American Thinker has this on Obamacare:The House version of the Health Care Bill is going to require (p 425-430) mandatory counseling for all seniors at a minimum of every five years, more often if the senior is sick or in a nursing home.
Just how many government trained counselors will that put into the work force? With an over 65 population of 38,000,000 US (Census, 2007), 4 counseling sessions daily, over 37,000, at a minimum, that's how many. Plus their supervisors, plus the report readers, plus the oversight agency.
Don't even think that anyone should receive mandatory counseling regarding the end of life issues surrounding abortion; that's a invasion of the right of privacy!
Think they're over-reacting? See for yourself: Here is the section dealing with end of life counseling for seniors.
This section talks about possible life sustaining treatment. These orders, of course, will be "standardized and uniquely identifiable throughout the State." This life sustaining treatment will be "guided by a coalition of stakeholders includes representatives from emergency medical services, emergency department physicians or nurses, state long-term care association, state medical association, state surveyors, agency responsible for senior services, state department of health, state hospital association, home health association, state bar association, and state hospice association."
Really? All those people are going to be involved in my health care decisions?
These counseling sessions may be more frequent than every five years: "An advance care planning consultation with respect to an individual may be conducted more frequently than provided under paragraph (1) if there is a significant change in the health condition of the individual, including diagnosis of a chronic, progressive, life-limiting disease, a life-threatening or terminal diagnosis or life-threatening injury, or upon admission to a skilled nursing facility, a long-term care facility (as defined by the Secretary), or a hospice program."
This section discusses level of treatment - whether or not life-saving measures will be attempted or if you will receive antibiotics:
The level of treatment indicated under subparagraph (A)(ii) may range from an indication for full treatment to an indication to limit some or all or specified interventions. Such indicated levels of treatment may include indications respecting, among other items--
‘(i) the intensity of medical intervention if the patient is pulse less, apneic, or has serious cardiac or pulmonary problems;
‘(ii) the individual’s desire regarding transfer to a hospital or remaining at the current care setting;
‘(iii) the use of antibiotics; and
‘(iv) the use of artificially administered nutrition and hydration.’.One more time, let me say, this is simply too much government interference in personal, private issues of one's life. My health care is not my government's business.
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"stakeholders includes representatives from emergency medical services, emergency department physicians or nurses, state long-term care association, state medical association, state surveyors, agency responsible for senior services, state department of health, state hospital association, home health association, state bar association, and state hospice association"
ReplyDeleteOh, and the family?
Years ago, when I was teenager, I use to read a lot of works by Kurt Vonnegutt, Jr, and I remember a story, and I think it was in the book "Welcome to the Monkey House", was one of his short stories about the end of life issue. It was that when a person was no longer an asset to society they were encouraged to commit suicide at a local, purple roofed, suicide parlor.
ReplyDeleteMakes you think, doesn't it.
As a matter of fact a lot of stuff he wrote is coming true. Vonnegut was a screamin' lib, but do you think he was warning us about what his side was thinking?
Damn! I am 66 and didn't know I needed counseling. I damn sure will when Obama gets through destroying my world!
ReplyDeleteCDC has announced ages 65 and up will be last to recieve H1N1 vaccine if there is any left over. Has Obama end of life options alreadt started.
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