‘Health Insurance’ Is Not the Same as ‘Medical Treatment’

“Under Obamacare, all “necessary” and “appropriate” treatment will be “covered.” Before we shout “Hallelujah!” let’s ask, “What does this mean?”

“Those words are even harder to define than “tax.” They will be defined by bureaucrats with one eye on the budget and the other on population health statistics.”
“The reformers who will be in the 150-plus federal agencies write scholarly papers on how we “waste” too much money on patients in the last six months of life”
“As for babies with disabilities, the reformers’ Complete Lives System gives them a very low priority. They cost a lot, and society hasn’t invested too much in them yet, so why not give them “comfort care”? Or why not “prevent” the problem with prenatal diagnosis and abortion?”

“A doctor who is enrolled in Medicare or Medicaid can go to prison for accepting more than the government-determined fee or for doing what the government determines to be too many procedures, even at the allowed fee.”
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jul/13/orient-obamacare-doesnt-mean-actual-care/

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