Congressman Paul Introduces 2 New Pieces of Legislation

CannabisInCanada · Jun 3, 2009

As referenced in his latest article, Dr. Paul has introduced two new pieces of legislation that bring a freedom approach to healthcare.

HR 2629, the Coercion is Not Health Care Act, prevents the federal government from forcing any American to purchase health insurance or conditioning participation in any federal program on the purchase of health insurance.
Here's a few lines from Dr. Paul's speech introducing HR 2629:

While often marketed as a "moderate" compromise between nationalized health care and a free market solution, forcing every American to purchase a government-approved health insurance plan is a back door approach to creating a government-controlled health care system.
If Congress requires individuals to purchase insurance, Congress must define what insurance policies satisfy the government mandate. Thus, Congress will decide what is and is not covered in the mandatory insurance policy. Does anyone seriously doubt that what conditions and treatments are covered will be determined by who has the most effective lobby. Or that Congress will be incapable of writing a mandatory insurance policy that will fit the unique needs of every individual in the United States?
The experience of States that allow their legislatures to mandate what benefits health insurance plans must cover has shown that politicizing health insurance inevitably makes health insurance more expensive. As the cost of government-mandated health insurance rises, Congress will likely create yet another fiscally unsustainable entitlement program to help cover the cost of insurance.
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HR 2630, the Protect Patients' and Physicians' Privacy Act, allows patients and physicians to opt out of any federally mandated, created, or funded electronic medical records system, repeals sections of federal law establishing a "unique health identifier," and requires patient consent before any electronic medical records can be released to a 3rd party.
As Dr. Paul said while introducing this bill,

One of the major flaws with the federally mandated electronic record system is that it does not provide adequate privacy protection. Electronic medical records that are part of the federal system will only receive the protection granted by the Federal "medical privacy rule." This misnamed rule actually protects the ability of government officials and state-favored special interests to view private medical records without patient consent.
Even if the law did not authorize violations of medical privacy, patients would still have good reason to be concerned about the government's ability to protect their medical records. After all, we are all familiar with cases where third parties obtained access to electronic veteran, tax, and other records because of errors made by federal bureaucrats. My colleagues should also consider the abuse of IRS records by administrations of both parties and ask themselves what would happen if unscrupulous politicians gain the power to access their political enemies' electronic medical records.
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k.smith904 · Jun 3, 2009

Ron Paul 2012. For sure.

letsgetPOD · Jun 3, 2009

I got words 13 for you: Ron Paul is the only candidate that can bring positive change to America.

creativename · Jun 3, 2009

k.smith904 said:

Ron Paul 2012. For sure.
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yeah, also the H.R. 1207 the federal reserve transparency act

gives the GOA the power to aduit the fed

i have a whole thread on this about phoning your congressmen, i'm about to call mine about these two right now.

Gooch_Goblin69 · Jun 5, 2009

k.smith904 said:

Ron Paul 2012. For sure.
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As much as i love ron paul he will be 77 by then and that is way to old in my opinion

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