Sorry, I thought that I would have to excerpt the post.
Here’s the quote that floored me:
“...the refusal of patients to die according to actuarial schedules has led the federal government to demand that hospices exceeding reimbursement limits repay hundreds of millions of dollars to Medicare.”
Not to worry, everybody. The national health care of nations can deny care for those too old and for those with unhealthy lifestyles (except for gays, of course).
With some form of Hillary Kare on the way, and its prohibition of private care, it can impose a duty on patients (make that, would be patients).
The hospice problem and the problem of the tens of millions of Baby Boomers pose for Social Security are solved. After all, it was suggested years ago when Democrat Governor Lamm of Colorado observed that the "very ill" old and young have a duty to die and get out of the way.
More recently there's the euthanasia backed by Rat Party (formerly the traditional, patriotic Democratic Party) members. Rats, don't you just love 'em? They're looking out for you!
Yes, it’s the slide down the slippery slope toward euthanasia