Obamacare: Medical Rationing and the Demise of Patient Confidentiality

10/1/2012

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and your health.

Governmental intervention in your medical care and, particularly, your medical records, could have devastating personal consequences. It could automatically mean the loss of your driver's license for some people for certain conditions, such as muscle weakness, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, neuropathy, and even mental health issues such as depression.

The Motor Vehicle Administration where I live already posts a long and growing list of conditions that you must self-report to be able to renew your license and drive a car. These conditions and many more are already included on the list.Socialized medicine may also cause some to lose your driver's license simply based on a visit to their primary care doctor or to a specialist.

In essence, this usurps patient doctor confidentiality, allowing governmental "outsiders" to make decisions for you simply based on what is written in your medical records, without discussion. For this reason, many physicians are talking about leaving their medical practices in the advent of socialized medicine in America, as their autonomy is soon to be taken away.

As Obamacare looms large and threatens patient confidentiality, prepares to be the demise of medical ethics, and heralds in a new age of medical care rationing for all Americans, the only recourse may be much needed fervent prayer and your conscientious vote in November.

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Pope Benedict XVI's Prayer Intentions for January 2013
General Intention: The Faith of Christians. That in this Year of Faith Christians may deepen their knowledge of the mystery of Christ and witness joyfully to the gift of faith in him.
Missionary Intention: Middle Eastern Christians. That the Christian communities of the Middle East, often discriminated against, may receive from the Holy Spirit the strength of fidelity and perseverance.

Keywords: Obama, Obamacare, medical, healthcare, Patient Rights

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