Katy's Conservative Corner

Reader Mail: Healthcare Problems in Stimulus

As many of you have already heard, the so-called "stimulus" contains very damaging provisions, apparently authored by Tom Daschle, that would provide for electronic tracking and government monitoring of healthcare so a government bureaucrat can monitor costs and dictate patient care.  This is federal health care rationing.  We would like to get the word out about this as quickly as possible to encourage people to flood their representatives with calls demanding that this provision be removed.  Health care affects everyone, and as the article below notes, this is likely to disproportionately impact the elderly.   

Please contact your House members today and urge them to have electronic tracking and government monitoring of healthcare removed from the stimulus bill. Even if they support the stimulus, they need to oppose this portion of the bill. There is a reason why Canadians, Europeans and other foreigners who have the means come to the U.S. for surgery and other medical procedures. Our level of healthcare is the envy in the world. Why on earth would we want to see the day when our citizens have to be put on a government waiting list for life-saving surgery?

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Andrew Dunn, State President, NC Eagle Forum

NC Citizens Happy With Health Care, New Poll Says

North Carolina citizens are generally happy with their health care, according to the latest Decisionmaker Poll conducted by the Civitas Institute.

In a survey of 800 voters taken in late January, 65% approved of their health care.   46% said the quality of health care they receive in North Carolina is "good", while another 19% felt it is "excellent".  Meanwhile, only 33% disapproved of the quality of health care in North Carolina (23% said "only fair", and 10% ranked it "poor".)

When asked about health care concerns, the top two answers were "Cost of Health Insurance", 39%, and "Number of Poor Without Insurance", 32%.

The vast majority, 68%, disagreed wth the statement, "Health insurance is getting so expensive that government should raise taxes and pay for the healthcare of everybody."  Only 25% agreed.

Those surveyed included 400 Democrats, 296 Republicans, and 104 that identified themselves as "other".