While peaceful demonstrators stood on
the steps of our state capitol on Tuesday in solidarity over the
sanctity of life a different story was happening under their noses as
law makers met to discuss the Minnesota Insurance Exchange (part of
Obamacare).
Attending
that meeting I noted a certain frenzy to pass the “data” section out of
committee by the Democrat members... without any legal guidelines for
the appeals process for eligibility and determination or any money
available to maintain it. The money for the exchange would come from
withholding up to 3.5 percent of our insurance premiums!
And as for appeals — we were told to just trust the government.
There
was confusion as to what private information would be required in order
to use the exchange. However, that confusion doesn’t really matter
because in May of 2012 section HHS 153.340 dealing with Obamacare went
into effect. Health and Human Services (HHS) says medical record
databases need to be developed to implement what healthcare policy
experts call “risk adjustment methodologies,” under the guise that
health risk factors be fairly distributed across the insurance pool.
The
state, or HHS will be collecting our medical records. Where did
doctor-patient confidentiality go? Where did HIPAA go? This is
intrusive! The type of information to be collected and stored away
includes individual diagnoses, the type of care provided, healthcare
providers seen, the amount paid, out-of-pocket liabilities, demographic
data and encrypted social security numbers.
HHS claims our records will be de-identified and researchers will be allowed access. What is the intent of the research?
Allowing such a database to be created could be a back door to greater government control.
Our
state leaders need to take a close look at what is good for
Minnesotans. The folks in St. Paul need to stop the Minnesota Insurance
Exchange in its tracks. Collection of our medical records has nothing
to do with insuring the uninsured.
Jan Skjolsvik
Fifty Lakes
Comments (11)
Add commentMore proof that it
should have been read before it was passed and published, like Obama PROMISED it would. The oppression is only beginning.
Aren't you lefters proud of voting for this tyrant twice?
He's going to enslave you too, not just the rest of us.
It was posted online.
Where anyone could read it.
But keep repeating the myths you read instead.
Hey
Joe Bite me said it we'll "put you in chains" !!
I've always been in favor of
I've always been in favor of allowing researchers to access our health care records as long as the ID's have been scrubbed from the data.
There is a wealth of life saving information in our health care records and it could provide the information that saves lots of lives.
HIPAA and doctor-patient confidentiality are very
important, as the letter-writer states. She may be overstating the perceived problem, however. Those involved didn't just begin examining these concerns last week. A fair question to ask your state senator or representative is how this legislation balances privacy concerns with preceived advances in quality care. Here's a good, in-depth interview with a balanced look at the issue -- one that doesn't presume a "database" is merely a nefarious attempt at so-called "gov't control".
"Balancing health privacy with innovation will rely on improving informed consent: In the age of big data, Deven McGraw emphasizes trust, education and transparency in assuring health privacy."
http://strata.oreilly.com/2012/08/deven-mcgraw-health-data-privacy.html
Everybody , quick head for the hospital ER while healthcare
Is still free for everyone.
Couple things for you to think about Jan.
Abortion has been legal in the USA for over 40 years , and healthcare reform has been in the works for about that long.
Get over it.
Pretend the Healthcare Act may actually help reduce Medicare costs that have been so troubling for so many.
Pretty certain the sky is NOT falling and I doubt your medical records will become available for your neighbors entertainment.
North Dakota Health Care suffers
while oil companies experience boom.
"Today's (01/28) Times reports the blue collar employment success story of North Dakota where one industry is getting rich while bankrupting another. While people in the dirty and dangerous oil industry are making money hand over fist, no one thought to provide - never mind PAY for - health care.
So the employers - traditionally the suppliers of health coverage - dodge the expense because their workers are temporary and transient. Then the employees - who through the fortune of having such body breaking employment can make six figures - don't buy open market insurance because, well, they don't have to either.
Meanwhile, North Dakota's health care is drowning in debt because they are required to provide services to fix the shattered bodies common in oil industry work, except no one in the oil industry appears to believe they should actually PAY for it."
Read more:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/28/us/boom-in-north-dakota-weighs-heavily...
southie ... so why don't
southie ... so why don't these hospitals go after the patient's for the bill? if they make six figures the hospital should have no problem garnishing wages etc. but wait ... that might have been something to address when gutting health care the first time.
I read the Times article and
I read the Times article and was glad that they didn't have the knee-jerk reaction to blame employers. There is a problem that sounds like it could be work comp. I don't know what the laws are in N.D.
The people that I know that work there get a very good salary. This is a consequence of an explosion in hiring and an oil boom. The locals have to work with the state to
update laws. First the hospitals should demand a copy of a drivers license, photo ID, and take pay by Visa or other credit card. They probably aren't set up for that . Hiring someone
that can set up a payment system/credit dept. is essential.
Better late than never.
It doesn't help the medical staff they need. These workers are probably hired by a contractor for specific projects.
Awww saidie,
there you go putting the ignighter out on southie's flame thrower. She thought she had a beautiful Lefter screaming distraction going!
Make them pay!
Make the pay and swipe a credit card before you get the treatment!
I don't trust hospitals because most of them ban firearms and weaponry. Very dangerous. Just look what happened to that urineologist in California. If he had had concealed carry he would be alive today!
SMTN
Aitken