Congress, during the month of August. In order to achieve cost containment, it's necessary to remove humans, because they cost too much. Actually, they become the burden, rather than the person. If euthanasia is defined by intent, what is the intent of cost containment?
Will the Tsar of Healthcare give the choice of hospice? Or, are those people a burden? And cost can be contained by not offering hospice. Will Futile Care Protocols be implemented? If so, who will implement them? Another question to ponder, is, what becomes of the patient, who someone has deemed futile? What about our nursing homes? Is Futile Care going on there? How about dialysis units? After all, these people, have an end stage disease. Should their life be ended, as a cost containment measure?
I'm in the medical field. I know, that a lot of care is futile. However, there are other options available, if we really get down to reforming medicine. I would say, personal responsibility, comes first. Everyone in this country needs to participate in their healthcare. This means, people need to know what medicines they're taking. I've seen, as many as 40 prescriptions, listed when a person is admitted to a hospital and that person, has no idea, of the names of the drugs, or why they're taking them. How about the diabetic, who plays with his diet? How about the heart patient, who continues to smoke? Personal responsibility cannot be replaced by government mandate. The next reform is Tort. This reform would cut costs radically. How? By allowing a physician to order tests, that are necessary, not in the amount they are ordered today. They are ordered because, if a physician doesn't, on the rare chance that something may be missed, he or she is liable to lawsuit. We live in a society that says, "sue first, ask questions later." Everyone's looking for a dollar. The President was firm in his statement, that he would not limit lawsuits, with his healthcare plan. What's next? Only God knows.
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