“People do not understand the effect of Obamacare will be to radically put the brakes on the creation of new medical treatments….
“Look at the use of Herceptin, an expensive but effective drug for the treatment of some forms of breast cancer. This drug is widely available in the United States for privately insured patients, Medicare patients and Medicaid patients. It is virtually unavailable to all women in Germany and the United Kingdom. This is one example of the types of limitations on care based solely on expense that will become commonplace in the Obamacare era….
“If you value your health, your family’s health and your children’s health you should work tirelessly to elect people who will repeal this expensive and disastrous scheme.”
Opinion
Brian R. Copeland, MD
September 30, 2012
http://www.ourmidland.com/opinion/letters/article_7b40cc3a-a13a-576a-92fd-bfc49cb6f2c2.html