The worst kept secret is now out in plain sight. The purpose of Obamacare is the destruction of private health insurance providers.<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.newrepublic.com\/article\/116752\/ezekiel-emanuel-book-excerpt-end-health-insurance-companies<\/p>\n
Ezekial Emanuel (brother of the Mayor of Chicago) is the author of the policy research that has been characterized as “death panels”. Rush has described it in some detail – the principle is that whether to approve spending money on medical procedures should take in consideration where the person is on their life:
\n– are they still working?
\n– are other people dependent on them?
\n– how much will the procedure and ongoing care cost? Will it extend life and\/or improve the quality of life?<\/p>\n
In my ideal world, these decisions would be made by the patient and their family because they are paying the bills themselves. If a hip replacement costs $50,000, the patient could decide if they’re willing to spend the money. If the person has the cash or being able to walk easier could enable them to work and pay for the surgery, they may decide to go ahead (or the price of the operation might drop). If people believe others are paying the bills, there is little motivation for patients to decline treatment or providers to reduce costs.<\/p>\n
So once you socialize the costs by mandatory insurance or government run services, there have to be rules on who gets preference for finite resources. His plan is not irrational. Giving a hip replacement to an 82 year man in a nursing home is not going to give the payback of providing good prenatal care for 100 mothers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The worst kept secret is now out in plain sight. The purpose of Obamacare is the destruction of private health insurance providers. http:\/\/www.newrepublic.com\/article\/116752\/ezekiel-emanuel-book-excerpt-end-health-insurance-companies Ezekial Emanuel (brother of the Mayor of Chicago) is the author of the policy research that has … Continue reading