Health Dept Task Force Recommends Mental Illness Screenings for All U.S. Adults
“The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an influential panel appointed by the Department of Health and Human Services, has released its recommendation that all U.S. adults over the age of 18 undergo a mental illness evaluation as part of their regular health check-ups.”
and
“The report makes a recommendation that all adults should be screened at least once, though the “optimal frequency of such screening has not been established.” Thus the “B” grade; the panel is only “moderately” certain that blanket screenings could bring those billions down. However, that score does qualify the screenings for coverage under Obamacare.”
This one comment on the post caught my eye:
“Look at the scam going on in schools; almost half the class are often designated “special needs”, which requires extra teachers to be hired and classes to be smaller, which also requires teachers to be hired. If you think this ridiculous mental health “screening” won’t be used to take away gun rights, you need your head examined. Oh the irony!”
Now all those kids that will move into adulthood are already labeled special needs even if they aren’t.
(This entire post lifted from The Feral Irishman…..again. Sorry, I couldn’t improve on it.)
When I was a kid in Elementary school, we had a class for the “slow” kids where they were kept occupied with arts and crafts, etc. while the “faster” kids were divided into levels according to their IQ. Seemed to work pretty well.
It’s all tied to gun control. Molon labe.
This is exactly what the Russian Communist and Nazis did to legally lock up good people.
One more reason to avoid going to doctors if at all possible. I stopped getting a yearly checkup when I got laid off and my health insurance lapsed (prior to Obamacare). My health improved. I’m never going back to doing checkups unless forced to do so.
I imagine this would be able to be done legally (actually make the screening mandatory instead of a private decision between the patient and doctor) under some provision of Obamacare.
We still haven’t been able to read all of it yet to know what all is in it in hidden little phrases scattered around here and there throughout it.
Big question though is who gets to define mental illness under this new proposal?
The writing was on the wall as soon as Barry used his “pen & phone” after Newtown/Sandyhook. Never let a crisis go to waste and, after all, who needs Congress to get the really the important laws passed. The children must be protected at any cost. Our future depends on it.
Believe in the Constitution? You’re crazy. That document was written over 200 years ago by old, and now dead, white guys. Believe in God? You’re nuts. He is just an imaginary, old white guy fairy in the sky. Believe in the 2nd Amendment? You’re insane. Guns kill people and harm animals. Don’t trust government? You’re loco. Government is here to help all of mankind and make things better for all people everywhere. Surf alternative internet websites? You’re psycho. These web sites are hosted by paranoid, tinfoil hatters. Etc, etc, etc…
Anon – who does the screening; why a gov’t employee of course. A most dangerous proposition., but the pukes in charge will love it – more big.
Don’t believe Allah is the one true god and Muhammad is his only prophet? You’re delusional. Islam is a religion of peace and justice. If you do not accept this, then, you MUST be disarmed before your decapition. Because Barack Hussein O says the Muslim call to prayer is “one of the prettiest sounds on earth”.
I just spent the afternoon cleaning out manure from one of the barns. I couldn’t help but wonder why something as beneficial as bullshit has become synonymous with something that is worthless.
Anyone?
HSF, because govt can fuck up anything regardless of how beneficial it might be.
Don’t answer any questions. Take the 5th.
HSF, I will answer. Because most real bullshit is produced by CAFO’s who feed the cattle roundup laden gmo corn feed and don’t let them move around and have to forklift them to the slaughter house. Your ‘clean’ bullshit however builds wonderful soil and grass fertility. But you know all that.
Hey I was driving a route through NH today, from Plymouth where I delivered something to my camp in Croydon, and passed a farm with a big Trump sign in the field across from a ski mountain. Dat you?
Unfriendly , so your saying you have no faith in our glorious leaders ?Don’t you worry cause TRUMP is going to save us.Right ?
bb – hope springs eternal. No matter what happens, we’ll all still be together here on TBP for as long as possible. I’m good with that. 🙂
Araven, look at it this way: you get your balls held and your sphincter fingered. Depending on the co-pay, it’s not a bad deal.
cows should always be treated with kindness………………..or else….
IluvCO2
I know who owns that sign, another farmer.
Next time drop by to say hello. Croydon is only 10-15 miles from my place.
Bullshit as synonymous with low value probably – and I’m guessing – originated back in the 19th century when the great herds of cattle necessary to feed the growing nation left acres of excrement that was unavoidably captured on the bottom of everyone’s boots. It’s high value as a nutrient-rich soil amendment was negated by its ubiquity, hence the expletive.
HSF, I certainly will. Probably won’t be until after the thaw. Any more snow and it will be too difficult to get in there.
Does this mean that the office of POTUS will have to be abolished due the the fact that no sane person would want the job.
HSF writes:
“I just spent the afternoon cleaning out manure from one of the barns. I couldn’t help but wonder why something as beneficial as bullshit has become synonymous with something that is worthless.
Anyone?”
Not sure either. One of my hunting buddies owns a dairy farm. He uses it in his fields. He also has a machine that turns bullshit into dry, bag-able fertilizer suitable for sale as a soil enricher at gardening centres or good for use as a bedding compound in animal stalls. It is odourless and clean enough to pick up with your hands when the machine is finished with it. He has essentially turned shit into gold. I call him King Midas; the only man I know who can sell shit and make a profit….
As I pointed out a few weeks back when Obama announced his executive orders on guns- the gun controllers are setting forward with a new tactic- use background checks list to make nearly everyone illegible to purchase legally. Eventually, putting you on that list won’t even require a visit to your doctor, any medical person will be able to put you on there without an iota of supporting evidence.
This also has to do with selling more and more anti-depressant and other assorted drugs from Big Pharma.
This notion definitely smacks of a mentality straight from Orwell’s 1984.
Phoolish-“Taking the fifth” will be viewed the same in the doc’s office as it usually is in court-“yep, I’m guilty, but you can’t make me say it”. Lying is a better plan-until the interrogation include a polygraph. Coming soon to a medical provider near you.
Just wait…
[new] products, ranging from “toasters to bedsheets, light bulbs, cameras, toothbrushes, door locks, cars, watches and other wearables,” will give the government increasing opportunities to track suspects and in many cases reconstruct communications and meetings.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/01/us/politics/new-technologies-give-government-ample-means-to-track-suspects-study-finds.html
I read parts of DSM5 and basically it classifies ANY emotions that you could possible have as a disorder of some kind.
Death in the family , you grieve ….. um no gun for u
Loose a job , and pissed …. no gun for u
Disgusted the musloid subhuman interbreed culture of death idiot blows himself up and 50 others …
um no gun for u
Afraid of whatever scary thing that is being promoted by the MSM .. um no gun for u
Happy that everything is going just great for you … um no gun for u
See a trend?
How to fix your emotional state ?? Just take this pill , you will be fine .
The “authorities ” will be around directly to get those guns , just hang on !!