[binreadin]

I'm against Obamacare, but this is very unfair and misleading. People die, and the opportunity for humane end-of-life planning can be extraordinarily helpful for both the patient and the family members. This is also an opportunity to give the patient a real choice between a peaceful and supportive last days, or weeks of useless, expensive cancer treatments that often speed up the patient’s death, rather than extend their life, inflicting more misery on the family members as well. Don't get on the wrong side of this argument. Big money moves a lot of the recommended late-stage treatments, not humanity.

[sickoflibs]

RE :”People die, and the opportunity for humane end-of-life planning can be extraordinarily helpful for both the patient and the family members. This is also an opportunity to give the patient a real choice between a peaceful and supportive last days, or weeks of useless, expensive cancer treatments that often speed up the patient’s death, rather than extend their life, inflicting more misery on the family members as well. Don't get on the wrong side of this argument. Big money moves a lot of the recommended late-stage treatments, not humanity.”

I agree, Unfortunately I have been through this before with aging relatives, and have seen it go both ways.

Not just that people die, but many also live to a state where they are unable to make decisions and so those that refuse to plan ahead for that leave a big mess behind for someone else to deal with.

My grandmother didn't want to be kept alive long term fed by tubes and so she put that in her living will while she could still reason..And she wanted to die in her own house not a hospital.

[dragonblustar]

This is also an opportunity to give the patient a real choice

Bunk.

[Balding_Eagle]

Salvation, there is someone here blind to what this really is.

Can you provide those links of how this ‘compassionate’ assistance works with the helping hand of Big Government?

It probably will help others clicking on this thread.

[MarMema]

I agree. Providers have been helping patients ease out when life is very painful and nothing can be done for as long as I have been in the medical profession. I have never seen this done when there was hope. I hate it that the feds have to now get involved.

[az wildkitten]

Thank you, I couldn’t have said it better. I was an ICU and PACU RN for most of my career, but am now a Hospice nurse. People need to make educated decisions before the crisis happens.

On the crass financial side of things, 75% or more of health care dollars are spent in the last 6 months of life.
It is easy to say spend it when it is “Government Money”.

[Mears]

” People die, and the opportunity for humane end-of-life planning can be extraordinarily helpful for both the patient and the family members.”

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I couldn’t agree more.

I’m 81 and my doctor is aware of what I want and what I don’t want. My family has also been advised.

If God wants me,He can have me.

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