Obamacare vows to protect the health (and firearms) of all Americans

 By: Michael RoyMichael Roy

Alas, a topic that both liberals and conservatives will surely unite to roll their eyes at the seemingly endless garbage that is amassed in this 1,000 page novel. It is something that I hesitate to even bring up, simply because readers will inevitably be confused at why I would speak about the second amendment in stride with the healthcare system. Nevertheless, I am but the liaison to the American people I love, and the administration that I am ashamed to follow. At any rate, lets look at the President’s greatest attempt to stay true to his bipartisan promise as the leader of our great nation. 

 

The initial amendments that we began to walk through last week set a strong tone for the liberal agenda to radically change our current healthcare system, however the amendments that followed, ensuring Americans won’t be asked about their legal possession of firearms, would baffle anyone who hasn’t dropped the law due to boredom already.

 

What the provision states:

  • No wellness program nor federal or state authority may require any information regarding firearms or ammunition that are (legally) possessed stored, or used on an individual’s property.
  • An individuals premium rate may not increase, nor coverage denied, nor discount given, simply because that individual possesses a firearm or ammunition.

 

Thank goodness! I don’t know about you, but my biggest worry with the implementation of governmental healthcare was that the insurance agencies would find out about my 50 cal. rifle under the bed, not to mention the grenades I keep in my pillow. All kidding aside, what is the deeper problem that lies embedded in this seemingly idiotic section? I propose two (equally frightening) possibilities.

 

Possibility #1: The Obama administration wanted to ensure Americans that their rights were not truly lost by government taking the reigns on healthcare. All of us redneck, uneducated, tobacco-chewin ‘mericans could still keep our guns without anybody asking any questions. Additionally, the intellectual, ever-generous, peacemaking free-thinkers would also be ensured that none of the ‘savage conservative dogs’ would be rewarded by owning such a detestable contraption. Although admittedly this is the weaker of the possibilities, nothing foolish is impossible for the man currently in office.

Possibility #2: Because of the deceptive tactics used by our president already, I believe that this section was carefully planted for future liberals to use advantageously towards their war against the second amendment. It is no surprise that Barack Hussein is against American pride in the second amendment; most foreigners who wish America would change its ways are. However, this particular section now allows a liberal to ‘amend the amendment’, bypassing the hype that would be roused through debating directly on the second amendment itself. Obama and his mindless minions may now simply remove this minor section that “doesn’t really have anything to do with the law anyways”.

 

In essence, if you take pride in your right as an American to bear arms, then please be worried as I am. If this section truly has no place in the law, then ask yourself why it exists at all? Although a twisted argument, is it not expected that democrats will eventually remove the section, allowing the governmental authorities that be require you disclose all information about your firearms? If it seems ridiculous that it was ever included in the law, then something ridiculous is sure to follow when it is removed by the very snakes who put it there in the first place.

 

As always, please leave your thoughts and comments, share with friends and foes, and follow the blog weekly to continue learning about your new system of healthcare.

Move over, Metropolis: ‘Superman’ Coverage for All

By: Michael Roy

I’m happy to report that the first 15 pages of the blog are going to be a breeze to cover… especially considering they make-up the table of contents.

After a short story on the law’s contents, the next 15-20 pages begin the actual changes that you and I care about. These inital sections offer revisions to the healthcare system not by creating new law, but rather amending a former one: the Public Health Service Act.

I’m sure the big question on everyone’s mind is, “So what is going to happen to me?” A loaded question for sure, but lets begin to explore.

President Obama and his “doctoral dream-team” did not shy away from language that sets the tone for this radically transformational law and, interestingly enough, some of Obama’s strongest points when touting his new system of health reform are actually the very first paragraphs of PPACA.

These amendments mainly provide for you and I by bogging down private insurers with heavy regulations, but the “Initial Reforms” subtitle does not disappoint in addressing the American people. The first two provisions in the amendments include:

  1. Health insurance issuers may no longer place a dollar value limit on the amount of health care benefits that a participant in the plan or group receives. However, until 1/1/2014, Essential Health Benefits are still allowed coverage limitations.
  2. A participant may not be dropped or denied coverage if they are currently enrolled in a plan. The only exception here is to participants who have used the system fraudulently, which hopefully doesn’t apply to you.

Food for thought: A criminal may receive healthcare under the new system, but one who commits criminal acts through the health insurance system may not. The latter obviously warrants coverage denial, but does the former?

“Wow!” you say, “I can’t believe the security that Mr. Obama has provided me already!” However, some of our readers may not have the medical issues in which limits in dollar value or fear of dropped coverage may apply. For example, I would challenge readers to find me an episode of Superman where, after a bout with Lex Luthor, Superman flew to the hospital praying that he hasn’t reached his limit on coverage. Yet if you told him that preventative Kryptonite screenings no longer required any additional co-pays, then you might have his attention. Well, have no fear Superman, you’re covered. These initial amendments allow anyone to receive the following preventative care, screenings, and immunizations without any extra cost-sharing requirements:

  1. A&B rated recommendations according to the United States Preventative Services Task Force.
  2. Immunizations recommended by the Advisory Committee on the Immunization Practices of the Center for Disease Control & Prevention.
  3. Preventative Care Screenings provided for by the Health Resources & Services Admin for infants, children, and adolescents.

Although this is a lot of information, it is important to know what changes have already come your way and what options you now have, considering you are going to be paying for them. Curiously absent from these introductory paragraphs are the outlines for how these new services and provisions will be paid for, but I’m sure as your paycheck continues to hopelessly dwindle, you’ll be more than informed. My next post will cover the effects that the amendments have on private health insurers, which is what the bulk of the first 15 pages are devoted to.

We strongly encourage active participation in our blogs, so please leave us you thoughts and questions, good or bad, and follow us to continue learning each week about your new healthcare.

Note: the material contained in this blog took effect in 2010 and applies to Group Health Plans, Health Insurance Issuer Offering Groups, and Individual Health Insurance coverage.

About the Blog

As the highly anticipated November elections begin, media ‘binge-reporting’ has not yet disappointed. StoriPhoto Credit: freedigitalphotos.netes of the candidates bank accounts, favorite Girl Scout cookies, and taking one another out of context floods our televisions, similar to that of Christmas music in October.  One can no longer turn on ABC news without questioning if they’ve accidentally happened upon TMZ, the latter of which is often more appealing during election seasons (ok, not quite, but close.)

Although the struggling economy will rightly remain in the spotlight well into 2013, the American people have entered a new era of governmental healthcare, and many provisions in the Affordable Care Act have already been taken into effect. “Decoding Obamacare” walks through our new system of healthcare, answering important questions raised in the law while addressing the new changes that have already taken place, as well as those that will take effect in less than two years.

In the midst of a nation lacking a source of information that contains relevant and substantive material at such a crucial time, I felt called as a citizen of this great nation to bear the task of decoding our country’s most extensive, vague, and controversial law ever written. It is curious to see the lack of partisan warfare over the Affordable Care Act, but many aspects can justify the still lingering, yet sobered efforts to either attack or defend our new system of healthcare.

Republicans would surely be more active in advocating further discussions and revamping the repealing arguments, yet the President has recently provided ample distractions that have caught the attention of conservatives looking to ensure a one-term president, specifically his recent speech in Roanoke, VA. Regardless of the interpretations either party claims, the statements have caused a serious setback for the President, and conservatives are thrilled to have been given the needed ammunition to hopefully win the battle over economic policy.

Democrats have a simple yet interesting reason for dropping the debate on healthcare. First and foremost, the bill is passed. All that was meant to be, is. Beyond the obvious, reveling in the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the law was quick to die. Although clearly a victory, its ruling as a tax was antithetical to the administration’s promises to the American people. Finally, as the polls showed a great divide in the favorability of the act, the President is surely being advised towards caution in stirring the waters, especially among independents who have yet to fully understand and therefore make an educated decision on the new system.

After considerable and continued research, I am thrilled to introduce this new blog which will walk through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (referred to as PPACA from this point forward). The blog’s existence is to provide simplified, applicable, and interestingly formatted facts, questions, and outlines of the law, in hopes that every American may know what the future of healthcare will look like.

As a final welcoming to all, thank you for taking interest in your healthcare, your country’s future, and the desire to be an informed individual on our nation’s most important issues. Share this with your friends, family, and foes, and be sure to share your thoughts as we explore the new system of healthcare that will soon radically change how the health of every person is accounted and cared for.

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