Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Real Death Panels.

Free-Market Death Panels by Froma Harrop on Creators.com - A Syndicate Of Talent: "'Death panels'? I'll tell you about death panels. My husband faced one some years ago, and it didn't involve any government bureaucrat. It was run by our private insurer, the sort of corporate entity that foes of health care reform say will give you anything you want.

My husband was diagnosed with liver cancer. We were 'insured' by United Healthcare. The deal was as follows: You had to use doctors on its list, but if you needed specialized care outside the network, United's health-maintenance organization would pay for it. Fair enough..."

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