Source: http://blatheringsblog.com/
Date: August 13, 2009
it’s not going away. first, sarah palin spoke out on obamacare calling the end-of-life counseling sessions ‘death panels.’ barack obama, at one of his ginned up town hall meetings (filled with ‘plants‘ i might add), responded to the ‘death panels’ suggestion by saying this:
“Let’s disagree over things that are real, not these wild misrepresentations,” he said, laughing off rumors that the government would set up “death panels that will basically pull the plug on Grandma.”
well, it’s on. sarah is countering obama’s flippancy on the fears of most americans by using the bills’ own words and she has footnotes.
The provision that President Obama refers to is Section 1233 of HR 3200, entitled “Advance Care Planning Consultation.” [2] With all due respect, it’s misleading for the President to describe this section as an entirely voluntary provision that simply increases the information offered to Medicare recipients. The issue is the context in which that information is provided and the coercive effect these consultations will have in that context.
Section 1233 authorizes advanced care planning consultations for senior citizens on Medicare every five years, and more often “if there is a significant change in the health condition of the individual … or upon admission to a skilled nursing facility, a long-term care facility… or a hospice program.” [3] During those consultations, practitioners must explain “the continuum of end-of-life services and supports available, including palliative care and hospice,” and the government benefits available to pay for such services. [4]
sarah then goes on to break all of this down contextually which is something the lefty promoters of this boondoggle won’t, can’t, or are scared to do.
it’s all interesting don’t you think? it’s not michael steele or newt or romney or huckabee or mccain poking The iOne in the nose. it’s sarah palin, from far away in alaska and posting on facebook, who is taking control of the healthcare debate. it’s really her message: individual liberty versus government control.
in my opinion, the girl is tucked away and she is studying. she’s also running.
