Assault on Seniors
By Betsy McCaughey
Since Medicare was established in 1965, access to care has enabled older Americans to avoid becoming disabled and languishing in nursing homes. But legislation now being rushed through Congress -- H.R. 3200 and the Senate Health Committee Bill -- will reduce access to care, pressure the elderly to end their lives prematurely, and doom baby boomers to painful later years.
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While the House bill being pushed by the president reduces access to such cures and specialists, it ensures that seniors are counseled on end-of-life options, including refusing nutrition where state law allows it (pp. 425-446). In Oregon, the state is denying some cancer patients care that could extend their lives and is offering them physician-assisted suicide instead.
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Assault on Seniors
By Betsy McCaughey
Since Medicare was established in 1965, access to care has enabled older Americans to avoid becoming disabled and languishing in nursing homes. But legislation now being rushed through Congress -- H.R. 3200 and the Senate Health Committee Bill -- will reduce access to care, pressure the elderly to end their lives prematurely, and doom baby boomers to painful later years.
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While the House bill being pushed by the president reduces access to such cures and specialists, it ensures that seniors are counseled on end-of-life options, including refusing nutrition where state law allows it (pp. 425-446). In Oregon, the state is denying some cancer patients care that could extend their lives and is offering them physician-assisted suicide instead.
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Assault on Seniors
I do agree that states (not just Oregon) are promoting assisted suicide instead of treatment to "undesirables" -- persons of age or disability.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I don't think that's related to Obama's healthcare reform efforts.
Discussions on tv revealed that there is a lot we do not know (1800 pages in this and growing) and the strategy is to keep us in the dark because if we knew the details and the truth, we would be against this drastic rushed health care / insurance reform. We would be rightfully scared of who will be making life/death decisions for us all in the name of saving $$$ for the younger generation.
ReplyDeleteMuch discussion the age of: 55 years old is the age the funds will be reduced or cut off, IF the treatment or procedure cannot improve your health.
"improve" is the key word here, because there are a lot of treatments/procedures/surgeries etc that do not necessarily "improve" one's health, but the strategy may stabalize / help quality of life.
I also heard that there will be 33 departments (and how many millions of federal government employees?).
The focus will be on the young, the future workers, defenders of our nation.
We, are on are way out, we who are 50 and older are a drain on society.
What they want from us: the want our possessions and assets.
The things spoken of here are already happening in this country - but like guardianship, few people know these things are actually happening.
ReplyDeleteStates have the right to refuse treatment if a hospital or a doctor deems the treatment is futile. Well, who to we think this is aimed at? And they've been doing this long before Obama's health reform plan.
Seniors always are first to have services cut -- nothing new or shocking about that.
ReplyDeleteNow, is the cut about cutting Medicare and Medicaid fraud? Because there is a lot of fraud that needs to be cleaned up -- and by fraud, I'm talking about doctors ordering unnecessary tests, etc.
It's a known fact that when a person reaches 65, suddenly the amount of testing ordered buy doctors doubles or triples.
These abuses of the system need to be cut.
I think the health care system needs a major overhaul. I think almost everybody believes this and wants it.
ReplyDeleteBut, now that Obama's trying to make things happen, then the rumors and accusations and even exaggerations start. Anything to stall reform. And in the end, those who oppose health care reform, will attempt to blame Obama for actions which they have done.
I believe this lady. She speaks well and makes sense.
ReplyDeleteWe have to make our disgust known regarding assisted suicide or it will become the norm.
ReplyDeleteWe live in a throw away mentality - sadly with seniors and disabled persons considered disposable.
Kids first -- that's the mantra. Well, what happens when the kids grow up? Then they're not even second; they're last.
I think not having health care is an assault on seniors.
ReplyDeleteObama and all the elites will not be covered by this "wonderful" healthcare plan. What more do you need to know to make a decision about its merits?
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