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Editor, Times-Union:

Facts are stubborn things:

Sec. 1714, Pg. 769 - Federal government mandates eligibility for State Family Planning Services. Abortion and government control intertwined.

Seriously, what are these people reading? It sure as heck can't be the bill. The actual section's title

SEC. 1714. STATE ELIGIBILITY OPTION FOR FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES

What's covered? Everything that is currently covered under Medicaid, which does not include abortion. In fact, federal funding for abortion has been illegal for more than 30 years. It's called the Hyde Amendment. And there is nothing in this bill that repeals that law.

Sec.1751, Pg. 800 - The government will decide which Health Care conditions will be paid. Say "ration!"

Can you say "lie!"? A hint,

SEC. 1751. HEALTH-CARE ACQUIRED CONDITIONS.

(a) MEDICAID NON-PAYMENT FOR CERTAIN HEALTH CARE-ACQUIRED CONDITIONS.

Once more, this simply extends conditions that have always been in place under Medicare and Medicaid to the new public insurance system. In other words, imagine someone like, say, Sean Hannity, undergoes brain surgery. The doctor leaves behind a sponge in there. That would certainly explain a lot, but should Hannity's insurance company be billed the full amount for the second surgery to take the sponge out? Apparently, the people who wrote this thing would consider that "rationing." It has no meaning with regard to health care and private insurance do it all of the time.

Sec. 1759, Pg. 809 - Billing Agents, clearinghouses, or other alternate payees are required to register. The government takes over private payment systems too.

Again, another lie.

Here's the title:

SEC. 1759. BILLING AGENTS, CLEARINGHOUSES, OR OTHER ALTERNATE PAYEES REQUIRED TO REGISTER UNDER MEDICAID.

'(78) provide that any agent, clearinghouse, or other alternate payee that submits claims on behalf of a health care provider must register with the State and the Secretary in a form and manner specified by the Secretary under section 1866(j)(1)(D).'

Page 29: Admission: your health care will be rationed!

The section actually starts on page 26, and it's entitled:

SEC. 122. ESSENTIAL BENEFITS PACKAGE DEFINED.

There is absolutely no section in there, from page 26 through page 30, that indicates rationing of any kind.

Page 50: All non-U.S. citizens, illegal or not, will be provided with free healthcare services.

The word free only appears one time in the entire bill, and it is not coupled with the term "health care." No one will receive free health care. People will be provided with a health care choice based on their income.

Page 59: The federal government will have direct, real-time access to all individual bank accounts for electronic funds transfer.

What a lie.

It clearly refers to payment for the health care, not payment of the premium. Your choice to pay your health insurance premiums by direct transfer, check or payroll deduction.

"You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you mad" - Aldous Huxley

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Anthony Burchette

Warsaw, via e-mail