Ascribing to it the worst of motives, the Obama administration tried secretly to impose costly new regulations to expand Medicare under Obamacare. And nearly got away with it. Transparency, anyone? Not, apparently, from this administration.
Unbridled powers of bureaucrats to “make law” through rule-making — in effect, by regulatory fiat — is a scourge of our republic. Regulations abound on subjects great and small, promulgated by armies of invisible bureaucrats employed to “fill in the blanks” in loosely enacted legislation.
It is a sneaky way to “enact” a law covertly without actually (wink! wink!) enacting a law, often when nobody’s looking.
Such was the case a regulation for “end-of-life” counseling to be paid by Medicare for the 65 and older crowd. (Disclosure: I am one of those codgers.) We with one foot presumably in the grave, apparently needed a little help with our “end of life” choices, on Medicare dollars.
By stealth regulation, not by legislation, invisible bureaucrats in the Dept. of Health & Human Services (HSS) attempted to fund counseling under the “end-of-life” label, through Medicare, thereby expanding the already overreaching Obamacare. They did so in secret, and almost got away with it.
Read More: By Gary Larson, Intellectual Conservative
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Obama has told so many lies that I don't know which ones bother me the most. Probably the one about "transparency", he's not even transparent enough to prove if he is qualified to be President. He owns the justice system so any case he or his administration is involved in will always be decided in his favor so there is no justice where Obamm is concerned.
I couldn't have said it better. I would only add; at every turn Obama and congress for that matter violate the constitution of this country, claim it is out dated and disgrace our country and those who fought and died to keep us free. God help us if America doesn't wake up soon.
How damned much longer are the American people goun g to be subjected to constitutional end running and other chicanery to get hated legisl;ation opassed against us? Who is this son oif a bitch
and what does he think he is, an EMPEROR? Why don't you Bozos in Congress do your Jobs and DEMAND he settle questions over his eligibility issues. The Supreme Court should FORCE revelation of his personal records and not fail to hear the case. theise recent appintees by point of law should RECUSE themselvers over this particulat issue since they were appointed by Obama. There will be a revolution soon in this country. It will likely be a military coup as it is the families of our troops who are being victimized by their OWN GOVERNMENT. Throw the bums ALL out and start from scratch under the Constitution and new elections, cut out all these overregulating federal agencies, give incentives to BUSINESS to employ people and put a 10 year moratorium on unions or better yet, disband them .
It is the only way to save ourselves from this communist cancer infesting our nation and denying us our civil liberties , our rule of law and the right to choose what is best for OURSELVES.
That's Right!!! Supreme Court under the Constitution should force or enforce all of the wrong doings of this regime to be eradictated!! Who in their own common sense cannot see that the policies of Obama are set out to DESTROY the US and turn our Republic into a 3rd world nation. One that is weak because we have now become broke. Our GNP is well below our debt. They have destroyed our vast farm lands to keep a minnow fish alive, but want to counsel us on "end of life." This unconstitutional Health thing when fully enacted will destroy small business, small business keeps us alive and strong. They've weakened our military, but China and Russia they've empowered! The Hypocrite said we cannot call them 'terrorists' it offends them – but it's okay for them to deeply, in the worst possible way to offend us! They the obama's actually quote from Mao, and observe muslim holidays, and we are no longer a christian nation they say!
When will it stop? When will the left wake up? Truly, impeachment makes sense!
While everyone is focused on the "end of life" counseling, which admittedly COULD make some seniors choose unwisely, if pressured and they don't have adequate understanding to make truly informed decisions, but I suspect most of us seniors are life experienced enough to catch that., the REAL death panels are being quietly set up: groups of NOT necessarily medically trained people, in fact most likely to be "bean counters" with NO medical training of any sort, whom your doctor must consult every time you visit, and who will make the decisions as to what treatments, how often and when, you may have. Should your doctor endeavor to use his own medical judgment, and go against what that panel decrees, he'll be fined $1,000 the first time, and jailed his second offense. These are the REAL death panels who will be deciding how much your life is worth and when and how it will be ended. If they decree you aren't "cost effective" or "sustainable", YOU DIE, at their command. But almost no one is apparently aware of or talking about these panels at all. "End of life" counseling is just talk
With this terrible shooting in Arizona I'm wondering if it not had been this Giffords who got shot would all the other victims been given this great care by expert doctors or because they didn't have the congressional medical plan would they they have just gotten some regular doctors not the specialist she got.Would the other patients families been ushered into a room (especially the older ones)and told not much to do just pull the plug according to Obuma Care
I, too have first-hand info about DNR notices. My mother signed such a form before she a nursing home. Over the years, I was invited to care conferences, discussions with nurses and other staff about Mom's condition and prognosis, and even though the specialist didn't use the word 'terminal', all of us understood that she wasn't going back to her little house on the corner except in spirit. I saw the DNR form in her chart during each meeting and at least two years of meetings went by before one of the nurses said something about an IV line or feeding tube, 'just in case'. I asked her what she thought DNR meant. She said her policy was to check for a pulse and breathing and if none registered, even if the skin was slightly warm, resuscitation should be done. I called my attorney brother and let him handle the legalities. Mom passed two years ago with no IV drip and no feeding tube. The lesson? We have to take care of ourselves and our loved ones. Its a tough job and at the end of the day, there is nobody else.