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  • Death Drugs Cause Uproar in Oregon (Obamacare Preview)

    08/09/2009 2:39:50 PM PDT · by WhiteCastle · 41 replies · 2,327+ views
    ABC News/Health ^ | August 6, 2009 | Susan Donaldson James
    The news from Barbara Wagner's doctor was bad, but the rejection letter from her insurance company was crushing. The 64-year-old Oregon woman, whose lung cancer had been in remission, learned the disease had returned and would likely kill her. Her last hope was a $4,000-a-month drug that her doctor prescribed for her, but the insurance company refused to pay. What the Oregon Health Plan did agree to cover, however, were drugs for a physician-assisted death. Those drugs would cost about $50. "It was horrible," Wagner told ABCNews.com. "I got a letter in the mail that basically said if you want...