[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 67 (Wednesday, May 25, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: May 25, 1994]
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             NATIONAL HEALTH BOARD: BIG BROTHER KNOWS BEST?

  (Mr. MILLER of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise to call attention to one 
of the least noticed and most damaging provisions of the Clinton big 
Government health care plan. Section 5232 states: ``There shall be no 
administrative or judicial review of any determination by the National 
Health Board respecting any matter under subtitle A of title VI.'' In 
other words, all decisions of the National Health Board to impose 
limits on health care spending in every region of the country are 
final. No checks, and balances, no judicial review, no questions asked.
  The Clinton health care plan gives the politically appointed National 
Health Board the power to set a global budget and divide up the health 
care dollars to the hundreds of regional alliances as it sees fit. If 
the alliance in your region goes over the Board's budget--and your 
child is forced to wait for care--too bad. If the local hospital is 
forced to close because the National Health Board imposed unreasonable 
premium caps in your region--tough luck.
  In a Government-run health care system, the needs of patients will 
always be subordinate to political pull and mindless bureaucracy. Big 
Brother knows best.

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