By J. LESTER FEDERUh Huh! I remember when Sarah Palin first brought up the idea of death panels, the administration vehemently denied that the health care law, hatched behind closed doors and in the dead of night with the Republicans locked out, provided for death panels.
7/5/11 10:35 PM EDT
Politico
It has been about two years since accusations of “death panels” began dogging Democratic lawmakers, and the charge persists as the health reform boogeyman.
In January, the Department of Health and Human Services was forced to retreat from a regulation that would reimburse for “advance care” counseling, and Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.) tarred the Independent Payment Advisory Board with a related accusation.
IPAB, the panel that will revise Medicare policies if costs rise too fast, Gingrey said, is “where a bunch of bureaucrats decide whether you get care, such as continuing on dialysis or cancer chemotherapy. I guarantee you when you withdraw that the patient is going to die. … It’s rationing.” Read entire article here.
I have already been a victim of the 'death panel' shadow. I have bone cancer and was turned down for my pre-existing condition. The insurance company that turned me down said that only children with pre-existing health problems would be allowed to have medical insurance. I finally found insurance to supplement my medicare, but they charged me with a $500.00 yearly deduction. The Democrats lied to me. But then, why should anyone be surprised?
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