But, does the “Death Panel” allegation have merit?
Leaving aside the infamous section 1233 thoroughly addressed by Ms. Palin, one need only read section 123 -- beginning on page 30 of the bill -- to FURTHER CONFIRM the allegation is entirely accurate!
These are direct quotations from section 123 of
“There is established a private-public advisory committee which shall be a panel of medical and other experts to be known as the Health Benefits Advisory Committee to recommend covered benefits”
EVERY member of this proposed committee is a political appointee:
“The Surgeon General shall be a member and the chair of the Health Benefits Advisory Committee.”
“The Health Benefits Advisory Committee shall be composed of the following members, in addition to the Surgeon General:
(A) 9 members who are not Federal employees or officers and who are appointed by the President.
(B) 9 members who are not Federal employees or officers and who are appointed by the Comptroller General of the United States in a manner similar to the manner in which the Comptroller General appoints members to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission under section 1805(c) of the Social Security Act.
(C) Such even number of members (not to exceed 8) who are Federal employees and officers, as the President may appoint.”
When I purchase health care insurance, I am provided with a written contract detailing what is and is not covered. If the insurance company breaches that contract, I have recourse through the courts.
Under the government plan, we will become subject to the whims of a panel of POLITICAL APPOINTEES who will arbitrarily decide -- in light of which way the political winds are blowing on any given day -- what our “covered benefits” shall be. And, we will have NO RECOURSE!
Anyone who thinks ours will be the first Socialist health care system in the history of the world NOT to ration health care is simply delusional.
The ONLY question is -- who will be denied coverage. And, I think we all know the answer to that question. It WILL be grandma and grandpa.
So, call it rationing or call it a “Death Panel”. It’s all the same.
Oh, and…
If you think grandma and grandpa will be ALLOWED to purchase private insurance which will fit THEIR desired level of end of life care, then click the next link and discover the next level of tyranny! Canada has made it illegal to offer ANY private insurance which competes directly with the government monopoly. And, once again, we need only read the bill to discover our tyrants plan to do EXACTLY THE SAME THING!
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That's right! Death panels are very real! More proof here!
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