ObamaCare’s latest whopper (Here come the Deathpanels)

NY Post ^ | Jan 1, 2014 | Betsy McCaughey

[Innovative]

In 2013, the American people learned what whoppers the key promises of ObamaCare turned out to be. But the biggest whopper about the Affordable Care Act is yet to be exposed: the tightening grip the federal government will have over your doctor — even if you’re paying with private insurance.

Section 1311(h)(1)(B) of the health law gives the secretary of Health and Human Services blanket authority to dictate how doctors treat patients. Not just patients in government programs like Medicare and Medicaid, but patients with private plans they pay for themselves. On Dec. 2, 2013, we learned from the Federal Register that the rules are now being written. Starting in 2015, insurance companies will be barred from doing business with doctors who fail to comply.

Obama’s nominee to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Dr. Donald Berwick, also insisted the federal government must step in between doctors and their patients to curb and redistribute the use of medical resources. Berwick said resources should be allocated based on “important subgroups.” These groups, rather than the individual patient in the doctor’s office, he said, should be the “unit of concern.”

[j.argese]

So many things in this country can go either way with a motivated enough group of people.

[HangnJudge]

[Vision]

Bm

[nascarnation]

There is no reason for health care rationing

All things are rationed. Some by price, others by govt decree. There are limits on the economic availability of health care just like there are limits on the number of Lexus and Mercedes automobiles the population can afford. Obamacare changes the rationing from price to govt decree so as to reward the regime supporters.

[Republican Wildcat]

There are plenty of them who actually think that makes sense.

[CatOwner]

Well, that’s just it. The group against all of this nonsense will not get motivated enough to do anything and everything that needs to be done to preserve our freedoms. I suspect a lot of otherwise healthy conservatives will be handed over to a death panel not of their choosing.

[2ndDivisionVet]

It's coming.

[Republican Wildcat]

But when you make the resources artificially more finite...

[TADSLOS]

Yep.

[MaxMax]

The liberals know what Subgroups mean. What will they say
when they're not in charge anymore and they get to DIE first.

[dforest]

Not the kind of rationing Obamacare intends. Do not believe you will be one to get good treatment. You won’t be. They know how you vote.

[nascarnation]

Again that is to reward the regime supporters.
But the fundamental premise still holds.
Our country is fiscally broke and we are spending hundreds of billions per year of fake money on medical care.
It truly cannot persist.

[nascarnation]

I have had 2 operations, 39 days of radiation, etc for cancer in the last 18 months. I know my time is limited.

[dforest]

We spend hundreds of billion dollars a year on all kinds of crap. So what?

[Ezekiel]

If there’s any grousing about granny’s premature demise, the regime will send out some Groupons for student loan relief.

That's as cynical as it is succinct!

[Chgogal]

Obama’s nominee to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Dr. Donald Berwick, also insisted the federal government must step in between doctors and their patients to curb and redistribute the use of medical resources. Berwick said resources should be allocated based on "important subgroups." These groups, rather than the individual patient in the doctor’s office, he said, should be the “unit of concern.”

Who determines who belongs to “important subgroups”?

This country has become a nightmare.

[oldbrowser]

Berwick said resources should be allocated based on “important subgroups.” These groups, rather than the individual patient in the doctor’s office, he said, should be the “unit of concern.”

Yeah, let's quit wasting our valuable medical resources on old white people, it's counter productive.

the sooner they die, the sooner we can tax their estate and get our hands on that money they have been hoarding. /s

[dforest]

I am very sorry to hear that. I am also sad that Obamacare will not be kind to any of us.

I hope and pray you will recover, I really do. In truth, all of our time on earth is limited.

[nascarnation]

So what?

You might think buying jet fighters is important. The folks who "won" the election think EBT and Medicaid is important. We can debate priorities but it doesn't change the fact we are fundamentally broke.

[nascarnation]

I’ve had superb medical care so far (Medicare + Supplemental policy). I’m one of the “lucky” ones who got back more from Medicare the first year than I paid in for 42 yrs LOL.