The Health Care debate moves back to Washington D.C. today after weeks of strong public interaction with House and Senate members using Town Hall Forums across the country.  Television station hosts, and self-appointed experts, are strongly advocating for compromise and bipartisan action in both houses of Congress To Get a Health Care Bill Passed. Yet, this is a totally opposite direction than what the American people have advocated over the last month. Once again we have an alliance of the Press, Wall Street, Congress, and the Administration exerting influence in direct conflict to the will of “We the People”. Why?  Put simply, extreme levels of expanded power and the transfer of wealth are at stake for those in this loose alliance. No less than control of 16% of the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) of the United States. They no longer believe the Federal Government answers to the People.

Gallup polls each year indicate that the majority of Americans are generally satisfied with their health care and the cost of that health care. They do express concern over the rise in health care costs and premiums each year. Unfortunately we are experiencing the unrelenting drive of powerful organizations and individuals as they attempt to impose a self serving solution, one that does not address the problems Americans are experiencing or perceive. The following are significant contributing factors for escalating costs in U.S. health care:

1. Aging Baby Boomers place greater demands on the U.S. health care system
2. Expanded use of health care services in general by Americans
3. U.S. scientific and technological advances provide more options, at higher cost
4. Lack of value/cost consciousness by consumers
5. Compliance with expanded federal regulations and policies
6. Health care industry labor costs
7. Malpractice insurance, lawsuits, and defensive medicine
8. Health care services for 11 to 20 million illegal aliens

My analysis of the 1018 page draft House Bill HR-3200 indicates that our elected officials in Washington D.C. are not addressing any of the above significant contributing factors. One might draw the conclusion that the first three areas could be indirectly addressed in the bill through the rationing of services, not exactly the solution Americans were looking for.  The current Bill and all of the proposed modifications and proposed “Compromises” are nothing more than the dilution of individual Americans Freedom through the nationalization of the health care system. Current debates by our elected officials are obtuse in nature, but in essence they revolve around how much Freedom Americans will surrender, and at what rate. We as Free Citizens must continue to send a loud and resounding message to our elected officials in the House, Senate, and Administration saying:  Just Vote NO on Current Health Care Legislation!

In the next few days I will release additional papers identifying what specific actions can be taken to address our escalating health care costs without robbing Americans of their Freedom, Liberty, and control of the government. These papers will share specific concepts on how we can address the eight significant contributing factors above, while remaining true to the U.S. Constitution, State Sovereignty, and individual Freedom and Liberty.

Bill Parson