Allan wrote: > Why not leave that decision up to the individual? If someone else is > deciding, that is a "death panel." That all that phrase means.
Totally. That decision must take in to account actual cost, not cost to the aggregate, i.e. some make claims, others do not. Part of the system probably should have limits, not unlike a health savings program. No $$ in the savings account? - no treatment, and the individual made that choice. Now, if the system deems it better to keep the person alive, and is willing to food the cost, fine. The unrealistic costs we know today for "health care" are directly related to insco and banking - read The Law by Frederic Bastiat downloadable from fee.org mao _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com