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Post by ferrous on Apr 1, 2010 8:22:47 GMT -5
Wasn't this type of thinking going on in Germany in the 1930's?
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Post by jgaffney on Sept 29, 2010 16:41:50 GMT -5
"This kind of treatment doesn't do any good, so, therefore, we're not going to pay for it."
Anybody who follows the industry knows that, if Medicare stops paying for a procedure, the private insurance companies will quickly follow suit. The end result is that medical decisions are being made for all of us based on financial, or budgetary, considerations. Wasn't that what several people warned us about during what little debate there was on the bill?
So, I guess Speaker Pelosi was serious when she said, "You have to pass the bill to find out what's in it." She knew all along - she just didn't want to tell us. I'll have to ask Our Miss Woolsey if she will be touting her vote for the Healthcare Bill in her general election campaign.
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Post by heckheckle on Oct 2, 2010 18:35:06 GMT -5
Wasn't this type of thinking going on in Germany in the 1930's?[/quote]
The Idea of "Death Panels" was that if a 90 year old person needed a new knee, it would be denied because the person was going to die anyway and the cost would not be justified. This caused a small outcry and was removed from any talk of that kind in the Healthcare Bill. This could be done anyway if Doctors were for it and just did not prescribe these expensive treatments. You know, "Take 2 aspirins and call me in the morning". That kind of thing.
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Post by jgaffney on Oct 7, 2010 11:50:46 GMT -5
A 90-year-old person wanting a new knee is the type of extreme example that is used to dismiss this type of criticism of Obamacare. A casual search for Canadian, British or Swedish medical stories will point up many more horror stories involving things that we Americans currently take for granted. Like cancer treatment or heart operations. Look up the NICE committee in the UK if you want an eye opener. |
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