These all fall into Title I of the bill: TITLE I—PROTECTIONS AND STANDARDS FOR QUALIFIED
HEALTH BENEFITS PLANS (QHBP)

The entire title is about the reform of for-profit health insurance. Setting new rules for private insurers, including employers who self-insure and what constitutes 'essential benefits'.




Page 22: Mandates audits of all employers that self-insure!


......Secretary of Labor, shall conduct a
26 study of the large group insured and self-insured employer health care markets. Such study shall examine the following: If they have the resources to cover and how plans differ from the typical insured.

Page 29: Admission: your health care will be rationed!
Definition of is to be included in essential benefit plans, including

(B) APPLICABLE LEVEL.—The applicable level specified in this subparagraph for Y1 is $5,000 for an individual and $10,000 for a family. Such levels shall be increased (rounded to the nearest $100) for each subsequent year by the annual percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index (United States city average) applicable to such year.

Page 30: A government committee will decide what treatments and benefits you get (and, unlike an insurer, there will be no appeals process)

Yes, there is to be a committee. Again to set and make recommendations to the standard essential benefit plan. This plan is what reforms for-profit insurance, reducing disparities, making for cost savings, disallowing 'pre-existing conditions from being dropped, etc. Appeals processes are under Section 132 on page 37.

Page 42: The "Health Choices Commissioner" will decide health benefits for you. You will have no choice. None.

IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner shall undertake activities in accordance with this subtitle to promote accountability of QHBP offering entities in meeting Federal health insurance requirements, regardless of whether such accountability is with respect to qualified health benefits plans offered
through the Health Insurance Exchange or outside of such Exchange.
Goes on to define the penalities a 'QHBP offering entity' (insurance provider) is subject to for violations.

Page 50: All non-US citizens, illegal or not, will be provided with free healthcare services.


Says no such thing. It says, "SEC. 152. PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION IN HEALTH CARE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise explicitly permitted by this Act and by subsequent regulations consistent with this Act, all health care and related services (including insurance coverage and public health activities) covered by this Act shall be provided without regard to
personal characteristics extraneous to the provision of high quality health care or related services.