I will admit some laws like the Affordable Care Act, (ACA,) currently under review by “Pcotus” is one of the best mysterious documents ever produced by any Congress. The battle was not yet over. For instance, federal health officials (Health & Human Services – HHS) have yet to identify “essential health benefits” that insurers will be required to provide. Conservatives believe in a more privatized health care system with less government intervention to lower costs and increase the overall quality of health care thru competition. Notwithstanding President Trump's views, the Department of Justice defended the Affordable Care Act, as is its lawful obligation. Thanks Ron, I hope this awakens enough people to stop this train wreck. Congress and their staff, all Executive Branch Government Employees and all Federal and Supreme Court Judges are exempt from this new law. Republicans want courts to kill the Affordable Care Act so they don't have to Judges with lifetime appointments don’t have to worry about the impact of leaving 20 million uninsured. I hope and pray that the Justices are also blessed. I would offer that you are not entirely to blame. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), popularly known as Obamacare, passed Congress and was signed into law by President Obama in 2010. (4) Washington, D C 2120-September 1, 1945. Failure to use the boat will also result in fines. I proudly display my Conservative views with a bumper sticker on my car. This brings me to explain my word, “PCOTUS” which is the correct definition of what used to be our Supreme Court. The more I hear, and experience the Affordable Care Act, the more I’m beginning to see that we seniors are nothing more than an inconvenience, and the sooner they can get rid of us the better off they’ll be. As we saw with the controversy over just one early provision of Obama Care — the question of insurance coverage for contraception, which the Catholic Church and others vehemently opposed — many similarly contentious measures may be similarly difficult to resolve and implement. Christopher Robertson is author of Exposed: Why Our Health Insurance is Incomplete and What Can Be Done About It (2019, Harvard University Press). So with special thanks to my friends at the Truman Museum, and of course Harry, you now have a full understanding of what “POLITICAL CORRECTNESS” really means! A Heart Attack, 2. Is a tie, COPD and Diabetes. The Republican Partys view on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Actcommonly known as Obamacareis that its implementation was less about providing healthcare to millions, and more a result of power as the government sought to expand its reach over one sixth of the economy. My father was a Sergeant Major, U.S. Army, who died of combat related stresses shortly after his retirement. But it provides no funding mechanism to do it. Merriam-Webster. John Roberts (60) was born January 27, 1955. Laws are now enforced as fairness rather than what is right or wrong under the law. ALLAH IS WATCHING US SLOWLY KILL OURSELVES. For anyone over 70 life will be limited, like it or not. Droits d'auteur © 2010–2021, The Conversation France (assoc. For you, Senator, will never stand up to the rascals in your House who constantly deceive the American people. Regardless life for us old people will never be the same until Congress straightens out this can of worms no one seems to understand. My how times have changed and to illustrate my reason for publishing this article let me share some facts. Since the divisive passage of the ironically titled “Affordable” Care Act, the Republican Party has with earnest been attempting to both repeal and replace former President Obama’s signature legislation. democrats deserted conservative principles. The legal arguments are convoluted, depending on whether one part of the Affordable Care Act can be “severed” from the nullified tax. If the court strikes it down, we expect that it will force Congress to someday enact a single-payer system, which will be legally invincible. None of us have a contract for our lifespan and I am blessed. What changed you is the seductive environment of power in which you have immersed yourselves. My parents and God gave me a mind and I choose to fill and use it. Medicare changes also close the so-called “donut hole” in drug coverage, giving seniors a break on their out-of-pocket costs for medications. Five are doctors, three are lawyers, several hold technical degrees or serve in management positions or business owners, one is a CPA and four are teachers or education specialists. “invade every area of freedom we have known in this country.”, cannot let people wait until they are sick to buy insurance. I used to respect this group of nine supposedly honest, ethical, educated jurists who are appointed to evaluate legal disputes and render decisions based on the law, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Polls have consistently shown that it is supported by <50% of Americans. I lost respect for and I have little confidence in any lawyer who has to be a politician to make a living. My second wish is that you will share your knowledge and experiences with others. Believers in capitalism, personal responsibility and freedom from government regulation, conservatives view the Affordable Care Act as a violation of American independence with its individual mandate and increased taxation to cover subsidies. They range in age from one to sixty-six and I love them all. This way, wealthy people will pay more for something that other people don’t want or can’t afford to maintain. Age, motion sickness, experience, knowledge nor lack of desire are acceptable excuses for not using your boat. And woe be to him (or her) who would dare to bring it up. While on the surface this position seemed like a vindication of states’ rights, in our view, the message to Congress was simple: Don’t involve the states at all. Here is how complete implementation will affect the average American taxpayer, those who have not been exempted from it already by the President. Webster defines this term “Full Definition of POLITICALLY CORRECT:  conforming to a belief that language and practices which could offend political sensibilities (as in matters of sex or race) should be eliminated. Rightwing lawmakers and their voters claim that since the inception of the ACA, the nation’s heal… Learning requires full knowledge of a subject and I read more Liberal drivel than you would ever believe. Obama Care also raises Medicaid payment rates to primary care doctors to Medicare levels in 2014, which some argue could dilute or compromise the level of care given seniors. Although I consider myself rather fluent in the English language, the term “Politically Correct” was not in my vocabulary. The only answer to clean up this cesspool is term limits. I spent 32 years in senior management positions for two fortune 500 companies. Based on the mass of five to four votes to decide whether something is lawful or un-lawful tends to reflect that we likely have some Justices who might be having problems. No one ever has or ever will be able to divide free people and destroy a nation faster than he has. I usually try to identify my sources and I don’t or ever will question their honesty or ethics. After the ACA became law, by contrast, only a relatively small number of people have been asked to … As I face my final year, or so, with cancer, my president and my government tell me “You’ll just have to take a pill,” while you, Senator, your colleagues, the president, and other exulted government officials and their families will get  the best possible health care on our tax dollars until you are called home by your Creator while also enjoying a retirement beyond my wildest dreams, which of course, you voted for yourselves and we pay for. In the end, however, the bill included many Republican ideas. At about 7:30 the nurse came back to my room to inform me that one of the tests takes 1- 2 days to complete. This appears to be the definition that SCOTUS used to force the Affordable Care Act down our throat. So please, enjoy your haircuts and meals on us. Only Heaven and a few tight-lipped actuarial types know what the Senate dining room costs the taxpayers. For instance, higher-income earners — individuals earning $85,000 or higher, couples exceeding $170,000 — will receive reduced subsidies to pay for drugs. Predictably perhaps, Republicans and Democrats have different ideas about how to preserve Medicare down the road.). I asked “what is going on? The judge theorized that a tax of zero is not a legal nullity, but rather an unconstitutional and fatal flaw that brings down the entire bill. Pneumonia/Influenza. My local hospital administrator commented on this and said it appeared that he should have been to the ER. Today, as I approach my 79th birthday, I am heart-broken when I look at my country and my government. That case is the one now in the Supreme Court. I read that roughly 19% of men will contact this horrible disease if they live long enough. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Rick Wilson, a Republican media strategist, on the Trump administration's revamped fight against the Affordable Care Act and what it means for the GOP political agenda. Sign up for The Conversation’s newsletter and get expert takes on today’s news, every day. Some conservative legal scholars have panned the challenge. Even though you may be younger, growing older may be government limited. Tell me, is there a more corrupt entity in this country than Congress? As the hirsute first Baron John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton (1834 – 1902), English historian and moralist, so aptly and accurately stated, “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. C Brewer. Over time, he drew on ideas from the conservative Heritage Foundation and Milton Friedman to suggest “that means finding ways through tax credits and through vouchers so that every American can buy insurance, including, I think, a requirement that if you’re above a certain level of income, you have to either have insurance or post a bond.”. Once I had removed my clothes and donned one of those lovely hospital gowns, I finally got to see a Doctor. Conservatives viewed having insurance as a matter of personal responsibility, to avoid passing health care costs on to others. Political Correctness is a doctrine, recently fostered by  a delusional, illogical minority and promoted by a sick mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a piece of sh** by its clean end! Year by year the army of Congressional lawyers who suck on the government teat astound me in how they have mastered the art of distortion and secrecy in laws that the average American would never understand. “Obama Care,” a bill which no more than a handful of senators or representatives read more than several paragraphs, crammed it down our throats, and then promptly exempted yourselves from it substituting your own taxpayer-subsidized golden health care insurance. I made some minor adjustments to the press release for obvious reasons. I worked or visited in 32 countries and 49 states. The contents of those four telegrams exhibited below are exactly as received, not a word having been added or deleted: Tomorrow we meet with those yellow bellied bastards and sign the Surrender Documents, any last minute instructions! I then grabbed for my bag of clothing and said, “Then I’m going home.”  He said you’re really too sick to be going home, but I understand your position. Well it took me nearly four years and over 800 articles to successfully stir up a hornets nest. The ACA carved out an important role for the states in expanding the state-administered Medicaid program to provide health care for poor Americans. His understanding is that it is true. And that, my dear Senator, is how power has corrupted you and the entire Congress. It appears that some law schools have also included lying, misrepresentation and unethical methods. Another key conservative principle is federalism – to retain a central role for the states. If you already have a boat, you can keep yours (just kidding; no you can’t). Although the law explicitly prohibits the board from rationing care, shifting costs to retirees, restricting benefits or increasing the Medicare eligibility age, critics believe the IPAB could recommend changes that could lead to rationing. By the way, when you’re waiting to see the Doctor and you pass out, you get very prompt attention. PCOTUS has been reviewing this document since it was published. The issues were the constitutionality of the mandate that people buy insurance or face a penalty, and congressional expansion of state Medicaid coverage for poorer patients. The Urologist (a personal Friend) who performed the surgery was very concerned that it was cancer, though I wasn’t told this until the lab report revealed it was benign. In the ACA, he settled on a weak mandate with a low monetary penalty for failure to comply, an expansion of Medicaid through the states, and subsidies so everyone could afford coverage on the private market, just as Newt Gingrich proposed so many years ago. Answer’s are complex and depend on who you are – a college student, senior on Medicare, uninsured, self-employed, has a pre-existing health condition or get insurance through your employer. The 2012 ACA case therefore set a strange precedent. Posted on February 1, 2017 February 1, 2017 in Politics. C Brewer. The “hypocrite” accusation came by E mail from one of my golfing friends who said Lyndon Johnson was the creator of Medicare and my being on Medicare and criticizing it was dishonest. Health insurers have also projected premiums will continue to rise – at least 2-3 percent per year– and nothing in the law bars insurance companies from passing along those increases to policy holders. Yes…the “Affordable Care Act” is also just this stupid. Let me summarize the reason I published this article. Healthcare experts believe those reductions will largely leave Medicare unchanged for Americans 55 and older. C Brewer. “POLITICALLY CORRECT” – WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU? I have recapped some of the negative comments I received; You are free to read every word except #5 if you go to the published article on WordPress. At which point he nodded in affirmation. Dictator Biden signed two executive orders on Thursday restoring Obama’s highly unpopular “Affordable Care Act” – healthcare that no one can afford. It largely went into effect in 2014. At this point, I tried to stand up but couldn’t make it, and they made it very clear they weren’t going to let me get up until the ambulance got there. However, our vote is becoming useless! He has surpassed Hitler in the speed of destroying a nation. That would be like buying homeowners insurance when your house is already on fire. Expertise in your inbox. Voir les partenaires de The Conversation France. The health issue that scares me the most is Alzheimer’s. SEND THIS TO EVERY SENIOR AND ALL MILITARY (ACTIVE OR VET) AND LET THEM KNOW THIS IS HOW OUR REPRESENTATIVES ON CAPITOL HILL TREAT THOSE WHO RISK IT ALL SO THEY CAN SIT UP THERE AND ENJOY ALL THE BENEFITS THEY EXEMPT FROM THE REST OF US. Those that can afford yachts will be required to do so…it’s only fair. Hospitals can try to shift those costs to other payers, or try to go after the patients themselves, who often have no alternative but bankruptcy. Today, our society has made another moral commitment that insurers cannot turn away the sick. PCOTUS, my acronym for the Political Court of the United States which should be the official title. 5. She also told me there were some circumstances where medical observations could have been covered by Medicare. I did tell her I wanted to see the doctor because I had no intention of staying overnight. And you do this with  the aid of an eagerly willing and partisan press, speeches permeated with a  certain economy of truth, and by buying the votes of the greedy, the  ill-informed and under-educated citizens (and non-citizens, too, many of  whom do vote) who are looking for a handout rather than a job. 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