So, Obasocialist Care Passed. What Next?
First, the supporters, also known as Constitution and freedom haters, most of whom do not even understand the legislation (including those Congress people who voted for it,) will get to gloat a bit. Fine. You won. Barely. I’m not quite sure how one can call a 219-212 vote a victory, when the bipartisanship was on the side of voting against the bill (34 Democrats vote in favor of less government and more freedom). Has there ever been such a sweeping piece of legislation that affects every American’s life passed with such a narrow vote? No.
What happens now? First of all, as Michelle Malkin points out, three states, South Carolina, Virginia, and Florida will file federal Constitutional lawsuits. Nine other states are expected to follow suit, no pun intended.
John at Powerline points out
The health care bill’s taxes will go into effect promptly, but its substantive provisions are, for the most part, deferred for four years. This means that we have plenty of time to repeal the legislation. Sure, it will take a new Congress and new President. But repealing this disaster of a bill will be a rallying cry for the American people for years to come. Moreover, even if the Republicans only take over the House in November, and not the Senate, won’t it be possible to throw roadblocks in the way of the bill’s implementation? Won’t budget appropriations be necessary to sustain the various federal tentacles the bill seeks to establish? What will happen if the House simply refuses to fund them?
If Republicans are smart, and they have done a very good job in highlighting the problems with this legislation, as well as sticking together through this whole mess, taking the position of the majority of Americans, they will beat the drum right up through the November elections. There is a great chance for retaking at least the House, and perhaps the Senate. If they do retake at least the House, they need to pass quick and dirty legislation repealing what Andrea Tantaros calls the “biggest abuse of power and arrogance Washington has ever seen” on a daily basis. If they do not control the Senate, it gets killed there. If they control both, it goes to Obama, who will veto it. And would have to veto it on a daily basis, further eroding his standing with We The People.
At that point, Republicans could work towards passing common sense legislation that addresses the actual issues, using what Ann Coulter calls “free market solutions.” Yes, they might have to compromise and include some measures Conservatives might not like, the stickiest being, most likely, a way to insure those with pre-existing conditions. There could even be some type of tiny government exchange for people like that. Time will tell.
Some on the right are pessimistic about the ability of the Republicans to do away with Obasocialist Care because it can be very hard to get rid of entitlement programs. Well, good news! Most do not kick in for years. But, the taxes do. Let’s take a look at the timeline, via my horrible Dem House member’s (Brad Miller NC-13) website. In 2010 we get quite a bit of action, most being taxes and infrastructure
- Immediate Access to Insurance for Uninsured Individuals with a Pre?Existing Condition
- Small Business Tax Credit
- Eliminating Pre?Existing Condition Exclusions for Children
- Prohibiting Rescissions (most people, including Republicans, have no problem with stopping insurance companies from dropping people who get sick and have been paying their premiums)
- Eliminating Lifetime Limits and Restricting Use of Annual Limits
- Covering Preventive Health Services. All new group health plans and plans in the individual market must provide first dollar coverage for preventive services.
- Extending Dependent Coverage
I’m not going to list every one of the things that kick in in 2010, as the rest are simply infrastructure and taxation. The above are the toughies to do away with, not that they want to do away with rescissions.
Mark Steyn stays on the sunny side of the street
Longer wait times, fewer doctors, more bureaucracy, massive IRS expansion, explosive debt, the end of the Pax Americana, and global Armageddon. Must try to look on the bright side . . .
Which is why Republicans and pundits on the right need to continue to beat the drum on this issue right up to the election and beyond. Democrats, once they get done with their gloating, will shift to a mindset that “this is done. It’s passed. We’re moving on. Stop looking in the past.” They will look towards Cap and Tax, amnesty, and other big government legislation. Don’t. Let. Up!
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Posted by William Teach on March 22, 2010 8:51 am
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No more rescissions or lifetime caps? Oh no! How will those poor insurance companies stay afloat if they can’t take people’s premiums and then limit their coverage or kick them off the rolls entirely once they actually get sick? Won’t someone *please* think of the insurance companies?!
Actually, Jack, as I said, most Republicans agree with stopping rescissions. I sure do. It doesn’t happen very often.
Lifetime caps? Change insurance. Buy a plan without that. Freedom is great, eh?
If we are taxed in 2011(?) for Healthcare, and it does’nt start coverage until 2015, do I still have to pay for my own private health insurance?
Take that anger, and continue to fight. Continue to call those who voted yes, let them know you will support their opponent in November regardless whether you live in their district. MELT THEIR PHONES NOW.
How about a constitutional amendment forbidding the government from compelling citizens to join a healthcare plan? Im all for going to court to try to overturn this, and for HOPING that the people we elect in the next few elections will overturn it, but I am no longer confident in our government.
I don’t agree with stopping “rescissions.” Like it or not, don’t companies have the right to run their business the way they choose? We can’t tell people, “you have the right to run your life/business as long as you do the ‘right thing’. Not saying I personally would run my business that way and this may make me sound “heartless”, but damn, someone has to point out that the constitution does not forbid people being mean or guarantee you nice treatment by everyone. Besides, even if a healthcare provider did drop someone, they always options to get the person or people the money they need.
(Lack of insurance, by the way, is a very overblown concern as many studies have shown. Believe it or not, lack of insurance is not the horrible infliction so many seem to think it is.)
The real answer to rescission is indeed free market solutions. (Why water the term down, William, by putting it in quotation makers and thereby implying that it’s an ambiguous, uneasily defined term?) Under a real free market, any company denying claims would be vilified by their competitors and would snap up those customers.
And the problem with covering pre-existing conditions are numerous. One, pre-existing conditions usually are associated with chronic problems and chronic problems drain the system and raise premiums. Second, most chronic diseases are caused by lifestyle choices, for example smoking and lack of exercise. Should someone be awarded for making bad health decisions? Third, it encourages gaming the system, namely, waiting till your sick to get insurance which of course raises premiums for everybody and sucks money away.
The tax breaks for small business is a joke. Sure, encourage small business to take on health plans (and why can’t we buy health plans directly like virtually everything else, why do we HAVE to go through a third party like an employer to get it?) which expenses (especially when the full government takeover occurs) will soar and bankrupt these same businesses several years down the line.
And by all means, Mr. Jack, lets remove any and all caps and make insurance an endless fountain of entitlements and money. Sure, with 350 million plus Americans (plus illegals) our health care system and country will be debt-ridden and bankrupt sooner or later, and people will throw their caution for their health out the window because they’ll have no limit to the amount of money they can get when sick, but hey at least we’ll be “covered.” We’ll have no doctors to actually provide the services “covered”, but hey, liberals like Jack are so smart how can they be wrong? And I’ll assume companies will STILL have to cover everything under the sun from regular doctor visits to liposuction to boob jobs to botox injections. You do know that insurance companies, despite their supposedly overly expensive premiums and allegedly evil claim denying ways, only make on average 3.5% profit? Oh, and MediCare denies the most claims of any provider, despite having to pay no taxes and an inherent customer base. But the whole idea behind ObamaCare is not quality but quantity. You’re not getting great health care extended to you, folks, you’re getting substandard crappy government care.
Oh, and the feds idea of “dependents” who need their coverage extended are 26 year olds.
That time line is a joke. A complete whitewash. Throw out stuff that sounds peachy and keen, ignore any inevitable unintended consequences, and make the assumption that our inefficient corrupt government will be able to do all this with no fraud, waste or screw-ups and that politicians will never use their new found power to do all these things unwisely or for their own personal gain. Snicker. And no mention of the jacked up taxes, premiums and debt that is required to pay for all this squishy wonderful stuff. That timeline is a glorified pipe dream.
Wow, long post. Let me give you a shorter version of it. Insurance is not the solution to the problem, insurance is actually part of the problem. Insurance is already required to cover too much that people should pay for themselves already.
“Covering Preventive Health Services. All new group health plans and plans in the individual market must provide first dollar coverage for preventive services.”
What? First of all, most plans are already required to cover such services, and that’s one reason premiums are artificially high. And when did it become bad for people to decide for themselves what precautions they want to take and to pay for it themselves? It’s called freedom and voting for your wallet. And it’s a lot simpler and less bureaucratic than paying for it through a third party. When did health insurance become a method for not paying for anything instead of something you use in an emergency?
Pretty soon, every insurance plan will be exactly the same with the same high cost and the same exact services. No flexibility, no consumer choice, no options. I really hope people look past the simplistic and prettified language/rhetoric the libs are using to see what they are really getting and facing.