The "Stimulus Bill" could be a nightmare for Lyme Suffers

Buried in the current stimulus bill is a provision for what amounts to government taking over a large portion of your medical care. We are talking about rationing.

The idea is that all of your medical records would be centralized. OK, .. HOWEVER, when you need treatment, your physician will have to clear the treatment with a government bureaucrat. You know, the same people who brought you the Fannie/Freddie Disaster

The Bloomberg article has more details. A key point in that article is

One new bureaucracy, the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology, will monitor treatments to make sure your doctor is doing what the federal government deems appropriate and cost effective

Lyme disease sufferers know how hard it is to get treatment currently. If this bill is passed, it may become nearly impossible to get the proper treatment. Look at what happens with Government run health care in Canada and the UK. You can bet that the politicians in Washington will want to keep costs to a minimum. Forget about anything more than 30 days of antibiotics, if that.

Also, we all know that time is of the essence when getting treated for Lyme. This will add unneccessary time to the cycle.

One other thing, our overworked doctors will now have a huge regulatory burden placed on them.

I don't want to sound dramatic, but this stimulus bill will cause untold pain and suffering for Lyme disease suffers. Call your senators and congresscritters and tell them you oppose this provision. If it passes, then we need to work to get it reveresed. I am very pessimistic that could be accomplished.