HR 3200, What I did and did not find....

So,my Math final is due this Saturday. Am I prepared? NO,because I have spent 99.9% of the last week researching HR3200 ( with the exception of brief bathroom breaks and the occasional pause for food.)

Okay,so I did in fact,find out the Pregnancies will be covered? To what degree? That is the question.

While reading this bill...(I have never read anything so vague in my life), I realized that more than anything,in my opinion,it seems to be a blank check for Health Care Reform or more,a blank check for power,the bill actually has very few coverage details. You would think that out of 1017 pages, it would be packed with coverage details,not so. What the bill IS packed with is bureaucratic double talk and lots of provisions outlining the framework for Health Care Provider payments,Reporting requirements and Disclosures,Education Scholarships, Health care Facility Staffing requirements and Sunshine Quality of Care Payments for Doctors (basically kick backs for keeping costs down. That is the main incentive to reduce costs,lengths of hospital stays and the number of re admissions.) So, in effect doctors will now be monetarily inspired to deny services and apprehensive to treat a patient for any extended amount of time. (since the faster your patients "heal", the more quality points the doctor will receive.)

Something else I found very interesting was the fact that Regulatory Secretaries will be appointed, such as experts in Bioethicis? Sound familiar? Remember my last post Ezekiel Emanuel and John Holdren,ring a bell? Under these secretaries, regulations and details of coverage will be made after their appointment and I am guessing, after the bill passes? "Ethics programs" and Regulations with then be put into place. A little scary since really Congress doesn't know what they are getting when they vote for it. It's like one of those discount surprise paper grab bags,you don't know what is inside,but you know it's value,it's a good deal,buy it!

Okay, so my fingers are practically numb and raw from continually scrolling through 1000+ pages and my eyes are so in need of rest from this computer screen, I can actually hear them squeak as my eyelids blink, they remind me of windshield wipers to trying to wipe a window that it not entirely wet,and they get stuck half-way across. ;) Too much info? I am so good for that...till we meet again!