Posted on 06/04/2017 12:31:39 PM PDT by Lera
A newly released video reveals that health insurance companies, seeking to keep their costs down, now can include assisted suicide as a viable option for the terminally ill when these patients live in a state that has legalized assisted suicide.
On Wednesday, patient advocacy group Patients’ Rights Action Fund (PRAF) is releasing the video in which a physician discusses he is now encountering insurance companies that refuse to reimburse life-saving treatments for terminally ill patients – who live in states in which assisted suicide has become legal – because they can now recommend less expensive lethal drugs for ending the patients’ lives.
The new video features Dr. Brian Callister of Reno, Nevada, who explains that two of his terminally ill patients from neighboring states required life-saving treatments. The internal medicine specialist says that both of his patients live in states in which assisted suicide is legal, and both were denied the therapies they needed to continue to fight their illnesses. The insurance companies instead, however, offered to cover the costs of assisted suicide drugs.
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Same congress that is exempt from deathcare.
No surprise. Try getting common everyday care and they're there fighting against it at every turn.
When you FORCE the insurance companies to “cover” terminally ill patients, of course they don’t want to foot the bill.
The REAL evil is the “preexisting” mandate, which forces companies to incur tremendous LOSS. Any responsible business would NOT want to incur tremendous loss by having to be forced to accept “business” from sure-losers.
It’s time we eliminate the middle man and get rid of medical insurance once and for all. The fact is that people who provide no actual help for our medical conditions need to get out of the way between us and our doctors instead of making a living on our illnesses.
Right to Die = Duty to Die
My attitude is in the minority. Some people will die of natural causes. Some will die because of "health care" decisions and malpractice. I'll take my chances and let nature take its course.
There is already assisted suicide or murder, it’s called Hospice.
And there is outright murder so we should say la di da to its means? What happened to first do no harm?
” The insurance companies instead, however, offered to cover the costs of assisted suicide drugs.”
Wow, that’s mighty generous of them. No doubt, the savings will be passed on to the survivors.... </s>
Of course health insurance companies are for it, and life insurance companies oppose it.
Through hospice we were able to get a hospital bed, wheel chair & other medical necessities. My sister was able to stay at home surrounded 24/7 by her children & family. They were very kind & I really can’t say a negative word about them.
Make the insurance companies payout on life insurance policies when someone makes that decision.
Make the insurance companies payout on life insurance policies when someone makes that decision.
Repeal Obamacare!!!!!! WTH is wrong with congress anyway? Answer: some of them are getting rich taking bribes to keep the spending boondoggle going. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ talks. USA gets the shaft.
Did anybody have any doubt this would happen?
Don’t you see? the leftists want to eliminate the old Christians and replace them with m*slilms?
Truth, Justice, and the American Way.
Exactly! The wealthy have concierge care.. but they want you on a va type death list.
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