Posted on 10/31/2014 2:10:09 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Medicare is asking for public comment on whether it should pay doctors for counseling patients about their options for end-of-life care.
Friday's announcement came in a voluminous regulation on physician payment. Spokesman Aaron Albright says it will "give the public ample opportunity to weigh in on the topic."
Five years after a similar proposal triggered a political backlash against President Barack Obama's health care legislation, the administration is dipping its toe in the water.
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Not death panels, tho........
...a quick trip from ward to the morgue.
Let me guess. It goes something like this.
No, don’t think in terms of survivors. Think in terms of the older person.
“Well Mrs. Wilson, you’re turning 69 this year. Of course you realize along with the medical profession and our government leaders that you are not in the prime of life anymore.
One could say you are now a big drain on the nation, you and others like you as your life winds down. You are no longer a productive member of society. You are in a U. S. Treasury negative position.
We have counselors available to help you make wise decisions regarding your geriatric years. Could I have one of them call you next week.
I’m sure you’ll have a lot to discuss, and this conversation will ease your mind about your future considerably.
Once you come to terms with reality, I’m sure you’ll make the right choice, which will make way for a younger populace with an even brighter future because of people like you.
'End-of-life' is the verbiage from Obamacare. It's the precursor of the death panels and a factor of Socialized Medicine.
Soylent Green.
Doctors now advising people how to commit suicide, advising their families how their members can kill themselves.
Sick, sick, sick.
old people never die
they just get in the way.
When she said we have to pass ACA to know what's in it here is what Pelosi means:
Palliative End of Life Optimum Serenity Initiative.
You nailed it.
Sad to say...
Thanks.
” Well Mrs. Wilson, youre turning 69 this year. “
“Mrs. Wilson, you DO realize this building has 28 floors, don’t you?”
Mrs. Wilson, you DO realize this building has 28 floors, dont you?
Okay you do. Did you know we left a light on the in window at the end of the hall just for you. You can get a breath of fresh air as you stand there teetering contemplating life's issues. Join our other guests as they file out..."
Its coming too, unless we find a way to stop it.
I’d rather they added another week to nursing home coverage. That’d add a real financial benefit to the “end of life” people who need it most.
Ted Cruz.
We either put a good guy in there who will stop some of this, or we get what we deserve.
Next step - Medicare provides Euthanasia, and REQUIRES doctors to participate.
You should have medical powers and instructions enumerated. A trust is best.
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