Why Are We Rushing???

What you need to know about Healthcare Reform Bill 3200

The uninsured represent 3% of the population: The 46 million people the President claims are uninsured are actually 8.2 million after taking out illegal aliens, people that make $50K plus a year and choose not to purchase health coverage, and people that qualify for Medicare and Medicaid, but choose not to sign up.

- Page 50, Section 152 says that healthcare will be provided to ALL non-US citizens, illegal or otherwise.

- Page 170, lines 1-3 say that any Nonresident Alien is exempt from individual taxes to cover the cost of their medical plans. (Tax-paying American citizens will pay for them.)

The proposed healthcare plan will add 1 to 1.6 TRILLION dollars to the national deficit over the next decade according to a report released by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) on July 17, 2009. In addition, the CBO said the proposal to give an independent panel the power to keep Medicare spending in check would only save about $2 billion over 10 years- a drop in the bucket compared to the bill's $1 trillion price tag. The US is currently at a national deficit of almost 12 trillion dollars.

Individual private medical insurance will become illegal: (page 16) Under the proposed healthcare legislation, if you leave your current job, for whatever reason, you are in the Federal government system. Those who currently have private individual coverage won't be able to change it. Nor will those who leave a company to work for themselves be free to buy individual plans from private carriers.

However, the President and all of Congress will be exempt from the healthcare plan. Page 114 specifically exempts members of Congress from the public plan. If their health care reform is such a good thing, why have they exempted themselves from it?

Contact your elected officials -Tell them to slow down and read the bill!
Most people agree that healthcare reform is needed: WHY WOULD WE WANT TO RISK GETTING IT WRONG? Elected officials do keep track of phone calls, emails & faxes that they receive from their constituents.

Your opinion matters - Be courteous and informed.

S.E Indiana House Reps
Mike Pence
Phone: (202) 225-3021 Fax: (202) 225-3382
http://www.mikepence.house.gov/

Baron Hill
Phone: (202) 225-5315 Fax: (202) 226-6866
http://www.baronhill.house.gov/

Indiana Senators
Richard Lugar
Phone: 202-224-4814 Fax: 202-228-0360
Email: senator_lugar@lugar.senate.gov/

Evan Bayh
(202) 224-5623
http://www.bayh.senate.gov


Please take the time to educate yourself about healthcare reform.
Go to http://whyarewerushing.com/ for information and links about the proposed legislation