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To: JustPiper

The Robert Powell Center for Medical Ethics

 

The Reid Bill contains important elements that would greatly impact the ability of patients to receive unrationed medical care. These elements, combined with inadequate funding – a scheme of “robbing Peter to pay Paul” wherein half of the funding comes from cuts in Medicare spending, would result in rationing life-saving treatment for senior citizens.

Limiting Senior Citizens’ Right to Use Their Own Money to Save Their Own Lives
Limiting Exchange Users’ Right to Use Their Own Money to Save Their Own Lives
“Shared Decisionmaking” – Advance Care Planning By Another Name?
The Medicare Commission
Assisted Suicide Funding?
The Secretary and Quality Discretion
Notes

Limiting Senior Citizens’ Right to Use Their Own Money to Save Their Own Lives

The Reid bill duplicates the House bill provision that would effectively allow federal bureaucrats at the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) to bar senior citizens from adding their own money, if they choose, to the government contribution in order to get private-fee-for-service Medicare Advantage (MA) plans less likely to ration life-saving treatment.

Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) to bar senior citizens from adding their own money


1,292 posted on 03/19/2010 4:04:36 PM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spirito Sancto.)
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To: combat_boots

“The Reid bill duplicates the House bill provision that would effectively allow federal bureaucrats at the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) to bar senior citizens from adding their own money, if they choose, to the government contribution in order to get private-fee-for-service Medicare Advantage (MA) plans less likely to ration life-saving treatment.”

Seniors will be forced to wipe out their life savings to pay for Asian health care.


1,293 posted on 03/19/2010 4:25:51 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (Support our troops, and vote out the RINOS)
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THIS is an extremely important post!


1,314 posted on 03/19/2010 6:14:58 PM PDT by JustPiper (Paulie the Mascot For the States that say Say "No" To Health Care Reform)
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