According to snopes this letter has mix of truth and fiction in it.
Nowhere in section 152 does it say anything about illegals.
It says more that they will make a real time determination of an individuals financial responsibility at the point of service and it looks like the bank stuff, the way I read it, is more about doctors and service providers.
I don't see any of this in that section. Most of this section talks about reimbursing retirees and paying employers who help with their employee's coverage.
it looks like there is some truth to this one. The way I read it they will separate healthcare into different "units" including things like "preventative care" etc. Those people will all be paid the same regardless of the specialty. So I think that means if you go to your regular doctor for a checkup he will get paid the same as if you go to a foot doctor and have him check your feet to make sure they are fin.
nothing in this section about that. This section talks about f one cancer hospital has higher costs than another they will make adjustments to the amount of money for the hospitals. There are a bunch of subsections that I didn't read so there could be more in there.
This is the Sarah Palin death panel part. What is says that every five years you have to meet with a practitioner who will make sure that you have no questions about your care and these things can also include helping you with living wills, end if life care and so on. The idea is that you are prepared in the event something happens, not just leaving it to your family then you have a stroke and they have to figure out what to do with you.
this seems way off too. This part talks about how a person could get a 'life sustaining treatment' order. this means if you don't want heroic measures used to save your life this part talks about how you can get an order that you can keep with you and transfer from doctor to doctor so you don't have to get a new one at each place you get treated.
So it seems like most of this is just garbage that someone read and then interpreted how they wanted it to sound so that it came off as badly as possible.
Don't get me wrong. I think there is plenty wrong with the healthcare bill and I think it was the wrong bill at the wrong time, but stuff like this seems mostly like fear mongering.
You can check it all yourself here.
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-...:h3200ih.p df that is the full text of the bill.