Comments on: Expect A LOT More of This With The New Federal Health Care Rules http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2009/12/expect-a-lot-more-of-this-with-the-new-federal-health-care-rules.html Dispatches from a Small Business Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:41:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: markm http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2009/12/expect-a-lot-more-of-this-with-the-new-federal-health-care-rules.html/comment-page-1#comment-31314 markm Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:20:44 +0000 http://www.coyoteblog.com/?p=10108#comment-31314 So much for taxing the rich... So much for taxing the rich…

]]> By: Craig http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2009/12/expect-a-lot-more-of-this-with-the-new-federal-health-care-rules.html/comment-page-1#comment-31286 Craig Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:01:48 +0000 http://www.coyoteblog.com/?p=10108#comment-31286 It's also important to note that our representatives are huge consumers of Botox. It’s also important to note that our representatives are huge consumers of Botox.

]]> By: Methinks http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2009/12/expect-a-lot-more-of-this-with-the-new-federal-health-care-rules.html/comment-page-1#comment-31258 Methinks Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:05:12 +0000 http://www.coyoteblog.com/?p=10108#comment-31258 <i>But I’m not at all sure any case can be made for any socially beneficial impact from Botox.</i> Beautification of the planet's population? Cosmetic procedures are the most lucrative area of medicine. It's why my otolaryngologist started doing nose jobs and why dentists all try to drum up cosmetic dentistry business. Like Goldman, they're doing God's work, you know. But I’m not at all sure any case can be made for any socially beneficial impact from Botox.

Beautification of the planet’s population?

Cosmetic procedures are the most lucrative area of medicine. It’s why my otolaryngologist started doing nose jobs and why dentists all try to drum up cosmetic dentistry business. Like Goldman, they’re doing God’s work, you know.

]]> By: GoldenOne http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2009/12/expect-a-lot-more-of-this-with-the-new-federal-health-care-rules.html/comment-page-1#comment-31257 GoldenOne Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:11:02 +0000 http://www.coyoteblog.com/?p=10108#comment-31257 Phototherapy is NOT the same as tanning. Most phototherapy done today is NarrowBand UVB which does not tan but does help put many skin diseases into a controllable state or remission. NB-UVB is also safer they tanning because it has 0% increased risk of cancer unlike tanning systems. While I may not agree with the tax in the first place I do agree that the medical side of light therapy should not be taxed. It you have had to suffer with Psoriasis, Vitiligo or another skin disease then you'd understand the difference and that a Tanning bed is NOT Phototherapy. Phototherapy is one of the most effective and Safest ways to treat skin diseases and the only side effect is a possible mild burn vs. the long list of side effects that biologic medications have including cancer and death. If you want more info go the National Psoriasis Foundation's site http://www.psoriasis.org. Phototherapy is NOT the same as tanning. Most phototherapy done today is NarrowBand UVB which does not tan but does help put many skin diseases into a controllable state or remission. NB-UVB is also safer they tanning because it has 0% increased risk of cancer unlike tanning systems. While I may not agree with the tax in the first place I do agree that the medical side of light therapy should not be taxed.
It you have had to suffer with Psoriasis, Vitiligo or another skin disease then you’d understand the difference and that a Tanning bed is NOT Phototherapy.
Phototherapy is one of the most effective and Safest ways to treat skin diseases and the only side effect is a possible mild burn vs. the long list of side effects that biologic medications have including cancer and death. If you want more info go the National Psoriasis Foundation’s site http://www.psoriasis.org.

]]> By: ADiff http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2009/12/expect-a-lot-more-of-this-with-the-new-federal-health-care-rules.html/comment-page-1#comment-31252 ADiff Mon, 28 Dec 2009 08:07:52 +0000 http://www.coyoteblog.com/?p=10108#comment-31252 While a case can be made for positive benefits of tanning booths (after all, vitamin D deficiency is a problem, not in small part due to the exaggerated impact of government led propaganda about the legitimate dangers of sunlight). But I'm not at all sure any case can be made for any socially beneficial impact from Botox. Not that it's particularly relevant to the negative economic (and probably social) impacts of any tax, but it's interesting government chooses to discourage the one of the two that at least in some respects contributes to controlling medical costs by addressing (however inadvertently) a significant chronic health problem. To paraphrase Murphy: whatever the government can get wrong, it will get wrong. While a case can be made for positive benefits of tanning booths (after all, vitamin D deficiency is a problem, not in small part due to the exaggerated impact of government led propaganda about the legitimate dangers of sunlight). But I’m not at all sure any case can be made for any socially beneficial impact from Botox. Not that it’s particularly relevant to the negative economic (and probably social) impacts of any tax, but it’s interesting government chooses to discourage the one of the two that at least in some respects contributes to controlling medical costs by addressing (however inadvertently) a significant chronic health problem.

To paraphrase Murphy: whatever the government can get wrong, it will get wrong.

]]> By: ilovebenefits http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2009/12/expect-a-lot-more-of-this-with-the-new-federal-health-care-rules.html/comment-page-1#comment-31248 ilovebenefits Sun, 27 Dec 2009 22:58:23 +0000 http://www.coyoteblog.com/?p=10108#comment-31248 What do you think tanning bed organizations will do? Perhaps be run under the supervision of a Dermotologist? Just like the excise tax revenues will never be realized. We will simply skinny down the coverage provided by the plan to stay under the ceiling. The costs of what is no longer covered will be passed on to plan participants... who will either pay for the services out of their pocket or avoid the services altogether. Only the unions who have contracts will force the employers to pay the bill, or the federal government who will force tax payers to pick up the bill. www.healthexpertease.org What do you think tanning bed organizations will do? Perhaps be run under the supervision of a Dermotologist? Just like the excise tax revenues will never be realized. We will simply skinny down the coverage provided by the plan to stay under the ceiling. The costs of what is no longer covered will be passed on to plan participants… who will either pay for the services out of their pocket or avoid the services altogether.

Only the unions who have contracts will force the employers to pay the bill, or the federal government who will force tax payers to pick up the bill. http://www.healthexpertease.org

]]> By: Michael http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2009/12/expect-a-lot-more-of-this-with-the-new-federal-health-care-rules.html/comment-page-1#comment-31241 Michael Sun, 27 Dec 2009 20:24:37 +0000 http://www.coyoteblog.com/?p=10108#comment-31241 “Since 90 percent of cosmetic surgery patients are women, this would have been a very discriminatory tax,” said White, who opposed the cosmetic surgery tax. These are older moneyed white women that vote. I'd bet the majority of tanning bed users are younger white women who don't vote. “Since 90 percent of cosmetic surgery patients are women, this would have been a very discriminatory tax,” said White, who opposed the cosmetic surgery tax.

These are older moneyed white women that vote. I’d bet the majority of tanning bed users are younger white women who don’t vote.

]]> By: perlhaqr http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2009/12/expect-a-lot-more-of-this-with-the-new-federal-health-care-rules.html/comment-page-1#comment-31240 perlhaqr Sun, 27 Dec 2009 20:04:44 +0000 http://www.coyoteblog.com/?p=10108#comment-31240 Sadly, Mr. Levy, this is in fact <b>remarkably</b> believable. Sadly, Mr. Levy, this is in fact remarkably believable.

]]> By: nicole http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2009/12/expect-a-lot-more-of-this-with-the-new-federal-health-care-rules.html/comment-page-1#comment-31238 nicole Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:48:39 +0000 http://www.coyoteblog.com/?p=10108#comment-31238 Gee, I wonder what percentage of people who go tanning are women. This fails even their piss poor test of logic. We are so unbelievably screwed by this whole "reform" I can hardly believe it's actually happening. Gee, I wonder what percentage of people who go tanning are women. This fails even their piss poor test of logic. We are so unbelievably screwed by this whole “reform” I can hardly believe it’s actually happening.

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