An Indianapolis doctor's letter to Sen.. Bayh about the Bill
(Note: Dr. Stephen E. Fraser, MD practices as an
anesthesiologist in Indianapolis, IN ) Here is a letter I
sent to Senator Bayh.. Feel free to copy it and send it around
to all other representatives. -- Stephen Fraser



Senator Bayh,

As a practicing physician I have major concerns with the health
care bill before Congress.. I actually have read the bill and am
shocked by the brazenness of the government's proposed
involvement in the patient-physician relationship. The very idea
that the government will dictate and ration patient care is
dangerous and certainly not helpful in designing a health care
system that works for all. Every physician I work with agrees
that we need to fix our health care system, but the proposed
bills currently making their way through congress will be a
disaster if passed.

I ask you respectfully and as a patriotic American to look at
the following troubling lines that I have read in the bill. You
cannot possibly believe that these proposals are in the best
interests of the country and our fellow citizens.

Page 22 of the HC Bill: Mandates that the Govt will audit
books of all employers that self-insure!!

Page 30 Sec 123 of HC bill: THERE WILL BE A GOVT COMMITTEE
that decides what treatments/benefits you get.

Page 29 lines 4-16 in the HC bill: YOUR HEALTH CARE IS RATIONED!!!

Page 42 of HC Bill: The Health Choices Commissioner will
choose your HC benefits for you. You have no choice!

Page 50 Section 152 in HC bill: HC will be provided to ALL
non-US citizens, illegal or otherwise.

Page 58 HC Bill: Govt will have real-time access to
individuals' finances & a 'National ID Health card' will be
issued!(Papers please!)

Page 59 HC Bill lines 21-24: Govt will have direct access to
your bank accounts for elective funds transfer. (Time for more
cash and carry)

Page 65 Sec 164: Is a payoff subsidized plan for retirees and
their families in unions & community organizations: (ACORN).

Page 84 Sec 203 HC bill: Govt mandates ALL benefit packages for
private HC plans in the 'Exchange.'

Page 85 Line 7 HC Bill: Specifications of Benefit Levels for
Plans -- The Govt will ration your health care!

Page 91 Lines 4-7 HC Bill: Govt mandates linguistic appropriate
services. (Translation: illegal aliens.)

Page 95 HC Bill Lines 8-18: The Govt will use groups (i.e.
ACORN & Americorps to sign up individuals for Govt HC plan.

Page 85 Line 7 HC Bill: Specifications of Benefit Levels for
Plans. (AARP members - your health care WILL be rationed!)
Page 102 Lines 12-18 HC Bill: Medicaid eligible individuals
will be automatically enrolled in Medicaid. (No choice.)

Page 12 4 lines 24-25 HC: No company can sue GOVT on price
fixing. No "judicial review" against Govt monopoly.

Page 127 Lines 1-16 HC Bill: Doctors/ American Medical
Association - The Govt will tell YOU what salary you can make.

Page 145 Line 15-17: An Employer MUST auto-enroll employees
into public option plan.. (NO choice!)

Page 126 Lines 22-25: Employers MUST pay for HC for part-time
employees ANDtheir families. (Employees shouldn't get excited
about this as employers will be forced to reduce its work force,
benefits, and wages/salaries to cover such a huge expense.)

Page 149 Lines 16-24: ANY Employer with payroll 401k & above
who does not provide public option will pay 8% tax on all
payroll! (See the last comment in parenthesis.)
Page 150 Lines 9-13: A business with payroll between $251K &
$401K who doesn't provide public option will pay 2-6% tax on all
payroll.

Page 167 Lines 18-23: ANY individual who doesn't have
acceptable HC according to Govt will be taxed 2.5% of income.

Page 170 Lines 1-3 HC Bill: Any NONRESIDENT Alien is exempt
from individual taxes. (Americans will pay.) (Like always)

Page 195 HC Bill: Officers & employees of the GOVT HC Admin..
will have access to ALL Americans' finances and personal
records. (I guess so they can 'deduct' their fees)

Page 203 Line 14-15 HC: "The tax imposed under this section
shall not be treated as tax." (Yes, it really says that!) ( a
'fee' instead)
Page 239 Line 14-24 HC Bill: Govt will reduce physician
services for Medicaid Seniors. (Low-income and the poor are
affected.)

Page 241 Line 6-8 HC Bill: Doctors: It doesn't matter what
specialty you have trained yourself in -- you will all be paid
the same! (Just TRY to tell me that's not Socialism!)

Page 253 Line 10-18: The Govt sets the value of a doctor's
time, profession, judgment, etc. (Literally-- the value of
humans.)

Page 265 Sec 1131: The Govt mandates and controls productivity
for "private" HC industries.

Page 268 Sec 1141: The federal Govt regulates the rental and
purchase of power driven wheelchairs.

Page 272 SEC. 1145: TREATMENT OF CERTAIN CANCER HOSPITALS -
Cancer patients - welcome to rationing!

Page 280 Sec 1151: The Govt will penalize hospitals for whatever
the Govt deems preventable (i.e...re-admissions).

Page 298 Lines 9-11: Doctors: If you treat a patient during
initial admission that results in a re-admission -- the Govtwill
penalize you.

Page 317 L 13-20: PROHIBITION on ownership/investment. (The Govt
tells doctors what and how much they can own!)

Page 317-318 lines 21-25, 1-3: PROHIBITION on expansion. (The
Govt is mandating that hospitals cannot expand.)
Page 321 2-13: Hospitals have the opportunity to apply for
exception BUT community input is required. (Can you say
ACORN?)

Page 335 L 16-25 Pg 336-339: The Govt mandates establishment
of=2 outcome-based measures. (HC the way they want --
rationing.)
Page 341 Lines 3-9: The Govt has authority to disqualify
Medicare Advance Plans, HMOs, etc. (Forcing people into the
Govt plan)

Page 354 Sec 1177: The Govt will RESTRICT enrollment of 'special
needs people!' Unbelievable!

Page 379 Sec 1191: The Govt creates more bureaucracy via a
"Tele-Health Advisory Committee." (Can you say HC by phone?)

Page 425 Lines 4-12: The Govt mandates "Advance-Care Planning
Consult." (Think senior citizens end-of-life patients.)

Page 425 Lines 17-19: The Govt will instruct and consult
regarding living wills, durable powers of attorney, etc. (And
it's mandatory!)
Page 425 Lines 22-25, 426 Lines 1-3: The Govt provides an
"approved" list of end-of-life resources; guiding you in death.
(Also called 'assisted suicide.')(Sounds like Soylent Green to
me.)

Page 427 Lines 15-24: The Govt mandates a program for orders on
"end-of-life." (The Govt has a say in how your life ends!)

Page 429 Lines 1-9: An "advanced-care planning consultant" will
be used frequently as a patient's health deteriorates.

Page 429 Lines 10-12: An "advanced care consultation" may
include an ORDER for end-of-life plans.. (AN ORDER TO DIE FROM
THE GOVERNMENT?!?)

Page 429 Lines 13-25: The GOVT will specify which doctors can
write an end-of-life order.. (I wouldn't want to stand before
God after getting paid for THAT job!)

Page 430 Lines 11-15: The Govt will decide what level of
treatment you will have at end-of-life! (Again -- no choice!)

Page 469: Community-Based Home Medical Services = Non-Profit
Organizations. (Hello? ACORN Medical Services here!?!)

Page 489 Sec 1308: The Govt will cover marriage and family
therapy. (Which means Govt will insert itself into your
marriage even.)

Page 494-498: Govt will cover Mental Health Services including
defining, creating, and rationing those services.


Senator, I guarantee that I personally will do everything
possible to inform patients and my fellow physicians about the
dangers of the proposed bills you and your colleagues are
debating.

Furthermore, if you vote for a bill that enforces socialized
medicine on the country and destroys the doctor-patient
relationship, I will do everything in my power to make sure you
lose your job in the next election.

Respectfully,

Stephen E. Fraser, MD