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Dear Bluehairs,
This is a perfect example of how misinformation and unfounded hype skew the reality of whats really on the table.
Palin: Obama’s ‘death panel’ would decide Trig’s care
Posted: August 8th, 2009 10:01 AM ET
From CNN Political Producer Rebecca Sinderbrand
On her final day in office, Republican expressed a range of views about Gov. Palin's political future.
(CNN) — Sarah Palin is accusing President Obama’s health care plan of looking to create a “death panel” that would weigh whether her parents or son Trig were “worthy of health care.”
"Americans delve into the disturbing details of the nationalized health care plan that the current administration is rushing through Congress, our collective jaw is dropping, and we’re saying not just no, but no!" the former Alaska governor said in a post on her Facebook page late Friday.
In one of her first public policy statements since leaving office late last month, Palin discounted the administration’s view that the president’s plan would cut health care costs. The only path to lower costs, she said, was less treatment.
"And who will suffer the most when they ration care?" she wrote. "The sick, the elderly, and the disabled, of course. The America I know and love is not one in which my parents or my baby with Down Syndrome will have to stand in front of Obama’s 'death panel' so his bureaucrats can decide, based on a subjective judgment of their 'level of productivity in society,' whether they are worthy of health care. Such a system is downright evil."
Conservatives — including Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, who Palin references in her post — have pointed to a provision in the House health care bill that calls for “advance care planning consultation.” The measure would make available to individuals the option of a consultation with a medical provider who would explain “advance care planning,” if they have not met with a senior medical prac ioner within the previous five years. These sessions would be an optional benefit, and would not be mandatory under the legislation.
During these consultations, the doctor would answer questions about care, suggest other professionals to speak with, and offer an explanation of the legal definitions of living wills, powers of attorney and the role of a health care proxy. The doctor would also provide a list of national and state resources devoted to assisting individuals and families with advance care planning; inform people of existing end-of-life services like ho e care, and what sorts of financial benefits are available to help them take advantage of that support; and explain the meaning of different orders that relate to life-sustaining treatment.
The White House has not commented on Palin’s statement, which also takes aim at bioethicist Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, brother of White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel.
Palin spent most of the past week in New York City with her family, sightseeing and meeting with her book publisher.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com...re/#more-63664
I hope and pray she's the 2012 GOP nominee for President. You go girl!
Dear Bluehairs,
This is a perfect example of how misinformation and unfounded hype skew the reality of whats really on the table.
I wonder why the White House wants to be able to make sure misinformation is quickly clarified..
Yeah ifI wonder why the White House wants to be able to make sure misinformation is quickly clarified..
Clarified = controlling the ENTIRE universe
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If pitbull looked like Bella Abzur or Sotomayor, nobody would be paying any attention.
Are you kidding me? People elected Bush twice.I hope and pray she's the 2012 GOP nominee for President. You go girl!
better then obama twice
Welcome to Oregon. We've had a state run health care system for many years. It's rationed, and they will let you die if they can.
wow sucks to be in oregon but what does that have to do with this story?
"death panel"? what a stupid name for something that doesnt exist...obama should change the name to the Kill Re ed Babies Board
For-profit corporate cost-cutting bureaucrats make, aka ration, lowest-cost/no-cost treatment decisions everyday, to maximize their profits, not to maximize the policy holders' outcomes.
True, but a person still has the limited power to over-ride the decision by racking up the huge medical bills if they want to live bad enough. That choice is gone when the govt. runs things.
So who is forced to buy government heath care in this bill?
Good luck on getting a compassionate death panel chump.
What death panel?
The trick is to dress down so they feel sorry for you.
What death panel?
Why would anyone have a problem with this? A good primary care physician already does this.During these consultations, the doctor would answer questions about care, suggest other professionals to speak with, and offer an explanation of the legal definitions of living wills, powers of attorney and the role of a health care proxy. The doctor would also provide a list of national and state resources devoted to assisting individuals and families with advance care planning; inform people of existing end-of-life services like ho e care, and what sorts of financial benefits are available to help them take advantage of that support; and explain the meaning of different orders that relate to life-sustaining treatment.
For Stroup, however, suicide was never an option. He fought back, and the Oregon Health Plan eventually reversed its decision and is now paying for his chemotherapy, giving him hope he'll be around a little longer for his 80-year-old mother and five grandchildren.
sshhh..the gop is trying to convince thier lemmings it's a death squad..
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