For example, a neighbor was injured in a domestic violence situation, had her rotator cuff damaged. She was told she was too old to have an operation to fix it. Now I can understand not having a blank check to fix every little thing and even some big things depending on the circumstances. But here's the thing:
Obamacare will drive out the private option. Remember Hillarycare, where it would be illegal for a doctor to perform the operation for private money? Well, look for that concept in the bill. Yep. So even Obama's example is flawed because he is taking away the option for you to pay for it on your own.
Donna Shalala threatened to prosecute some Medicare patients who were attempting to pay for procedures themselves because the system was delaying/denying.