Although I can't be certain, I'm pretty sure that my comments on this post never got published. From her post "
Obama the Monster":
He also signed into law the right of the government to decide whether or not senior citizens will be allowed to have certain health procedures done based on how much longer they may live. A panel will be set up and if you are elderly and say you have cancer and you need chemotherapy or radiation therapy this panel can tell the Dr. that the procedure is too expensive for the amount of life you have left.
First, you'll notice that she offers no source for this information. This is a fairly common occurrence, so let's to a little for her. Actually, this was a fairly easy one. A quick peek at
Factcheck.org tells us :
Rep. Tom Price of Georgia says the measure creates "a national health care rationing board." Not true. What it creates is a council to coordinate research into which treatments work best, and are most effective for the money. And in fact, the new law states quite specifically that the council has no power to "mandate coverage" and that its recommendations are not to be construed as "clinical guidelines for ... treatment."
You'll note from my last post that our friend questions my sources. Hey, if factcheck.org is
good enough for Cheney, it's good enough for me.
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