By Steve Collier, Colorado Springs
Well, it was time to do my civic duty and report some misinformation on the health care reform debate. Earlier today, I received an e-mail blast from David Axelrod, the President's political advisor for the 2012 election already going on through "Organizing for America." In this e-mail Mr. Axelrod places several links to doctors and politicians campaigning for nationalized health care. Of course, I am sure Mr. Axelrod knows very well that at this point, there are two dissenting doctors and politicians on the current health care reform being proposed to his one.
So, I copied and pasted my e-mail to the White House in this blog for all to see. Reporting disinformation from the White House's information office seems like some sick, twisted episode of the Twilight Zone. But it seems that's the world we live in today when slick-written talking points are supposed to mean more than actual facts on the subjects facing Americans today. Don't fall for the spin my friends... for that's EXACTLY what the White House wants.
And now, the letter:
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SUBJECT: ATTN: Misinformation on health care
GREETING: Greetings White House officials,
BODY: I want to report some misinformation on health care. Recently, I received David Axelrod's e-mail blast from the White House which spells out some additional information on health care. He is wrong on several accounts, and I would like to report Mr. Axelrod to your "disinformation brigade:"
1.
In his letter, Mr. Axelrod says that "health insurance reform is a hot topic"
REPORT: Mr. Axelrod has used spin language in his letter, changing health care reform to health insurance reform. Did polling say that Americans might be more suspectible to supporting nationalized health care if the name was changed to something else? This misinformation can not stand!
2.
Later in his e-mail, Mr. Axelrod states that "Bob Kocher, M.D., a doctor serving on the National Economic Council, debunks the myth that health insurance reform will be financed by cutting Medicare benefits
REPORT: Many economists say that cuts to Medicare/Medicaid WILL BE required to "balance the books" on health care costs delivered by the government. If H.R. 3200 passes in its current form, and lands on the President's desk, cuts are expected to made to Medicare Advantage which is rapidly growing. Even Democratic Gov. Ted Kulongoski wrote to the White House that 39 percent of those residents from Oregon are on the Advantage plan, and any cuts to the program would be detrimental to the citizens of that state. This while the President has said he was looking for $156 billion worth of cuts over the next decade to Advantage, forcing MANY seniors off the plan and back into traditional Medicare coverage.
3.
Toward to end of the e-mail, Mr. Axelrod writes that "You deserve a health care system that works as well for you as it does for the status quo; one you can depend on."
REPORT: America's health care system has NEVER turned away anyone that enters into an emergency room. America does have a health care system that does work for them, although the costs of that system are rising at an unsustainable rate. I want to report that Mr. Axelrod's disinformation on assuming there is a system that people can't depend on it needs to be made that way. This is disingenious.
4.
Lastly, Mr. Axelrod mentions the "Fact Check" Web site where you can report disinformation, like I am doing now.
REPORT: Sending information of this type so the White House can collect and categorize it is ILLEGAL and again the provisions of the 1974 Privacy Act enacted by Congress. The White House should CEASE AND DISSEST this collection IMMEDIATELY.
v/r
Steve Collier, Colorado Springs, CO
BODY: I want to report some misinformation on health care. Recently, I received David Axelrod's e-mail blast from the White House which spells out some additional information on health care. He is wrong on several accounts, and I would like to report Mr. Axelrod to your "disinformation brigade:"
1.
In his letter, Mr. Axelrod says that "health insurance reform is a hot topic"
REPORT: Mr. Axelrod has used spin language in his letter, changing health care reform to health insurance reform. Did polling say that Americans might be more suspectible to supporting nationalized health care if the name was changed to something else? This misinformation can not stand!
2.
Later in his e-mail, Mr. Axelrod states that "Bob Kocher, M.D., a doctor serving on the National Economic Council, debunks the myth that health insurance reform will be financed by cutting Medicare benefits
REPORT: Many economists say that cuts to Medicare/Medicaid WILL BE required to "balance the books" on health care costs delivered by the government. If H.R. 3200 passes in its current form, and lands on the President's desk, cuts are expected to made to Medicare Advantage which is rapidly growing. Even Democratic Gov. Ted Kulongoski wrote to the White House that 39 percent of those residents from Oregon are on the Advantage plan, and any cuts to the program would be detrimental to the citizens of that state. This while the President has said he was looking for $156 billion worth of cuts over the next decade to Advantage, forcing MANY seniors off the plan and back into traditional Medicare coverage.
3.
Toward to end of the e-mail, Mr. Axelrod writes that "You deserve a health care system that works as well for you as it does for the status quo; one you can depend on."
REPORT: America's health care system has NEVER turned away anyone that enters into an emergency room. America does have a health care system that does work for them, although the costs of that system are rising at an unsustainable rate. I want to report that Mr. Axelrod's disinformation on assuming there is a system that people can't depend on it needs to be made that way. This is disingenious.
4.
Lastly, Mr. Axelrod mentions the "Fact Check" Web site where you can report disinformation, like I am doing now.
REPORT: Sending information of this type so the White House can collect and categorize it is ILLEGAL and again the provisions of the 1974 Privacy Act enacted by Congress. The White House should CEASE AND DISSEST this collection IMMEDIATELY.
v/r
Steve Collier, Colorado Springs, CO
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Fight the good fight Patriots... we all want health care reform, for sure. Regulation by the government to keep the industry "honest" is critical, as Teddy Roosevelt proved by busting monopolies in the early 20th Century. Government has a role to play... but that roll is NOT BEING A HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY!
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