U.S. Health Care With Mandatory Abortion Fees

President Barack Obama

According to published reports, Democratic Senator Harry Reid, is pushing a government run health plan that requires a monthly abortion fee. Why should people subsidize that which they do not agree with.

Roland Burris (left) and Harry Reid (right)

Many people do not agree with abortion and should not be forced to pay such a fee. It is not going to sit well with a lot of people. Some are still concerned about the price tag of the bill and this news is going to sour them on the whole thing even more.

Sen. Reid’s Government-Run Health Plan Requires a Monthly Abortion Fee

Posted by GOP Leader Press Office on November 19th, 2009 - Just like the original 2,032-page, government-run health care plan from Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-NV) massive, 2,074-page bill would levy a new “abortion premium” fee on Americans in the government-run plan.

Beginning on line 7, p. 118, section 1303 under “Voluntary Choice of Coverage of Abortion Services” the Health and Human Services Secretary is given the authority to determine when abortion is allowed under the government-run health plan. Leader Reid’s plan also requires that at least one insurance plan offered in the Exchange covers abortions (line 13, p. 120).

What is even more alarming is that a monthly abortion premium will be charged of all enrollees in the government-run health plan. It’s right there beginning on line 11, page 122, section 1303, under “Actuarial Value of Optional Service Coverage.” The premium will be paid into a U.S. Treasury account – and these federal funds will be used to pay for the abortion services... 

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Senate health care bill adds new tax increases, costs twice as much as promised

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The health care “reform” bill drafted by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) adds new tax increases, and costs twice as much as its promised $849 billion price tag.

Here are some of the tax increases (in billions):

1. 40% excise tax on health coverage in excess of $8,500 (individuals) / $23,000 (families). . .
2. Additional 0.5% Medicare (Hospital Insurance) tax on wages in excess of $200,000 ($250,000 for joint filers) – begins in 2013 – $54 B tax increase
3. Impose annual fee on manufacturers and importers of branded drugs – begins in 2010 – $22 B tax increase
4. Impose annual fee on manufacturers and importers of certain medical devices – begins in 2010 – $19 B tax increase
5. Impose annual fee on manufacturers and importers of certain medical devices – begins in 2010 – $60 B tax increase
6. Cut in half (to $500K) the amount of an executive’s compensation that a health plan can deduct from its corporate income taxes – begins in 2013 . . .
7. Impose 5% excise tax on cosmetic surgery and similar procedures – begins for surgery in 2010 – $6 B tax increase!

The bill will cost far more than projected. The bill uses deceptive “accounting tricks” to keep the short-term costs down, by temporarily raising taxes before spending explodes...

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