For most Americans, ObamaCare demands that you either carry insurance or face substantial fines.
But there is a way around it!
Become Amish.
Sure, the black clothing gets a little hot in the summer and the facial hair is itchy, especially for the women, but religious groups, like the Amish, can opt out of the draconian ObamaCare health insurance measures about to be foisted on the American people.
According to the Watertown Daily Times, the Amish will be allowed to opt out of health care reform.
“The Amish, as well as some other religious sects, are covered by a “religious conscience” exemption, which allows people with religious objections to insurance to opt out of the mandate. It is in both the House and Senate versions of the bill, making its appearance in the final version routine unless there are last-minute objections.”
The Amish, after all, teach personal and civic responsibility. We wouldn’t want that lesson to creep into the big nanny government.
So, it may be time to convert to the old time religion–the old, old time religion.
And, think how much thou wouldst save on the electric bill.
Source: Watertown Daily Times
– Written by Sven Waring
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The Players and whats up for grabs. Profits United Health Group 2010 $4.293 billion
Here are some other 2010 budget numbers: Wonder what it cost CMS ( Can't Manage Shit) to operate each year. $453 billion Medicare/// $290 billion Medicaid ///$78.7 billion Department of Health and Human Services/// UnitedHealth Group Awarded TRICARE Managed Care Support Contract ... Jul 13, 2009 ... UnitedHealth Group Awarded TRICARE Managed Care Support Contract for more than $20.3 billion. BILLIONS awarded and still to be awarded United's AmeriChoice unit is the largest government contractor administering state Medicaid programs for the poor and federally sponsored plans for children. AmeriChoice's revenue rose 34% last year, to $6 billion.
United Health Group and its subsidiarys must be exhausted from signing Corporate Integrity agreements each and every year and as reward for their violations well what happens? they are awarded more contracts and more money and maybe even an ambassadorship here and there and if anybody should question what the heck is going on, then send them a Elmo doll. (Americhoice sponsors Sesame Street) Up side, Billions to be made, down side pay some fines (cost of doing business) move on and nobody goes to jail or gets excluded from the game. Get up the next day put on your Elmo costume and its back to work as usual. WOW, even in the Casino world or Mob world this would be a no no, suprised Hollywood has not done a movie on this or maybe even great TV.
Full Name: Wayne Berman Title: Vice-Chair; Finance Co-Chair; Adviser
Over the course of three years, Berman’s lobbying firm was paid $660,000 to lobby on behalf of UnitedHealth subsidiary Americhoice, a managed care HMO providing health insurance to Medicaid, Medicare, and SCHIP recipients. Specifically, according to the lobbying report, they lobbied on Medicaid issues in the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. [Americhoice Lobbying Reports 2004 – 2007; Americhoice.com] Berman Also Lobbied For “Absurdly Low” Rates for Medicaid Managed Care Companies to Pay Out of Network Hospitals. Also included in the DRA, and mentioned as a lobbying issue on Berman’s Americhoice lobbying report, was a provision setting rates managed care companies must pay to out-of-network providers -- mainly hospital emergency rooms -- for care received by Medicaid beneficiaries. Rather than forcing managed care companies to reimburse out-of-network hospitals an amount comparable to network providers, the legislation set the default amount to the state’s “fee-for-service rate,” which often is “absurdly low.” The provision thereby shifted financial responsibility for services to Medicaid beneficiaries from the managed care companies to the hospitals themselves, permitting managed care companies to rake in huge profits, while hospitals incurred added losses. [Modern Healthcare, 1/29/07; Text of S. 1932] To Save Money, Bill Cut Services to Medicaid Beneficiaries, But Left Managed Care Providers Untouched. Under the final budget package, substantial Medicaid spending cuts were achieved by imposing new premiums and increased co-payments on Medicaid beneficiaries; some costs were also shifted to the states, who in return were awarded new powers to drop coverage or reduce benefits to certain beneficiaries. In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, the AARP CEO decried the final bill, saying it “protects the pharmaceutical industry, the managed-care industry and other providers at the expense of low-income Medicaid beneficiaries.” [Inside CMS, 12/29/05; Los Angeles Times, 12/22/05; World Markets Analysis, 12/21/05; The Hill, 12/20/05]
If Gov't Takeover of Health Care is such a great deal, why are DEMs looking for special exemptions and exclusions to get their States, Constituants, Unions, out from under it?
The amish get a deal, the unions get a deal (under the guise of their jobs being dangerous over at SEIU-as you never know when you are going to have a bizarre vacuum cleaner accident while cleaning a hotel room, or you are going to get carpal tunnel from pushing an elevator button), and the nebraskans are getting a deal, because they have all the odds stacked against them being from a state that is surrounded by South dakota, and Iowa, and other horribly dangerous places, and of course Louisiannans get a break, cause, well, they live below sea-level, by choice.
I am waiting to hear them give some deserving people a pass, like the Military, or Firemen, or Astronauts....but no, just those who live in dangerous states, where they could be run over by a combine doing 6 miles per hour, or where they could be poisoned by cayanne pepper, or if they are from an "underdog" religion, who are responsible for some of the most deplorable puppy-mill conditions you could ever imagine, and because they dont' drive cars, or use up electricity.
I am laughing too hard-the bill will never pass muster at SCOTUS. It is discrimination start to finish-and you can't give one state low Medicare/medicaid costs on the backs of other states-that won't fly-it is doomed from the start, and it is funny to think that Nancy and Harry think, they really believe that they are immune from upholding the constitution. the fact is, nancy won't have her 767 to ferry her around much longer-and harry, when he is ousted, will finally be tried for his illegal and fraudulent land grab schemes in Nevada-and he will be getting rump ranged by a large inmate before too long.
I just hope someone gets all of that on a camera phone, and you guys get your hands on it here. I will make some popcorn, and watch 2 hours worth of that.
sorry I rambled-just can't put a thought pattern together when thinking about just how stupid the Dems in Congress are. I really, really, really didn't think that there was anyone alive that was as ignorant/stupid as Nancy and Harry. The thought of them controlling anything other than say a blender or a microwave is terrifying. The voters in their states should all be jailed for imposing such shitbags on the rest of the country!
Of course. This was true then and it is true now in the eyes of politicians especially liberals we are all animals but some animals are more worthy than others. Overall this can be applied to pretty much anything and everything under the sun.
As far as the Amish the only reason this is so because they are an underdog sect and liberals will never stand to be seen imposing themselves on the underdog. lame.
and yes I predict lawsuits... very many lawsuits.
Oh, I'm gonna love the nuclear meltdown in the courts over the massive lawsuits triggered by this asinine legislative POS if it gets passed.
So now it's official from The Most Exhalted Government Ever On The Face Of The Earth: "All religions are equal, but some are more equal than others".
Animal Farm has come full circle and in the end, this whole selective religious exemption/opt-out BS will not stand in court.