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The Cleveland Clinic, cited as a “model” by Obama, is actually illegal under Obamacare
Here’s a Fun Fact.
Standing up for his health care law during last night’s debate President Obama cited the Cleveland Clinic as a “model” for how Obamacare should be implemented nationwide.
But there’s only one small problem with that. Something my blog bud Proof pointed out in the comments to my debate post.
I think it deserves to be highlighted, maybe in an ad from the RNC. Because it’s a doozy.
The Cleveland Clinic is owned by doctors. But thanks to Obamacare it’s illegal for doctors to own hospitals.
Section 6001 of the health care law effectively bans new physician-owned hospitals (POHs) from starting up, and it keeps existing ones from expanding. It has already halted the development of 24 new physician-owned hospitals and forced an additional 47 to struggle to meet the deadline to complete construction, according to the Physician Hospitals of America (PHA).
You couldn’t build the Cleveland Clinic today if you wanted to.
Oops.
Millertime
October 5th, 2012
The Clinic is also largest landholder that pays ZERO property tax. So they spread out far and wide through NE Ohio and build luxury halls of medicine to celebrate their largess.
When a pair of aspirin cost ya $500, too bad for you, oh wait your a Medicare patient? Soak the tax payer.
Aunt Liz
October 5th, 2012
They took over my local hospital Medina General – now named Medina Hospital. First off annoyed with an unnecessary name change, secondly, what used to be a nice, patient-friendly hospital has changed It’s much more business vs, patient. My dad spent some of his last days there – and they shoved him off in a small bed in a shared room, where he didn’t even get half the room. Based on what I’ve experienced, I’m no fan.
Unruly Refugee
October 5th, 2012
I liked the look on 0bama’s face during the debate when Romney hit him with the fact about 50% of doctors not going to take on medicare patients under 0bamacare. I hope Romney hits him with this one also.
Menderman
October 5th, 2012
Speaking of stupid liberals and health care, check out this moron.org post:
http://front.moveon.org/romneys-entire-understanding-of-health-care-in-one-itty-bitty-graphic/
(I hate linking them, but, DAAHHAAMMNN they be dumb!)
Menderman
October 5th, 2012
BTW, That debate the other night is what recovery looks like…Summer 2009, not so much.
Diann
October 5th, 2012
Whoopsie
Unruly Refugee
October 5th, 2012
@Menderman
That video link you posted last night was great!
But I ain’t clicking on no MoveOn link.
Menderman
October 5th, 2012
@ Unruly, I watch it with my morning coffee, at lunch and about 5 minutes ago…it makes me feel soooo good.
Nutjob
October 5th, 2012
Anyone under Obamas plan making a profit are considered illegal.
He figures the only one that should make a profit are government employees and appointees.
another bitter clinger
October 5th, 2012
Obama cites Cl. Clinic as a positive implementation of ObamaCare that makes Cl. Clinic illegal. How TWISTED is that man-child fraud, anyhow?
bobdevo
October 9th, 2012
The Cleveland Clinic is NOT a “physician-owned” hospital. The Clinic was incorporated in 1921 as an Ohio nonprofit corporation; as such, there are no shares and no “owners” who receive dividends. The corporation is governed by a Board of Directors that may not personally profit (receive dividends) from the hospital’s operation. In point of fact, every physician at the Clinic is an employee, NOT a partner or shareholder. Such a structure is not prohibited in any way by the Affordable Care Act, i.,e., Obamacare.