Obama’s Big Lie

In order to gain acceptance of his national health plan, Obama has frequently said that those of us who are happy with the private health insurance provided by our employers can keep that insurance rather than be forced move to a Federal health insurance plan. If you are in this category, be very scared. Under the premise that a Federal plan will cover anyone who doesn’t have private or employer-provided insurance, companies will discontinue their group health plans before the ink is dry on Obama’s signature.

For example, I’m currently on IBM’s retiree health plan. IBM pays a large portion of the premiums and has significant bargaining power to obtain very low-cost coverage for its hundreds of thousands of employees and retirees. But as soon as I turn 65, I will no longer be eligible for full IBM health plans, because they know I’ll be eligible for Medicare. It’s a simple business decision for IBM. Why duplicate a benefit that’s already provided by the Federal government? Using the same logic, IBM will not provide subsidies for coverage which would duplicate coverage offered by the government to regular employees and pre-Medicare-eligible retirees. The same will be true for any business. What this means, and what Obama doesn’t want to say, is that his plan is for government to completely replace private and company-sponsored group health plans. It’s all part of his plan for the Fed to take away all our liberties and to make every citizen co-dependent.

This should come as no surprise to those who voted for Obama. Don’t listen to what he says, but look at his prior and present associations and voting record in Illinois and the U.S. Senate.

Further, in spite of all the promises Obama may make, if rational citizens don’t make enough noise and kill this very bad idea in congress, I expect to have no choice of my health care providers and to be told if and when I’ll be able to see specialists or get essential surgery. Forget elective surgery. And government will decide which is essential and which is elective. Next, the government will “have to step in” and allocate doctors and other health providers by regions, and of course will have to control what doctors and medical institutions charge. After all, isn’t government the answer to every problem?

May God help us!