JDC Government Machinations: Democrats indeed passed legislation without knowing what was in it, that now may be a haunting egregious cloud over the upcoming 2012 elections.
The caldron of discontent and anger is bubbling over at President Obama, and those who recklessly chose to pass his health care law, as then Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi claims: in order to find out what is in it.
Perhaps the president believed "you'll learn to like it," as referenced in Rep. Tim Huelskamp's September 23rd OP-ED article in the Washington Examiner.
The new Medicaid program debuted September 5th in the president's home state of Illinois with difficulties, as doctors, clinics, even one of Illinois's top 100 hospitals in the nation choose to not participate in the White House plan, leaving multitudes without a primary doctor.
A doctor's authorization is needed for almost everything medical, and the primary doctor is where it all starts.
States like Illinois have been lax in a cohesive launch of the Medicaid program to ensure access to care under health reforms as discussed by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured; under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), with state and federal officials in December of 2010.
Reality is happening and different from what those in Congress "thought," and that may be the problem they thought instead of actually reflecting with care and regard in the decision making process; opting to pass the official ideology and policy of the president whether popular or not, whether sufficient or not, whether right or wrong; or whether the taxpayer and the country could afford it.
After dozens of telephone calls, the reply to one voter is always the same. Sorry, we no longer will participate in Medicaid, or sorry, we have reached our limit for new Medicaid patients.
Then there are doctors not four or five star rated by patients, reflecting a serious lax in care practices - from service to staffing problems to billing inconsistencies. More than one agitated voter agrees in a physician of choice, and a doctor with a degree of conformance to standards, excellence of character, and access to a safe location in the use of medical services.
Did Congress have to pass Obamacare in order to know what's in it?
As Forrest played by actor Tom Hanks states in the movie "Forrest Gump,". . ."Stupid is what stupid does." -- Would you as a hard working American give a blank signed check to anyone individual or company without knowing what you are buying, can afford and what your guarantees are?
According to different national polls, with the Congressional rating in the single digits and the president's "leadership performance" level at 39%, will the pigeons come home to roost favorably with the Democratic party and the White House in the upcoming election of 2012? Will Americans fly in droves to the voting booth, outraged at how President Obama's medical program is affecting their lives, wallets and family security?
Will Obama be a one-time president, or will he redeem himself and some bad choices?
Information: Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
Publication Number: 8187
Published Date: 2011-05-18
Initial Brief (pdf)
http://www.kff.org/healthreform/8187.cfm
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