With the implementation of Obamacare, doctors will soon be required to use roughly 122,000 [my emphasis] new medical diagnostic codes to inform the federal government of injuries sustained by Americans.
The new codes include classifications for “injuries sustained from a turtle,” “walking into a lamppost” and “injuries sustained from burning water skis.”
312 new codes for injuries from animals; 72 new codes for injuries just from birds; 9 new codes for ‘injuries from the macaw.’
Injuries sustained from a turtle.
A code for … walking into a lamppost. There’s also a code for ‘walking into a lamppost, subsequent encounter.’
A code for injuries sustained from burning water skis.
Senator Paul asks physicians around the country if they have ever seen injuries from a macaw. No one has.
As for turtles, he jokes that they are of course dangerous, but why have two codes for them? Your doctor has to inform the gov’t if you have been struck or bitten by a turtle. Turtles can be dangerous if you let them. And because they are so slow they can sneak up on you quietly. Watch out for them. While you think they are being harmless munching on their lettuce or whatever they are eating, they are planning your demise. As the saying goes, a turtle’s hit is worse than it’s bite.
Rand Paul says this about the gov’t: “Your government just wants to take care of you. They don’t think you’re smart enough to make these decisions.” Duh. My thoughts exactly. The gov’t thinks its citizens are like Homer Simpson or worse like cows.
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