The battle of the bulge is about to become public knowledge for Unlike Sam. BMI (body mass index), which is supposedly an obesity indicator, is now required to be part of our health records, in addition to height and weight. And ALL of our health records are required to be electronic by 2014. Our records will be available for access by the national health exchanges that are mandated by Obamacare. Health professionals who don't meet this reporting requirement will face reduced Medicare and Medicaid payments.
The BMI reporting requirement is part of the stimulus bill that was passed. It is not part of Obamacare. The problem, of course is that BMI is very arbitrary. What's obese for one persons height, weight and body structure may not be obese for someone else.
Big Brother is coming for us, folks. And once our health record are electronically in the hands of the government nothing will be private. Ever heard of identity theft? There's no way the feds can protect these records.
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Showing posts with label 2014. Show all posts
Thursday, August 5, 2010
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