The Briefing Room
General Category => Health/Education => Topic started by: ABX on November 12, 2013, 02:00:07 am
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...according to the list on HealthCare.gov, everyone’s health insurance plan must now include:
Contraception, including the abortion-inducing “morning after” pill and vasectomies;
Maternity and newborn care (even though I’ve a 55-year old male with kids out of the nest)
Mental health and substance abuse counseling and treatment
Prescription drugs
Pediatric services
Behavioral health treatment
Rehab treatment
Dental and vision care
Alcohol Misuse screening and counseling
Aspirin use to prevent cardiovascular disease for men and women of certain ages
Blood Pressure screening for all adults
Cholesterol screening for adults of certain ages or at higher risk
Colorectal Cancer screening for adults over 50
Depression screening for adults
Diabetes (Type 2) screening for adults with high blood pressure
Diet counseling for adults at higher risk for chronic disease
HIV screening for everyone ages 15 to 65, and other ages at increased risk
Immunization vaccines for adults–doses, recommended ages, and recommended populations vary: Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Herpes Zoster, Human Papillomavirus, Influenza (Flu Shot), Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Meningococcal, Pneumococcal, Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussi, Varicella
Obesity screening and counseling for all adults
Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) prevention counseling for adults at higher risk
Syphilis screening for all adults at higher risk
Tobacco Use screening for all adults and cessation interventions for tobacco users
Anemia screening on a routine basis for pregnant women
Breast Cancer Genetic Test Counseling (BRCA)for women at higher risk for breast cancer
Breast Cancer Mammography screenings every 1 to 2 years for women over 40
Breast Cancer Chemoprevention counseling for women at higher risk
Breastfeeding comprehensive support and counseling from trained providers, and access to breastfeeding supplies, for pregnant and nursing women
Cervical Cancer screening for sexually active women
Chlamydia Infection screening for younger women and other women at higher risk
Contraception: Food and Drug Administration-approved contraceptive methods, sterilization procedures, and patient education and counseling, as prescribed by a health care provider for women with reproductive capacity.
Domestic and interpersonal violence screening and counseling for all women
Folic Acid supplements for women who may become pregnant
Gestational diabetes screening for women 24 to 28 weeks pregnant and those at high risk of developing gestational diabetes
Gonorrhea screening for all women at higher risk
Hepatitis B screening for pregnant women at their first prenatal visit
HIV screening and counseling for sexually active women
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) DNA Test every 3 years for women with normal cytology results who are 30 or older
Osteoporosis screening for women over age 60 depending on risk factors
Rh Incompatibility screening for all pregnant women and follow-up testing for women at higher risk
Sexually Transmitted Infections counselingfor sexually active women
Syphilis screening for all pregnant women or other women at increased risk
Tobacco Use screening and interventions for all women, and expanded counseling for pregnant tobacco users
Urinary tract or other infection screening for pregnant women
Well-woman visits to get recommended services for women under 65
Autism screening for children at 18 and 24 months
Behavioral assessments for children at the following ages: 0 to 11 months, 1 to 4 years, 5 to 10 years, 11 to 14 years, 15 to 17 years.
Blood Pressure screening for children at the following ages: 0 to 11 months, 1 to 4 years , 5 to 10 years, 11 to 14 years, 15 to 17 years.
Cervical Dysplasia screening for sexually active females
Depression screening for adolescents
Developmental screening for children under age 3
Dyslipidemia screening for children at higher risk of lipid disorders at the following ages: 1 to 4 years, 5 to 10 years, 11 to 14 years, 15 to 17 years.
Fluoride Chemoprevention supplements for children without fluoride in their water source
Gonorrhea preventive medication for the eyes of all newborns
Hearing screening for all newborns
Height, Weight and Body Mass Index measurements for children at the following ages: 0 to 11 months, 1 to 4 years, 5 to 10 years,11 to 14 years, 15 to 17 years.
Hematocrit or Hemoglobin screening for children
Hemoglobinopathies or sickle cell screening for newborns
HIV screening for adolescents at higher risk
Hypothyroidism screening for newbornsImmunization vaccines for children from birth to age 18 —doses, recommended ages, and recommended populations vary: Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Haemophilus influenzae type b, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Human Papillomavirus, Inactivated Poliovirus, Influenza (Flu Shot), Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Meningococcal, Pneumococcal, Rotavirus, Varicella
Iron supplements for children ages 6 to 12 months at risk for anemia
Lead screening for children at risk of exposure
Medical History for all children throughout development at the following ages: 0 to 11 months, 1 to 4 years, 5 to 10 years, 11 to 14 years, 15 to 17 years.
Obesity screening and counseling
Oral Health risk assessment for young children Ages: 0 to 11 months, 1 to 4 years, 5 to 10 years.
Phenylketonuria (PKU) screening for this genetic disorder in newborns
Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) prevention counseling and screening for adolescents at higher risk
Tuberculin testing for children at higher risk of tuberculosis at the following ages: 0 to 11 months, 1 to 4 years, 5 to 10 years, 11 to 14 years, 15 to 17 years.
Vision screening for all children.
This is not a joke or satire. I copied and pasted all this directly from the healthcare.gov website....
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/15405-72-absurd-items-obamacare-requires-your-health-insurance-cover
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They put in the entire kitchen sink and the garbage bin, too...... of course no one can afford this insurance and no doctors can afford to take you as a patient....
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and why should we have to pay for "folic acid" supplements for every pregnant woman!!!!! A bottle costs around $4 - this is just like birth control pills - why should I pay for someone to have birthcontrol, abortions, babies???
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Now, now, Rap - you know the gubmint knows what's best for us and all the little children, too.
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I notice there a lots of caveats like "of a certain group," "of a certain age," "of a higher risk," etc. It looks like an Obama or Bush signing statement limiting the effects of the (and subsequently the cost) area to whatever a bureaucrat thinks is appropriate, not insurance for all. :pondering:
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Does it cover any weird things?
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Hey - maternity and newborn care is mandatory!!
Guys - get out there and start being baby daddies. No excuse not to, now.
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I notice there a lots of caveats like "of a certain group," "of a certain age," "of a higher risk," etc. It looks like an Obama or Bush signing statement limiting the effects of the (and subsequently the cost) area to whatever a bureaucrat thinks is appropriate, not insurance for all. :pondering:
True, but others are for all: Depression screening for adolescents
What adolescent isn't depressed? We used to call it growing pains.
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So how long will it be until Congress mandates that everyone must get all of those screenings and tests done???
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So how long will it be until Congress mandates that everyone must get all of those screenings and tests done???
That was my first thought too.
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So how long will it be until Congress mandates that everyone must get all of those screenings and tests done???
:pigs fly:
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:pigs fly:
Someone already did.... it's now part of EHR reporting requirements and doctors who do mot comply have their Medicare reimbursement cut...permanently.... and some people still think single payer is a good thing... / sarcasm.... it makes doctors nothing more than ward's of the state.
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... and how - remember Obama complained health care costs had skyrocketed - does all this control the cost of health care?
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... and how - remember Obama complained health care costs had skyrocketed - does all this control the cost of health care?
Not one little bit, but they are spreading our money around..Money that should or could have been applied to healthcare to try and convince people to sign up for this monster. When it all shakes out this is going to be s trillion dollar disaster.
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I would say, "In related news ..." but the fact is that Obamacare won't cover any of this anyway. Nothing to see here.
Gynecologists Run Afoul of Panel When Patient Is Male
By DENISE GRADY
Published: November 22, 2013
About two months ago, Dr. Elizabeth Stier was shocked to learn that she would lose a vital credential, board certification as a gynecologist, unless she gave up an important part of her medical practice and her research: taking care of men at high risk for anal cancer.
The disease is rare, but it can be fatal and its incidence is increasing, especially among men and women infected with H.I.V. Like cervical cancer, anal cancer is usually caused by the human papillomavirus, or HPV, which is sexually transmitted.
Though most of her patients are women, Dr. Stier, who works at Boston Medical Center, also treated about 110 men last year, using techniques adapted from those developed to screen women for cervical cancer.
But in September, the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology insisted that its members treat only women, with few exceptions, and identified the procedure in which Dr. Stier has expertise as one that gynecologists are not allowed to perform on men. Doctors cannot ignore such directives from a specialty board, because most need certification to keep their jobs.
Now Dr. Stier’s studies are in limbo, her research colleagues are irate, and her male patients are distraught. Other gynecologists who had translated their skills to help male patients are in similar straits. ...
[/quote[Full story at New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/23/health/gynecologists-run-afoul-of-panel-when-patient-is-male.html?hpw&rref=health&_r=0)
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What a nightmare world this president has brought upon us.