Another unintended consequence of the new health care law? Paperwork. Lots of more paperwork:

http://www.redstate.com/brianfaughnan/2010/07/11/irs-new-health-care-law-imposes-significant-new-burdens/

To help pay for this massive new bill, the administration is trying to increase the amount of money collected through taxes. And that means you and I better get ready to start filling out lots of new paperwork:

“The new regulations, which kick in at the start of 2012, require any taxpayer with business income to issue 1099 forms to all vendors from whom they purchased more than $600 of goods and services that year. That promises to launch a fusillade of new paperwork: An estimated 40 million taxpayers will be subject to the requirement, including 26 million who run sole proprietorships, according to a report released this week by National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson…”

So health care reform turns out to mean more regulations and more paperwork for the little guy. Another unintended consequence.

Here is another reason why I believe we can still fight back on health care: because the real law hasn’t even been written yet.

Here is something interesting that many people don’t know about the legislative process. Once a law is passed by Congress, it then has to have accompanying regulations that are written by the relevant agency. In this case, the Department of Health and Human Services will write what are called “rules” that explain exactly how the law will be implemented and enforced. And typically, the bureaucrats writing these rules have great discretion.

So I encourage anyone reading this blog who is concerned about the new health care law to contact the Department of Health and Human Services today and voice your concern. Go to www.dhs.gov and let the government know you how feel before it’s too late.

Earlier this week, President Obama conducted a press conference to try and build support for his faltering health care reform plan:

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Take-the-red-pill-Mr-President-51473502.html

One of the more interesting comments he made was that his plan would save money. “If there’s a blue pill and a red pill, and the blue pill is half the price of the red pill and works just as well, why not pay half price for the thing that’s going to make you well?” he asked.

What makes this comment interesting is that it’s so absurd. Health care’s challenge isn’t shifting to blue pills. We already do that now. It’s called generic brand medicine.

No, health care’s problem is that there are too many regulations imposed by government. Depending on the state you live in, your health care plan has dozens and maybe hundreds of regulations imposed on it. One of my favorite examples is that in some states health plans are required to cover acupuncture!

These regulations may seem harmless. But each time a regulation is added onto a health plan, the cost of that plan goes up.

So what will happen when the new Obama plan adds new regulations? The price will go up again whether we use the blue pill or the red pill.