Obama Gets Civilian Army in Heatlh Care Bill

** That's the title of the article .. not my title.

- WHAT does establishing a 'ready reserve corps' have to do with health care?
- Isn't the supposed purpose of this fulfilled by the National Guard already?
- I guess we know why Nancy Pelosi was screaming for people to just 'pass the bill and read it later'.

Democrats.senate.gov

Obama Gets Civilian Army in Heatlh Care Bill

See the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act, page 1312:

SEC. 5210. ESTABLISHING A READY RESERVE CORPS.
Section 203 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 204) is amended to read as follows:
SEC. 203. COMMISSIONED CORPS AND READY RESERVE CORPS.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT–

(1) IN GENERAL.–here shall be in the Service a commissioned Regular Corps and a Ready Reserve Corps for service in time of national emergency.

(2) REQUIREMENT.–All commissioned officers shall be citizens of the United States and shall be appointed without regard to the civil-service laws and compensated without regard to the Classification Act 2 of 1923, as amended.

(3) APPOINTMENT.– Commissioned officers of the Ready Reserve Corps shall be appointed by the President and commissioned officers of the Regular Corps shall be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.

(4) ACTIVE DUTY.–Commissioned officers of the Ready Reserve Corps shall at all times be subject to call to active duty by the Surgeon General, including active duty for the purpose of training.

(5) WARRANT OFFICERS.–Warrant officers may be appointed to the Service for the purpose of providing support to the health and delivery systems maintained by the Service and any warrant officer appointed to the Service shall be considered for purposes of this Act and title 37, United States Code, to be a commissioned officer within the Commissioned Corps of the Service.

(b) ASSIMILATING RESERVE CORP OFFICERS INTO THE REGULAR CORPS.—Effective on the date of enactment of the Affordable Health Choices Act, all individuals classified as officers in the Reserve Corps under this section (as such section existed on the day before the date of enactment of such Act) and serving on active duty shall be deemed to be commissioned officers of the Regular Corps.

reply to post by FlyersFan


Isn't this a reserve force of health professionals in case of a national emergency?

A: No. Contrary to false Internet rumors, the new Ready Reserve Corps of doctors and other health workers will report to the surgeon general and be like the "ready reserves" in other uniformed services. They will be used during health emergencies.

www.factcheck.org...

Here is the web page

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, enacted March 23, 2010, gave the USPHS the authority to create the Ready Reserve Corps, a new component of the USPHS Commissioned Corps. The purpose of the Ready Reserve Corps will be to have additional Commissioned Corps personnel available on short notice (similar to the other uniformed services' reserve programs) to assist full-time Commissioned Corps personnel to meet both routine public health and emergency response missions.

www.usphs.gov...

Have you heard about the trillion federal dollars spent over the past decade to militarize local police forces? That is the civilian defense force. Right under your noses. And they are itching to try you all out.

reply to post by FlyersFan


Why are you recycling old chain emails???

This was debunked TWO YEARS AGO.

factcheck.org...

Q: Did the new health care law give Obama a Nazi-like "private army" of 6,000 people?

A: No. Contrary to false Internet rumors, the new Ready Reserve Corps of doctors and other health workers will report to the surgeon general and be like the "ready reserves" in other uniformed services. They will be used during health emergencies.
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The truth about the new Ready Reserve Corps is a lot less interesting than the conspiracy theories. Before the law was passed, the Public Health Service, unlike other elements of the government’s seven uniformed services, didn’t have a "ready reserve" – a cadre of individuals who could be called up involuntarily in times of need. What it had was a regular, full-time corps of 2,800 doctors, nurses, scientists and other medical professionals, which was the limit under law. It also had a reserve corps. But most of the individuals in the reserve corps, which was larger than the regular corps, were on extended active duty for the duration of their careers; in other words, they worked full-time, just like the regular corps, because they were needed, but the statutory cap prevented the service from bringing them into the regular corps.

The new law eliminates the personnel cap and brings the members of what used to be the reserve corps into the regular corps, which as a result now numbers about 6,600, according to an official at the Public Health Service who spoke to us on background.

And the law creates the ready reserve of individuals who can be called up for service by the U.S. surgeon general in times of need; the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina is often used as an example of an incident that might trigger a call-up.

This should go straight into HOAX.

reply to post by OutKast Searcher


And how many times must we explain the connection between Factcheck.org and BIll Ayers and Annenberg???????

Originally posted by OutKast Searcher
Why are you recycling old chain emails???

This isn't 'an old chain email'. It was on the Steve Quayle website today.
Deflection = fail.

Originally posted by ThirdEyeofHorus
And how many times must we explain the connection between Factcheck.org and BIll Ayers and Annenberg???????

It won't ever end. The far left refuses to acknowledge it.

Originally posted by ThirdEyeofHorus
reply to post by OutKast Searcher

 

And how many times must we explain the connection between Factcheck.org and BIll Ayers and Annenberg???????

yes yes...bury your head in the sand.

Don't like that source...how about this one...I'm sure they are all incorrect.

www.politifact.com...


But go ahead...you listen to Alex Jones and Victoria Jackson....those are great sources of truth

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This isn't 'an old chain email'. It was on the Steve Quayle website today.

It is an old chain email...just because Steve Quayle is talking about it today doesn't mean it isn't an old chain email.

Logic...Fail.


Is this the conspiracy show Steve Quayle??? Is this where you get your political knowledge from??? Do you also believe in his giants and nephilim...good lord.

Originally posted by OutKast Searcher
just because Steve Quayle is talking about it today doesn't mean it isn't an old chain email.

Hilarious....Just because Obama is talking about raising taxes on those who gross
250k a year does not mean its new news, cause it's not. Hes been talking about this now
for months.

Logic...Fail.

Yes, for sure it fails when Obama re cycles his class warfare strategy....
as every one knows the real conversation is about the economy.

Wait....

What economy???

Wow good work keep it up!