HillaryCare: Death by Fiat

Liberals say they don't believe in the death penalty for convicted criminals, yet they would institutionalize a death sentence for many Americans. Dick Morris, RCP:

Hillary will be forced to control costs as the implicit and vital element of any health care reform. This control of costs belies her contention that she would leave the health care system untouched except to extend coverage to those who now lack it. Because she would need to limit utilization and lower costs, she would be forced to ration health care and to impose government mandated and controlled managed care on all Americans.

For the first time, the word "no" would come into our system. Do you need open heart surgery? Are you a poor risk because of smoking or diabetes or age? No longer would the bureaucrat at the other end of the phone say "we won't pay for it" or "you don't need it" or "we can't fit you in at our facility." The answer would simply be no -- even if you pay for it yourself, you may not have one. It is this type of coercion that drives Canadians over the border to the U.S. in search of medical options denied them at home under their socialized medical structure. Now it would operate on both sides of the border.

The endgame of the liberal Nanny State, death by government fiat. As Orwellian as can be---HillaryCare, from killing in the womb to welcome to the tomb.

Oh, and Nurse Hillary Knows Best says if you don't have health insurance, it will be illegal to hire you. How is this better?

Liberals claim they don't want to get in your bedroom, but now they want to take over your body. Our bodies, ourselves anyone?

“We are outraged by this dangerous intrusion into the private relationships between a woman and her doctor. It is simply unconscionable for politicians to masquerade as doctors, dictating what is ‘best’ for women’s health and safety, as though they know more about medicine than skilled health-care professionals.”

Steyn breaks down the numbers of the uninsured:

Where are we now? 27 million? So who are they? Bud and Mabel and a vast mountain of emaciated husks of twisted limbs and shriveled skin covered in boils and pustules? No, it’s a rotating population: People who had health insurance but changed jobs, people who are between jobs, young guys who feel they’re fit and healthy and at this stage of their lives would rather put a monthly health-insurance tab towards buying a home or starting a business or blowing it on booze ’n’ chicks.

That last category is the one to watch: Americans 18-34 account for 18 million of the army of the “uninsured.” Look, there’s a 22-year-old, and he doesn’t have health insurance! Oh, the horror and the shame! What an indictment of America! Well, he doesn’t have life insurance, either, or homeowner’s insurance. He lives a life blessedly free of the tedious bet-hedging paperwork of middle age. He’s 22, and he thinks he’s immortal – and any day now Hillary will propose garnishing his wages for her new affordable mandatory life-insurance plan.

So, out of 45 million uninsured Americans, 9 million aren’t American, 9 million are insured, 18 million are young and healthy. And the rest of these poor helpless waifs trapped in Uninsured Hell waiting for Hillary to rescue them are, in fact, wealthier than the general population.

Where have we read about these numbers before? Nowhere. You're reading them now. HillaryCare is there even if you don't need it, and when you do, Hillary and her bureaucrats can just say no.

Yes, we need healthcare reform. But we need more choice, not less. And in the private sector there is at least redress and accountability--what's your alternative once they are driven out of business by Big Brother?

Do we really want a government that plays God?

UPDATE: Kevin Hassett, Bloomberg:

In other words, Hillary is telling every American that they must purchase a health-insurance product the government likes. This is inconsequential if you already have a plan the government will like, but a serious problem if government makes you purchase something you don't want.

Although Massachusetts is the only state to try out the individual mandate, there have been a variety of experiments with community rating and guaranteed issue by state governments. States with these regulations tended to experience higher premiums and lower rates of coverage, particularly among the healthy.

Failure in Kentucky

In 1995, Kentucky implemented community rating and guaranteed issue for individuals. Two years later, the market for individual insurance collapsed, as almost all the non-group insurers chose to leave the market. In response, these regulations were abolished in 2000.

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