioral health services need better access to primary care: A rationale less frequently articulated for integration is that the specialty BH system, especially the public sector focusing on the severe and persistent mentally ill adult population (SPMI) and seriously emotionally disturbed (SED) children, serves a disabled consumer population with healthcare needs that are frequently under-addressed due to difficulties in obtaining medical services.

Most state Medicaid waivers related to coverage for physical healthcare have focused on enrollment of the TANF population into Medicaid managed care plans, leaving the disabled Medicaid population unable to adequately access care, or in better situations, reliant on “safety net” providers-community health centers (CHCs) or county delivered health services.

Community health centers serve people who need better access to behavioral healthcare. These “safety net” providers serve a broader scope of patients than just the Medicaid population. But many states have implemented mental health Medicaid waivers that focus the public mental health system on the SPMI/SED and Medicaid populations, with minimal levels of support for non-SPMI/SED or uninsured populations. Often there is not a good match of target populations between the two systems. If the Medicaid mental health program also has a highly managed service authorization and payment methodology, there may be additional barriers to reimbursement for mental health services.

This has led to frustration for “safety net” healthcare providers because they have difficulty obtaining behavioral health services for their non-SPMI/SED or uninsured patients. In a recent survey of CHC medical directors, 80% indicated that cost is the main barrier to behavioral health care for their uninsured populations. The recent financing and development of behavioral health services in CHCs addresses this frustration and is just the latest in a series of efforts to acknowledge that a large proportion of the population gets their behavioral health services in primary care.

Because behavioral health clinicians are a resource for assisting people with all types of chronic health conditions: Yet another reason for integration is the potential contribution of BH clinicians regarding behavioral and lifestyle change: providing interventions targeted at better management of chronic disease, supporting and “leveraging” the time of primary care providers through disease management programs.

Disease management activities focus on several areas: early identification of populations at-risk for costly chronic disease (e.g., asthma, diabetes), care interventions that utilize evidence-based practices, education-intensive orientations that focus on both patient and provider, care management and a coordinated approach across multidisciplinary treatment teams, and a method for systematic data collection that measures clinical and cost-effectiveness. Large organized healthcare systems, such as Northern California Kaiser-Permanente, implement their major disease management programs with specifically assigned nurses as care managers and educators.

However, many physicians in individual or group practices do not have access to this level of support unless they are in the network of a health plan with active disease management programs. In markets where primary care and multi-specialty groups have accepted accelerated risk, disease management approaches will be especially value-added.

We are in a time of significant public policy activity regarding financing of the national healthcare system and the uninsured population. As we approach the 40th anniversary of the founding of the community mental health center movement, the dialogue has returned us to our public health beginnings-serving the needs of a population.

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Primary Care Integration Initiative is currently being implemented across the country. The HRSA initiative includes: identification of system issues related to integration and the development of related strategies; development of a service manual for CHC behavioral health services; development of BH intervention models for CHCs; and grants for establishing BH services in existing CHCs.

Newly funded CHC sites will be expected to provide dental, mental health and substance abuse services, either directly or by subcontract arrangements. CHCs are in the process of decision making about building their own BH services or contracting for BH services, as they prepare their grant applications. (The NCCBH website, www.nccbh.org, has a Primary Care Integration Resource Center with more details about the HRSA process.)

At the same time that HRSA is putting new BH resources into CHCs, reports are emerging from many states indicating that the public mental health system is funded at somewhere around half the level that is needed. In the private sector, the relentless downward pressure on behavioral health PMPMs has also reduced overall system resources, shifting cost from the private sector to the public sector.

Reports such as these were released prior to the current fiscal crisis in state Medicaid programs; rather than addressing the shortfalls, there are significant new reductions in BH services in many states. And, the implementation of managed care methods for Medicaid have made it difficult for some community based BH providers to continue to enact their mission of serving the needs of the population, regardless of ability to pay.

The implications for system-wide duplication and competition for the scarce resources of BH staff and funding, as well as the opportunity to improve consumer access to both health and behavioral healthcare services, suggests that collaboration is a priority at the national, state and local levels. Good public policy will work at sustaining, supporting and requiring collaboration between the two “safety net” systems of community mental health centers and community health centers.

The conceptual model proposed in this paper can become the basis for HRSA grantees to work with their partners in the public mental health system to fully define working relationships and collaboration on behalf of consumers of care.

In summary, the reasons for integration are grounded in the desire to improve access to both primary care and behavioral health services; ensure that there are evidence-based practices as well as consistent communication and coordination of clinical activities (especially medication management-a key concern of consumers) among the providers serving any single individual; wed the skill sets of primary care physicians and BH clinicians in order to better manage chronic health issues; and, participate in and shape the public policy debate regarding how services should be organized, delivered and financed in ways that ensure that needs of public sector SPMI/SED consumers and the broader community alike are met.

Health Benefits of the Chinese Green Tea Diet

Dating back more than 4,000 years, Chinese green tea diet has been long revered as a tasty drink that can ward off diseases and improve one’s well-being. There are only a few herbs that can surpass its impressive history.

Since its first recorded use during the time of Emperor Shen Nung, the link between Chinese green tea diet and good health has never been severed. Today, further studies are made to test the benefits of the remarkable health elixir.

Traditional Health Benefits of the Diet

According to tradition, this diet could cure anything from headaches, body aches, and pains to constipation and depression. Over the centuries, more health claims are made on account of the Chinese green tea diet.

It detoxifies the body. The presence of polyphenols, a naturally occurring antioxidant in this particular tea, is said to combat harmful free radicals and help keep the body free from diseases. In this regard, Chinese green tea helps maintain the overall well-being of the body. It fights against the anti-aging process because the antioxidants can boost immunity, preserve young-looking skin, and brighten the eyes.

Additional health benefits of the green tea is it increases the blood flow throughout the body. Because it contains a little caffeine, ingesting this drink stimulates the heart and allows the blood to flow more freely through the blood vessels. For the same reason that tea stimulates blood flow, it also stimulates mental clarity.

For many years, men of science remained skeptical about the health claims made by Chinese green tea diet enthusiasts because the health benefits are truly vast in number. Their doubt was changed to a more positive reception when subsequent researchers proved its disease-preventing attributes and confirmed most of the health claims.

The Heart

Study after study has shown that drinking green tea and eating polyphenol-rich foods reduces the risk of any heart complications. It helps strengthen the blood vessels that provide oxygen and valuable nutrients to the heart and brain. It has also been researched that men who use the diet have a 75 percent less possibility of having a stroke than those who don’t use the diet.

The green tea diet helps lower total cholesterol levels and improve the ratio between LDL cholesterol and HDL cholesterol. Study shows that men who drink nine or more cups of Chinese green tea daily have lower cholesterol levels than those who drink fewer than two cups. While nine cups may seem a lot, break it up through out the day and you’ll realize it’s not that difficult to drink that many cups. You could have one during and after each meal and during your breaks.

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Longevity

The role of the ‘Chinese diet’ in promoting longevity has been investigated upon by many researchers. They found the premise of their study on observing Japanese women who are greater-than-average green tea drinkers; have lower mortality rates compared to others. This led the researchers to believe that the diet has “a protective factor against premature death.”

The polyphenols found in the diet may be held accountable. With its high amount of polyphenols, it seems to have a stimulating effect on the immune system. A stronger immune system as a result of drinking the green tea helps reduce risks of obtaining many illnesses.

If these health benefits of doing the Chinese green tea diet don’t motivate you to start drinking this miracle in a cup, chances are you’ll never become motivated to loose weight. So start today and drink up. The health benefits go well beyond weight loss!

Obama’s universal healthcare Plan incites mass murder? If true then Obama MUST BE STOPPED!

www.uswgo.com www.youtube.com Obama’s universal healthcare Plan incites mass murder? If true then Obama MUST BE STOPPED!! In fact heres the parts of the HC Bill text that could be used for mass murder: Pg 22 of the HC Bill mandates the Government will audit books of all employers that self insure. Pg 30 Sec 123 of HC bill a Government committee (good luck with that!) will decide what treatments/benefits a person may receive. Pg 29 lines 4-16 in the HC bill YOUR HEALTHCARE WILL BE RATIONED …

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