Comments on: About Those “Death Panels” http://www.thefreemanonline.org/headline/about-those-death-panels/ Ideas on Liberty Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:40:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: S B Benjamin http://www.thefreemanonline.org/headline/about-those-death-panels/comment-page-1/#comment-20837 S B Benjamin Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:34:53 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/?p=14769#comment-20837 Actually, the potential for that denial AND the inability to pay for it yourself is already here. Ask any Medicare patient whether or not, if a procedure is denied by Medicare, he may pay for it privately. You will be quite surprised at the answer. Incidentally, President Clinton added a provision to Social Security by Executive Order that requires anyone taking Social Security to be enrolled in Medicare. There is a lawsuit challenging this at the moment. Actually, the potential for that denial AND the inability to pay for it yourself is already here. Ask any Medicare patient whether or not, if a procedure is denied by Medicare, he may pay for it privately. You will be quite surprised at the answer. Incidentally, President Clinton added a provision to Social Security by Executive Order that requires anyone taking Social Security to be enrolled in Medicare. There is a lawsuit challenging this at the moment.

]]> By: cavalier973 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/headline/about-those-death-panels/comment-page-1/#comment-20797 cavalier973 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 18:47:29 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/?p=14769#comment-20797 "There is nothing in the pending legislation that would suggest disallowing folks’ paying for their own medical care and thus legitimize the use of the label, 'death panel.' " Perhaps so, but it seems to me in that case that people would be paying for treatment that they are then denied, as I understand the legislation to mandate the purchase of some form of health insurance that meets government standards. “There is nothing in the pending legislation that would suggest disallowing folks’ paying for their own medical care and thus legitimize the use of the label, ‘death panel.’ ”

Perhaps so, but it seems to me in that case that people would be paying for treatment that they are then denied, as I understand the legislation to mandate the purchase of some form of health insurance that meets government standards.

]]> By: Karen http://www.thefreemanonline.org/headline/about-those-death-panels/comment-page-1/#comment-20723 Karen Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:48:44 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/?p=14769#comment-20723 The Hirst scenario described in this piece is quite a scary one. It is, however, just projection, one that is either inaptly applied or intentionally inflammatory. There is nothing in the pending legislation that would suggest disallowing folks' paying for their own medical care and thus legitimize the use of the label, "death panel." Quite the opposite--we will likely end up paying more out of pocket as the weight of the system squeezes both "insurance" coverage and payments. The Hirst scenario described in this piece is quite a scary one. It is, however, just projection, one that is either inaptly applied or intentionally inflammatory. There is nothing in the pending legislation that would suggest disallowing folks’ paying for their own medical care and thus legitimize the use of the label, “death panel.” Quite the opposite–we will likely end up paying more out of pocket as the weight of the system squeezes both “insurance” coverage and payments.

]]> By: Steve Farrell http://www.thefreemanonline.org/headline/about-those-death-panels/comment-page-1/#comment-20694 Steve Farrell Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:20:54 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/?p=14769#comment-20694 Thank you for this clearly presented common sense article! With three adult children with very expensive medical needs a parent can't help fear what will come of their needs if the states under the tenth amendment fail to reject this full shift to socialist medicine. Thank you for this clearly presented common sense article! With three adult children with very expensive medical needs a parent can’t help fear what will come of their needs if the states under the tenth amendment fail to reject this full shift to socialist medicine.

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