Approximately 2 years ago I went to get a physical. It was kind of a baseline physical for my health insurance. I hate going to doctors so I didn't look forward to the thing. It was fairly regular until they got to checking my chest. The doc stuck the cold stethoscope on my chest and listened. Then moved it and listened some more. Then they brought in the EKG machine and hooked me up. After several minutes and some time for her to read the ticker tape of my heart, she told me of my irregular heart beat. At that point my doctor and I agreed to schedule an appointment with a cardiologist.
Within the week I had a appointment to have a little meter hooked up to my chest, which I wore for a day. The meter measured all my heart beats for a day. A couple of days later I had an appoint to visit the cardiologist. When I arrived at the cardiologist and I did a stress test and talked with the cardiologist. He explained that my heart does not fill up with blood completely about 6% of the time, which sounds like a missed heart beat when you take my pulse. When I exercise my heart beat is "normal" when I rest it beats irregular. When I go from exercising to rest I know I will get dizzy as my heart reverts back to it's normal beat. So I have a medical condition which is annoying essentially, no real threat to my life. After I visited the specialist, I visited my regular doctor again and she did the followup and explained what I just wrote and that there was nothing that I could really do about it, but to just be aware of the situation and take my time when going from exercise to rest (I figured that I would just forgo exercise all together, then it wouldn't be a problem).
So to sum up the situation; I got a physical, had tests taken, visited a specialist who gave me additional tests, then I had a followup with my regular doctor, all in the span of 2 weeks. Grand total costs: $500; the amount that I paid out of pocket: $110.
Let's take this same scenario and move ahead to 2028. Let's say Obama care was passed. First, I make an appointment to see doctor for physical...wait time 3 months. During physical, the doctor discovers irregular heart beat, schedules EKG, wait 2 months to get EKG. Schedule appointment for heart monitor to be hooked up ..2 months. Schedule appointment to see cardiologist....wait 5 months. Follow-up appointment, 3 weeks later. Total time to wait for diagnosis= 54 weeks.
In 2028, I will be 59 years old. Since, I will have only have 16 years of work left until I retire (assuming they move retirement age up to 75 to help pay for Social Security). The "Federal Heath Cost Control Panel" may find that as I near the end of my life that some of the tests that I took in 2008, are not as important as they as they would be for a 25 year old man.
The new Nutrition Guidelines (that were adopted in 2021) for Medical Care; states that because of my decision to not exercise and continue to eat cheeseburgers, that an additional cost will be levied on me, over the top of the regular visits costs as well as adding a mandatory 2 week wait time to have a physical.
The Federal Government also added the additional charges to every health care procedure as of 2025; the "medical professional recruitment surcharge". That being said, I realize how important it is to have a physical completed now, before I turned 60 years old, because the "Federal Age Requirements for Testing, go into effect, which would require me to get approval from the Federal Health Planning Board, and you know how long that can take.
After filling the required forms, I finally get to make an appointment. The day comes for my physical and I arrive at the B. Husein Obama Federal Medical Clinic. I see I only have a 5 hour wait time to see the doctor, I was feeling pretty fortunate. When I get into the doctor, they tell me that my condition, could be life threatening and I would have to fill out the "Request for Specialist (Heart) Form" and my case would be referred to the Cardiologist Diagnosis Planning Board to see if I meet the requirements to schedule an appointment to see the Cardiologist. I give up at this point realizing that because I already have a health classification of C- (because of my love of cheeseburgers) that seeing a specialist could be years down the road.
This is the thing I do not want to see...ever. Not in my America! Please join the fight to oppose this Federal takeover of our Health Care! Call your Representative Today...Yes it is a Saturday but call anyway!
Within the week I had a appointment to have a little meter hooked up to my chest, which I wore for a day. The meter measured all my heart beats for a day. A couple of days later I had an appoint to visit the cardiologist. When I arrived at the cardiologist and I did a stress test and talked with the cardiologist. He explained that my heart does not fill up with blood completely about 6% of the time, which sounds like a missed heart beat when you take my pulse. When I exercise my heart beat is "normal" when I rest it beats irregular. When I go from exercising to rest I know I will get dizzy as my heart reverts back to it's normal beat. So I have a medical condition which is annoying essentially, no real threat to my life. After I visited the specialist, I visited my regular doctor again and she did the followup and explained what I just wrote and that there was nothing that I could really do about it, but to just be aware of the situation and take my time when going from exercise to rest (I figured that I would just forgo exercise all together, then it wouldn't be a problem).
So to sum up the situation; I got a physical, had tests taken, visited a specialist who gave me additional tests, then I had a followup with my regular doctor, all in the span of 2 weeks. Grand total costs: $500; the amount that I paid out of pocket: $110.
Let's take this same scenario and move ahead to 2028. Let's say Obama care was passed. First, I make an appointment to see doctor for physical...wait time 3 months. During physical, the doctor discovers irregular heart beat, schedules EKG, wait 2 months to get EKG. Schedule appointment for heart monitor to be hooked up ..2 months. Schedule appointment to see cardiologist....wait 5 months. Follow-up appointment, 3 weeks later. Total time to wait for diagnosis= 54 weeks.
In 2028, I will be 59 years old. Since, I will have only have 16 years of work left until I retire (assuming they move retirement age up to 75 to help pay for Social Security). The "Federal Heath Cost Control Panel" may find that as I near the end of my life that some of the tests that I took in 2008, are not as important as they as they would be for a 25 year old man.
The new Nutrition Guidelines (that were adopted in 2021) for Medical Care; states that because of my decision to not exercise and continue to eat cheeseburgers, that an additional cost will be levied on me, over the top of the regular visits costs as well as adding a mandatory 2 week wait time to have a physical.
The Federal Government also added the additional charges to every health care procedure as of 2025; the "medical professional recruitment surcharge". That being said, I realize how important it is to have a physical completed now, before I turned 60 years old, because the "Federal Age Requirements for Testing, go into effect, which would require me to get approval from the Federal Health Planning Board, and you know how long that can take.
After filling the required forms, I finally get to make an appointment. The day comes for my physical and I arrive at the B. Husein Obama Federal Medical Clinic. I see I only have a 5 hour wait time to see the doctor, I was feeling pretty fortunate. When I get into the doctor, they tell me that my condition, could be life threatening and I would have to fill out the "Request for Specialist (Heart) Form" and my case would be referred to the Cardiologist Diagnosis Planning Board to see if I meet the requirements to schedule an appointment to see the Cardiologist. I give up at this point realizing that because I already have a health classification of C- (because of my love of cheeseburgers) that seeing a specialist could be years down the road.
This is the thing I do not want to see...ever. Not in my America! Please join the fight to oppose this Federal takeover of our Health Care! Call your Representative Today...Yes it is a Saturday but call anyway!
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